Category Archives: Business News

Steinwand named President of BND
You can drop interim from the title of Todd Steinwand. The Industrial Commission has named Steinwand as President of the Bank of North Dakota. Prior to acting as interim President, Steinwand served as...
Doug Barrett Jul 29, 2021

GFFD responds to early morning fire call
A pile of oil soaked rags being blamed on a fire at the Bubble Laundry Company this morning. The Grand Forks Fire Department responded to 1401 12th Avenue South just after 5:00 a.m. When crews arrived...
Doug Barrett Jul 28, 2021

GF reviews SeaQuest funding request
Grand Forks leaders will continue to hold discussions with SeaQuest officials in an effort to bring the interactive animal ecosystem aquarium to town. The proposed site for the 17,000 square foot faci...
Doug Barrett Jul 27, 2021

GF Schools: West sale...election & masks
The Grand Forks School Board reviewed staff plans for selling the former West School building last night (Monday). West was closed to students in February 2020 due to elevated radon levels and mold. T...
Doug Barrett Jul 27, 2021

GF advances plan on razing motel and CTE concept
Part of a plan to bring a Career and Technical Education Center to Grand Forks may involve the purchase and demolition of the former Grand Forks Inn & Suites Motel. The Grand Forks Growth Fund Com...
Doug Barrett Jul 27, 2021

Heat and highways not always a good mix
Summer heat continues to damage roads around the region. While concrete can expand in hot weather sometimes the expansion is so great there's nowhere for it to go but up. The buckling creates hazards ...
Doug Barrett Jul 26, 2021

Gas prices inch up slightly in recent weeks
The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline rose 2 cents over the past two weeks to $3.22 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg says gas supply is abundant which could keep prices from spi...
Doug Barrett Jul 26, 2021

Feds deny North Dakota request for early haying of CRP land
The federal government has denied a request by North Dakota leaders to allow ranchers struggling with drought to hay idled grassland while it's still of good quality. The state Agriculture Department ...
Doug Barrett Jul 26, 2021

Business News: new coffee house...used cars & GF liquor license moves
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week from the lowest point of the pandemic, even as the job market appears to be rebounding on the strength of a reopened economy. Joble...
Doug Barrett Jul 25, 2021

Carbon-capture pipelines offer climate aid; activists wary
Two companies seeking to build thousands of miles of pipeline across the Midwest are promising the effort will aid rather than hinder the fight against climate change. Some environmental groups remain...
Doug Barrett Jul 24, 2021