Category Archives: Business News
GF/UND are Town & Gown winners
It's known as the Larry Abernathy Award and the University of North Dakota and City of Grand Forks can now claim the honor. The two entities received the award during a ceremony this week at the Inter...
May 28, 2021
Busy travel weekend already underway
The Memorial Day weekend travel is underway and if you're heading out by car, you might feel a pinch at the pump. The national average for a gallon of gas heading into the weekend is $3.04, up more th...
May 28, 2021
Palmiscno to leave GF Parks after 47 years
A 47 year career with the Grand Forks Park District will come to an end Friday with the retirement of Executive Director Bill Palmiscno. Palmiscno has played a number of roles within the department si...
May 26, 2021
EGF council discusses rate increases in 2021
East Grand Forks residents could see a nine dollar increase in storm water and sanitary sewer rates in 2021. The city council is considering the rate bump to help pay maintenance bills for aging infra...
May 26, 2021
Growth fund dollars target beer and data
A new downtown business is looking to tap into a start-up loan to help bring a self-pour craft beer and wine establishment to Grand Forks. The Grand Forks Growth Fund has approved a $30,000 low intere...
May 25, 2021
GF teachers get new two year deal
The Grand Forks School Board approved a new two-year contract with teachers last night (Monday). The package calls for a 0.5% across the board increase in the first year and a 0.75% increase in the se...
May 25, 2021
Gas prices continue to slowly inch up
The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline jumped 8 cents over the past two weeks to $3.10 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says the increase is attributed to ...
May 24, 2021
GF Business News: ND jobs...GF cost of living & recalls
The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to 444,000, a new pandemic low and a sign that the job market keeps strengthening as consumers spend freely again, viral infections drop...
May 23, 2021
Dakota Access line to remain open
A federal judge has ruled that the Dakota Access oil pipeline can continue to operate while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts an extensive environmental review. U.S. District Judge James Boasb...
May 22, 2021
SDA awards $6M grant to General Atomics
The Space Development Agency has awarded a $6 million grant to General Atomics in the Grand Sky UAS park. The grant was announced today (Fri) by SDA Director Dr. Derek Tournear during his visit...
May 21, 2021