Category Archives: Business News

Minnesota minimum wages going up in 2025
(KNOX) - Minnesota's minimum wage is going up next year. Starting January 1, the minimum wage for workers, regardless of whether they work for a large or small business, will be $11.13 an hour. The cu...
Jim Johnson Aug 26, 2024

Threatened rail strike in Canada yields to binding arbitration
(KNOX) - A proposed strike by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference is yielding to binding arbitration. The Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered that no further lockout or strike can take place du...
Jim Johnson Aug 26, 2024

Postal Service roundtable set for Monday afternoon in Grand Forks
(KNOX) - A first-of-its-kind meeting is set for Monday afternoon in Grand Forks City Council chambers. Senator John Hoeven will hold a roundtable with U.S. Postal Service Minnesota-North Dakota Distri...
Jim Johnson Aug 23, 2024

Xcel Energy has a change of heart
(MPR) - Xcel Energy is modifying its controversial proposal to charge customers significantly more for electricity they use during peak times of the day. Minnesota's largest electric utility had propo...
Jim Johnson Aug 22, 2024

More flights in 2025 for Grand Forks International Airport
(KNOX) - Grand Forks International Airport is anticipating more passenger boardings in 2025. The airport has been told that Allegiant Airlines will add eight flights from Grand Forks to Mesa, Arizona....
Jim Johnson Aug 22, 2024

Woodland Resort on Devils Lake breaks ground for new events center
(KNOX) - Woodland Resort, a family-owned business located on the shores of Devils Lake, broke ground today on a new events center made possible by a matching grant from the Governor's Office and the N...
Jim Johnson Aug 21, 2024

Protect Grants combat spread of avian influenza to Minnesota farms
(KNOX) - To combat the spread of avian influenza on Minnesota farms, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is now accepting applications for grants to help livestock producers buy and install ...
Jim Johnson Aug 20, 2024

Potential Canadian railroad strike could negatively impact U.S. supply chain
(AP) - A work stoppage at Canada's major rail carriers could happen Thursday unless nearly 10,000 union workers get a new labor deal before then, negatively affecting supply chains with the United Sta...
Jim Johnson Aug 19, 2024

Pack the Backpack to battle childhood hunger
(KNOX) - Sam's Club shoppers can contribute today to the United Way Backpack Program, which fights to end childhood hunger by providing bags of food to low income students. Selections from two dozen i...
Jim Johnson Aug 15, 2024

Judge dismisses lawsuit against deer farm laws
(KNOX) - A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging Minnesota laws that tighten regulation of the farmed deer industry. The Legislature last year passed a package of laws restricting expansio...
Jim Johnson Aug 14, 2024