Category Archives: Business News

GF council to review Ambassador Motel demo order
The Grand Forks council will discuss the fate of the Ambassador Motel next week. The 22 unit Inn was closed in April after inspectors deemed the building to be unsafe. Residents living at the motel we...
Doug Barrett Jun 14, 2021

MN court affirms approval of Line 3 oil pipeline
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has affirmed key approvals by state regulators of Enbridge Energy's Line 3 oil pipeline replacement project. A three-judge panel ruled 2-1 on Monday that the Public Util...
Pat Sweeney Jun 14, 2021

GF Business News: Consumer spending...new GF restaurants & tourism
American consumers absorbed another surge in prices in May - a 0.6% increase over the past month and 5% over the past year, the biggest 12-month inflation spike since 2008. The May rise in consumer pr...
Doug Barrett Jun 13, 2021

Art on the Red underway in Grand Forks
Art on the Red is underway at University Park in Grand Forks this weekend. Th annual event started in 2001 and is nationally recognized as a juried event - attracting artists, artisans, and food vendo...
Doug Barrett Jun 12, 2021

Dakota Access foes seek environmental review updates from US
Dakota Access oil pipeline opponents have asked a federal judge to require detailed monthly status reports while the federal government conducts an extensive environmental review. The request comes af...
Pat Sweeney Jun 11, 2021

Star Tribune wins Pulitzer for Floyd coverage
Coverage of the global coronavirus pandemic and racial injustice protests in the U.S. dominated this year's Pulitzer Prizes. The Associated Press swept the photography awards Friday, winning for break...
Pat Sweeney Jun 11, 2021

Lawsuit accuses MN law firm's boss of firings due to politics
Three former partners at a St. Cloud law firm are suing the firm's president after he allegedly fired them because they warned him that firing other employees based on their political beliefs is illeg...
Pat Sweeney Jun 11, 2021

MN State Fair announces 2021 return
Update: The Minnesota State Fair is back. Fair officials announced today (Fri) that the event will return on Aug. 26 and run through Labor Day. This year's event is dubbed the "Great Minnesota Get-Bac...
Pat Sweeney Jun 11, 2021

With construction already underway LISTEN officially breaks ground
Groundbreaking ceremony for the new LISTEN Center were held Thursday afternoon. The new building at 2100 South Washington is on the site of the former Travel lodge Motel. Construction is expected to b...
Doug Barrett Jun 11, 2021

Planning underway for downtown GF road reconstruction
Another road reconstruction project is being planned for downtown Grand Forks. The city is looking to utilize $1.6 million dollars in federal funding to revamp North 4th Street from DeMers to 1st Aven...
Doug Barrett Jun 10, 2021