Category Archives: Business News
GF Public Library celebrates 121st birthday with grand reopening
The Grand Forks Public Library is celebrating its 121st birthday and its grand reopening today (Fri) from 3:00 to 5:00 PM. The event includes a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 3:00, along with an ou...
May 21, 2021
Grand Sky UAS Park: Visitors and Construction
The Director of the Space Development Agency will make a brief stop at the Grand Sky UAS Park later this afternoon (2 pm). In announcing the visit U.S. Senator John Hoeven says Dr. Derek Tournear will...
May 21, 2021
Ammo shortage makes ND study list
Mixed in between reports on school funding...health care...and employee compensation will be a study by North Dakota lawmakers regarding the shortage of firearms and ammunition in the state. The Legis...
May 21, 2021
Bankers survey for parts of 10 states hits new record high
The index of a newly released monthly survey of bankers in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states - including the Dakotas and Minnesota -- has hit a new record high, just two months after hitting...
May 20, 2021
GF waste water plan advances to state
Grand Forks is ready to send-off a facility plan on wastewater treatment to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality. The city council approved the $45 million dollar concept project last ...
May 18, 2021
GF Business News: retail...home sales & car wash
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 473,000, a new pandemic low. It's the latest evidence that fewer employers are cutting jobs as consumers ramp up spending and mo...
May 16, 2021
Regulator sees further uptick in ND oil
North Dakota's top oil regulator says the state's crude production grew in March and should keep rising throughout the summer, following a lackluster start to the years. Figures released Friday show t...
May 15, 2021
GF school referendum date inching closer
With the upcoming school bond referendum election only five weeks out Grand Forks school officials remain hopeful the tax hike plan will pass. The district is faced with mounting facility needs and a ...
May 14, 2021
Twins announce planned Target Field capacity limits
With last Thursday's announcement from Governor Tim Walz outlining a three-step timeline to end nearly all state COVID-19 restrictions, the Minnesota Twins today detailed their own multi-phased ramp u...
May 13, 2021
ND governor challenges state to become carbon neutral
Gov. Doug Burgum highlighted opportunities to help meet the nation's energy needs during a call with U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. Burgum says the goal is to do so in a sustainable way thro...
May 13, 2021