Category Archives: Business News

Oil tycoon is donating $50M to Theodore Roosevelt library
Oil industry giant Harold Hamm will contribute $50 million to the planned Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota. Gov. Doug Burgum announced Hamm's donation in his State of the State ...
Doug Barrett Jan 04, 2023

Business News: UND demo...minimum wage & GF Town Square
Shrugging off rampant inflation and rising interest rates, the U.S. economy grew at an unexpectedly strong 3.2% annual pace from July through September. The rise in gross domestic product - the econom...
Doug Barrett Jan 02, 2023

Cramer maintains stance on Fufeng project
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer says a pair of top secret briefings regarding the proposed Fufeng project in Grand Forks did nothing to change his mind about the corn milling plant. Cramer - and U.S. Senato...
Doug Barrett Dec 30, 2022

3 charged in Mall of America killing days before Christmas
Three suspects have been charged in connection to the Mall of America shooting on Dec. 23 that killed 19-year-old Johntae Hudson, of St. Paul, inside the mall's Nordstrom store. Authorities say 18-yea...
Pat Sweeney Dec 29, 2022

US Census Bureau redefines 'urban' America
Almost 1,000 towns, hamlets and villages in the U.S. lost their status as urban areas as the U.S. Census Bureau released a new list of places considered urban based on revised criteria. The new standa...
Doug Barrett Dec 29, 2022

Two men cited for fighting on Tampa to MSP airport flight
Police cited two people on Wednesday for fighting on a Sun Country Airlines plane that arrived at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport from Tampa, Florida. Forty-two-year-old Eddy Soto of Chicag...
Doug Barrett Dec 29, 2022

EGF to launch meter replacement program
Around 24-hundred households are slated to receive new water meters courtesy of the East Grand Forks Water and Light Department. The meters will replace existing counters that are reaching the end of ...
Doug Barrett Dec 28, 2022

Holiday shopping sales released
Holiday sales rose nationwide as American spending remained resilient during the critical shopping season despite surging prices on everything from food to rent, according to one measure. Holiday sale...
Doug Barrett Dec 28, 2022

Business News: GF tax...scooters & travel
A measure of inflation closely watched by the Federal Reserve slowed last month, another sign that a long surge in consumer prices seems to be easing. Friday's report from the Commerce Department show...
Doug Barrett Dec 27, 2022

Minnesota environmental reviews now include climate impact
Minnesota's environmental review process now requires developers to calculate their projects' effects on the climate. Minnesota Public Radio reports that the environmental review process requires regu...
Doug Barrett Dec 27, 2022