Category Archives: Business News
EGF outdoor rink supporters make funding pitch
Plans to construct an outdoor rink near the Blue Line Club Arena in East Grand Forks continues to take shape. Donated dasher boards from the University of Denver have arrived in town - at an estimated...
Apr 26, 2023
ND closing in on tax cut bill
A House-Senate conference committee has approved a tax package that reduces income and property taxes - plus expands the homestead tax program. The bill sets up three income brackets and eliminates th...
Apr 26, 2023
GF bridge study & HIVE lease
A scoping study for an inter-city bridge and a river crossing at Merrifield Road will continue after the agreement was reaffirmed by the Grand Forks council last night (Monday). The council took anoth...
Apr 25, 2023
ND Securities head issues cease/desist order to Kuntz, Carlson from sale of $25 M in unregistered securities, misappropriation
North Dakota Securities Commissioner Karen Tyler has ordered Michael Kuntz of Grand Forks, and Jeremy L. Carlson of Fargo, and companies under their control, to cease and desist from the alleged sale ...
Apr 24, 2023
GF Business News: GFK traffic...gambling & snow tires
After months of job growth and tight labor conditions, the latest employment data suggests the U.S. economy may finally be slowing down. The economy added just 236,000 new nonfarm payroll jobs in Marc...
Apr 23, 2023
City of GF delivers Fufeng termination notice
The City of Grand Forks has issued a notice of termination of its standstill agreement with Fufeng USA regarding a proposed corn milling project in north Grand Forks. The project was terminated earlie...
Apr 20, 2023
ND committee struggling with tax relief
A North Dakota conference committee is still wrestling with competing tax relief proposals. The plans include reducing income taxes...additional property tax buy-downs...and expanding the Homestead Cr...
Apr 19, 2023
UND, Boeing sign agreement ensuring job interviews
Representatives of the University of North Dakota and Boeing signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Monday, April 17 for a new partnership that ensures job interviews for graduating UND Reserve...
Apr 17, 2023
MN settles lawsuit against e-cigarette maker Juul
Minnesota has announced a settlement in its lawsuit against Juul Labs and tobacco giant Altria. It was the first of thousands of cases against the e-cigarette maker to reach trial. The settlement was ...
Apr 17, 2023
EGF starting the 2024 budget process
Less than five months into the year and the East Grand Forks council is already turning its attention towards a 2024 budget. Faced with a 10% levy hike in December the city council created an Ad Hoc C...
Apr 17, 2023