Category Archives: Business News

The number of people applying for unemployment benefits in the U.S. fell for third straight week. The Labor Department reported that applications for jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending Feb...

Voting rights have been restored for more than 55,000 formerly incarcerated people in Minnesota. Gov. Tim Walz today (Fri) signed a bill restoring the right to vote to those who have been convicted of...

Plans to move the Riverside Christian School to the Columbia Mall received final approval from the Grand Forks Planning and Zoning Commission last night (Wednesday). The school was seeking an amendmen...

The University of North Dakota and North Dakota DOT are partnering on what will be known as the Transportation Technology Research Institute. The initiative is divided into three focus areas: structur...

A bill to legalize sports betting in Minnesota has cleared its first hurdle in a House committee. The Democratic proposal would put the state's tribes in control of in-person betting at their casinos,...

The Minnesota State Fair has a new CEO. Renee Alexander, the Fair's longtime deputy general manager, will begin her new duties in the spring. Alexander has more than 20 years of experience with the "G...

The average price of a gallon of gas dropped 4 cents in North Dakota last week. The latest Triple-A Fuel Survey puts the going rate at $3.28 a gallon. That's nine cents lower than one month ago - and ...

A train derailed near Burlington, North Dakota, early Friday, and no injuries were reported, nor hazardous materials spilled, a fire official said. The train was a mile-and-a-half long with more than ...

The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge rose last month at its fastest pace since June, an alarming sign that price pressures remain entrenched in the U.S. economy and could lead the Fed to ke...

The North Dakota Public Service Commission (PSC) has issued a Cease and Desist Order against Bright Sound Communications Inc. ordering the company to stop all marketing of telecommunications services ...