Category Archives: Business News

CFIUS requests more info from Fufeng
In connection with the federal government's ongoing national security assessment of the proposed Fufeng wet corn mill development in Grand Forks, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United Stat...
Pat Sweeney Sep 01, 2022

Teigen is ND's new Commerce Commissioner
The head of North Dakota's economic development and finance division at the state Commerce Department has been named to lead the agency. Gov. Doug Burgum announced Thursday that he has appointed Josh ...
Pat Sweeney Sep 01, 2022

Minnesota nurses' union gives notice of strike
Around 15,000 Minnesota nurses are planning to strike later this month over the lack of a new contract. The walkout will primarily impact hospitals in the Twin Cities and Twin Ports. MNA President Mar...
Doug Barrett Sep 01, 2022

Deere named Altru president
Altru has named Dr. Josh Deere as the health system's new president. Dr. Deere has been a physician leader at Altru for eleven years, serving as chair of family medicine for four years, medical direct...
Pat Sweeney Sep 01, 2022

Deadly bird flu returns to Midwest
Bird flu has returned to the Midwest earlier than authorities expected after a lull of several months. Officials say the highly pathogenic disease was detected in two commercial turkey flocks in weste...
Doug Barrett Sep 01, 2022

Polaris issues sled recall notice
Polaris has determined that with degraded fuel and especially after extended storage, certain snowmobiles may pose a risk of fire due to electrostatic discharge (ESD) inside the fuel tank. Around 230,...
Doug Barrett Sep 01, 2022

ND agencies to merge this week
On September first, the Departments of Human Services and Health officially will merger, becoming the state department of health and Human Services. The 2021 Legislature approved the merger - but gave...
Doug Barrett Aug 31, 2022

ND broadband funding hits $45 million
The U.S. Department of Treasury has announced another round of funding to help bring high speed internet to rural and remote areas. Five additional state programs have been approved under the American...
Doug Barrett Aug 31, 2022

New GF company eyes pet food ingredients
A California-based company is hoping to transform a waste stream from potato wash plants in the Red River Valley into a useable product for the pet food industry. Red River Potatoes LLC is an expansio...
Doug Barrett Aug 30, 2022

ND pipeline deadline extended...again
North Dakota's Industrial Commission has extended the deadline for pipeline companies to apply for a grant for a natural gas pipeline, which would run from the Bakken to eastern North Dakota. The dead...
Doug Barrett Aug 29, 2022