Category Archives: Business News

GF eyes demo of north side motel building
The Grand Forks Growth Fund Committee will get its first look Monday at a plan that could lead to the purchase and demolition of the former Grand Forks Inn & Suites Motel. The Inn at 1210 North 43...
Doug Barrett Jul 24, 2021

Sanford Health a to open clinic in Devils Lake
Sanford Health is planning to open a new clinic in Devils Lake. The health care provider says the clinic will be located on the Eventide campus with a goal of starting construction in early 2022. Serv...
Doug Barrett Jul 23, 2021

Xcel settles rate case for ND customers
Xcel electric customers in North Dakota will see their power bills rise by about 3.4 percent, if the North Dakota Public Service Commission approves. That rate was the result of settlement negotiation...
Doug Barrett Jul 23, 2021

GF school officials ready West for sale
The Grand Forks School Board will be asked on Monday to advance the sale of West School. The building was closed to students in February 2020 due to elevated radon levels and mold. The building was of...
Doug Barrett Jul 23, 2021

NDUS launches search for campus president
The North Dakota University System doesn't want to waste any time in finding the next president of NDSU. Last month it was announced that current President Dean Bresciani would step down by December 2...
Doug Barrett Jul 23, 2021

MN regulators deny CenturyLink bid to change landline rules
Minnesota regulators unanimously rejected CenturyLink's petition to ease rules on landline service repairs, saying those customers should not suffer because most people have switched to broadband. Cen...
Pat Sweeney Jul 22, 2021

Labor stages rally in downtown Grand Forks
Labor leaders and supporters worked the rally lines outside the Federal Building in Grand Forks this afternoon to urge passage of the so-called PRO Act legislation. The measure is designed to reform l...
Doug Barrett Jul 22, 2021

Former Beulah bank president suspended for business moves
The former president of a Beulah bank has been barred from working at any financial institution in North Dakota because of bad business practices. The state Bank Board says the alleged transgressions ...
Pat Sweeney Jul 21, 2021

ND pipeline break spews 41,000 gals. of oilfield wastewater
Nearly 41,000 gallons of oilfield wastewater has spilled from a broken pipeline in western North Dakota, impacting an unknown amount of land. The North Dakota Department of Environmental quality says ...
Pat Sweeney Jul 21, 2021

Oil production flat in North Dakota due to worker shortage
Oil production is flat in North Dakota due to a workforce shortage as the industry recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. Companies say they are in need of workers to inject water, sand and chemicals...
Doug Barrett Jul 21, 2021