Category Archives: Business News

SDA launches low-earth orbit satellites
A SpaceX Transporter-2 rocketed into space Wednesday carrying 88 satellites into orbit. The launch included five Space Development Agency satellites - including two from General Atomics - an an...
Doug Barrett Jul 01, 2021 Hoeven staff photo

ND Attorney General issues warning about new scam
The North Dakota Attorney General's office is warning the public about a new twist to an old scam. Residents have reported receiving an email or text "notification" that a charge has supposedly been m...
Doug Barrett Jul 01, 2021

Bismarck company buys ND coal-fired power plant
A Bismarck energy marketer says it will purchase North Dakota's largest coal-fired power plant from a Minnesota company that had intended to close it. Rainbow Energy Center says it reached an agreemen...
Pat Sweeney Jun 30, 2021

Altru finalizes rehab hospital agreement with Encompass
Altru and Alabama-based Encompass Health have finalized a joint venture agreement to own and operate Altru's existing inpatient rehabilitation unit. The 23-bed unit is located on Altru's South Washing...
Pat Sweeney Jun 30, 2021

UND planning significant housing changes on campus
The housing landscape on the University of North Dakota is about to undergo a major change. UND leaders laid out the plan to the State Board of Higher Education on Tuesday. The project involves removi...
Doug Barrett Jun 30, 2021 UND graphic

Xcel natural gas customers in ND to see higher bills
Xcel natural gas customers in North Dakota will see increased prices on their bills, starting in July. That's because of the cost of gas from the February cold weather event in Texas, that affected th...
Doug Barrett Jun 30, 2021

Minnesota man accused of killing wife is in a Wisconsin jail
A man accused of fatally stabbing his wife in a jealous rage is in a Wisconsin jail awaiting his return to Minnesota. Thirty-nine-year-old McKinley Phillips is charged in Washington County District Co...
Doug Barrett Jun 30, 2021

Second daily St. Paul-to-Chicago Amtrak train expected in 2024
A second Amtrak passenger train that will run between St. Paul and Chicago is expected to begin daily service in 2024, after Minnesota lawmakers set aside $10 million for the project. The money from t...
Doug Barrett Jun 30, 2021

NDUS O-K's new contract for Hagerott
The North Dakota Board of Higher Education today (Tuesday) extended the contract for the university system chancellor. Mark Hagerott's salary will climb to $389,516 dollars. Board Chair Nick Hacker sa...
Doug Barrett Jun 29, 2021

Minnesota State Fair Announces 2021 Official New Foods
The Minnesota State Fair is adding 26 official new foods and four new food vendors to this summer's Great Minnesota Get-Together. In total, nearly 500 foods will be available at 300 different concessi...
Doug Barrett Jun 29, 2021 cucumber-jalapeno drink