Category Archives: Business News

North Dakota records population increase
(KNOX) - Gov. Kelly Armstrong says North Dakota's population grew to a record high of 796,568 people as of July 1, 2024, marking the largest increase since 2020, according to population estimates rele...
Jim Johnson Dec 19, 2024

Stop-gap spending bill allows for year-round sales of E15
(Jacob Fischler - North Dakota Monitor) - A spending bill U.S. House appropriators released Tuesday evening to keep the government open into next spring includes a provision to allow sales of a gasoli...
Jacob Fischler/North Dakota Monitor Dec 18, 2024

$100 billion in disaster aid, Farm Bill extended
(Jennifer Shutt - North Dakota Monitor) - Congressional leaders unveiled a catch-all, year-end package Tuesday that would provide more than $100 billion in disaster aid and give lawmakers more time to...
Jennifer Shutt/North Dakota Monitor Dec 18, 2024

Saturday night at the Alerus Center drive-in movie
(KNOX) - The Alerus Center in Grand Forks has hosted an indoor holiday drive-in movie since 2018. Saturday's showing of "The Santa Clause" saw the Alerus Center floor filled to capacity with vehicles ...
Jim Johnson Dec 17, 2024

North Dakota regulators OK underground storage for CO2 pipeline
(Jack Dura - North Dakota AP) - North Dakota regulators approved permits Thursday for underground storage of carbon dioxide delivered through a sprawling pipeline proposed for the Midwest, marking ano...
Jack Dura - Associated Press Dec 12, 2024

Minnesota PUC grants permit for carbon capture pipeline
(Christopher Ingraham -North Dakota Monitor) - The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously Thursday to grant a long-awaited permit to Summit Carbon Solutions, allowing the company to b...
Christopher Ingraham - North Dakota Monitor Dec 12, 2024

Red Trail Energy shareholders approve sale to Gevo
(Jeff Beach - North Dakota Monitor) - Shareholders of North Dakota's Red Trail Energy have approved the sale of its ethanol plant and carbon capture and storage to Colorado-based Gevo, which has plans...
Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor Dec 11, 2024

Cannabis agency drops plans to fast-track licenses
(Estelle Timar-Wilcox and Brian Bakst - MPRnews) - Minnesota's nascent marijuana market is likely to take longer to launch - both getting plants into the ground and products into approved stores - as ...
Estelle Timar-Wilcox and Brian Bakst/MPRnews Dec 11, 2024

Applied Digital seeks annexation into Ellendale
(Jeff Beach - North Dakota Monitor) - A large data center just outside of Ellendale has asked to be annexed into the city limits, a move that would increase tax revenue for the town. Applied Digital s...
Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor Dec 10, 2024

Grand Forks Park Board reviews 2024
(KNOX) - At its final monthly meeting for 2024, George Hellyer, executive director of the Grand Forks Park Board, said discussions with city officials netted an agreement regarding the proposed Altru ...
Jim Johnson Dec 10, 2024