Category Archives: Business News
USDA launches national testing of milk from dairy farms to track bird flu
(Jennifer Shutt - North Dakota Monitor) - WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday it will require dairy farms to share samples of unpasteurized milk when requested, in an effo...
Dec 08, 2024
Bill would provide $15M to replace Chinese drones
(Amy Dalrymple - North Dakota Monitor) - Nearly 90% of drones used by North Dakota state agencies were manufactured in China, a statistic that has a Bismarck lawmaker concerned about potential securit...
Dec 04, 2024
Cargill to lay off 475 workers in Minnesota, 8,000 worldwide
(Kyra Miles - MPRnews) - About 475 Minnesota Cargill employees will be laid off this winter. The Minnesota-based agricultural trading giant told employees Monday that it would be eliminating almost 8,...
Dec 03, 2024
Minnesota cannabis license lottery challenge moves to state appeals court
(Dana Ferguson - MPRnews) - A case challenging how the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management handled social equity license applications moves next to the state Court of Appeals. The court on Wednesd...
Nov 29, 2024
Minnesota Farm Bureau outlines legislative priorities
(Phil Picardi - Megan Burks - MPRnews) - One of the biggest priorities for Minnesota farmers in 2025 is emergency preparedness, specifically around animals and livestock. During the Minnesota Farm Bur...
Nov 25, 2024
Old National to buy Bremer Financial for $1.4B
(MPRnews) - Old National and Bremer Financial announced Monday morning a $1.4 billion merger agreement that will make Old National the third-largest bank in the Twin Cities and expand its banking foot...
Nov 25, 2024
Judge halts cannabis license lottery that is precursor to Minnesota marijuana retail launch
(Dana Ferguson - MPRnews) - A planned lottery to give some would-be cannabis business owners a licensing head start won't go forward early this week after a judge halted the process Monday. Ramsey Cou...
Nov 25, 2024
Report: Minnesota Lottery needs to tighten up how it regulates retailers
(Anika Besst - MPRnews) - The Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) has found that while the Minnesota State Lottery "generally complied with legal requirements," the state agency needs to tighten u...
Nov 21, 2024
Grand Forks International Airport awaits grant paperwork, sets airline rates and charges
(KNOX) - The Federal Department of Transportation has awarded Grand Forks International Airport the one-million-dollar Small Community Air Service Development grant...but the FAA is still developing t...
Nov 21, 2024
Summit Carbon Solutions reapplies for South Dakota permit
(Joshua Haiar - South Dakota Searchlight) - An Iowa company proposing a carbon dioxide pipeline said it resubmitted its permit application to South Dakota regulators Tuesday with what the company desc...
Nov 19, 2024