Category Archives: Business News

Business News: ND benefits...UND Boeing & lease termination
Americans cut their spending at retail stores and restaurants in March for the second straight month, a sign consumers are becoming more cautious after a burst of spending in January. Retail sales dro...
Doug Barrett Apr 16, 2023

Flood impact starting to show
Flood Warnings are now posted for portions of eleven counties directly located along the Red River in North Dakota and Minnesota. Snowmelt runoff is starting to enter the river system. Fargo is expect...
Doug Barrett Apr 14, 2023

EGF outdoor rink taking shape
Dasher boards from the University of Denver are due to arrive in East Grand Forks later this week with the goal of establishing an outdoor rink near the Blue Line Club for the 2023-24 skating season. ...
Doug Barrett Apr 12, 2023

GF schools prepare for May referendum
The Grand Forks School Board received a crash course on the May 16th referendum last night. Members reviewed the latest renderings for the proposed $55 million dollar new Valley Middle School project....
Doug Barrett Apr 12, 2023

GF looking at industrial building PILOT
Developers of an industrial project are asking the Grand Forks City Council for tax breaks to help incentivize construction of a $12 to $13 million dollar building. The 100,000 square foot complex wou...
Doug Barrett Apr 11, 2023

Senate nixes resolution to legalize pro sports betting in ND
The question of legal sports betting in North Dakota will not be put to voters, after the state Senate today (Mon) defeated House Concurrent Resolution 3002. The resolution would have given the legisl...
Pat Sweeney Apr 10, 2023

Business News: GF home sales...council demo & hemp
Americans are deeply opposed to cutting into Medicare or Social Security benefits, and most support raising taxes on the nation's highest earners to keep Medicare running as is. The new findings, reve...
Doug Barrett Apr 09, 2023

GF: Highway 81 annexation sticks
The Grand Forks will stay the course when it comes to the annexation of properties along Highway 81 in Falconer Township. The city council annexed the site and businesses along the corridor in June 20...
Doug Barrett Apr 04, 2023

GF Business News: jobs...sales tax & camping
The Federal Reserve's inflation gauge slowed sharply last month. A report from the Commerce Department showed that consumer prices rose 0.3% from January to February, down from a 0.6% increase from De...
Doug Barrett Apr 02, 2023

ND House votes to boost EERC appropriation
The North Dakota House has passed a Senate bill boosting the appropriation to UND's Energy and Environmental Research Center. Funding had been at $5 million per biennium. The Senate bill increased tha...
Pat Sweeney Mar 31, 2023