Category Archives: Business News

ND Securities Commissioner rebukes GF man for alleged misconduct
The North Dakota Securities Commissioner has ordered a Grand Forks businessman and three limited liability companies under his control to cease and desist from the alleged sale of unregistered promiss...
Pat Sweeney Aug 01, 2022

Business News: GF unemployment...sales tax & Growth Fund
An inflation gauge that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve jumped 6.8% in June from a year ago, the biggest increase in four decades, and leaving Americans with no relief from surging costs. Th...
Doug Barrett Jul 31, 2022

American Crystal to resume contract talks with union
Union workers at American Crystal Sugar have rejected the company's latest contract offer. The proposed contract would have bumped pay on average of 17% over four years for most workers. John Riskey i...
Doug Barrett Jul 28, 2022

Judge puts hold on ND trigger law banning abortion
Update 5:25 PM: Abortion bans set to take effect this week in Wyoming and North Dakota were temporarily blocked Wednesday by judges in those states amid lawsuits arguing that the bans violate their st...
Pat Sweeney Jul 27, 2022

ND Lottery contributes $6.7M to state government
The North Dakota Lottery contributed $6.7 million to the state during fiscal year 2022. That's according to Attorney General Drew Wrigley...who said the Lottery provided $5.6 million to the state's ge...
Pat Sweeney Jul 27, 2022

Demolition begins on GF inn to make way for Career Impact Academy
Demolition has begun on the former Grand Forks Inn and Suites to make room for the Grand Forks Career Impact Academy. The Academy will offer career programming to high school and adult learners. It wi...
Pat Sweeney Jul 27, 2022

UND fuel partnership eyes aviation
UND Aerospace is poised to become the largest public flight school in the nation to fully switch to unleaded aviation gasoline. The fuel is called UL94 and is produced by Swift Fuels a research-and-de...
Doug Barrett Jul 27, 2022

Cooling assistance is available to qualifying ND households
North Dakota is looking to offer some cold cash to lower-income households in need of beating the heat. The North Dakota Department of Human Services and Department of Commerce are offering a cooling ...
Doug Barrett Jul 27, 2022

Burgum calls for federal review of GF Fufeng project
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum is the latest government leader to request a review of the proposed Fufeng project in Grand Forks. Burgum has dashed off a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yel...
Doug Barrett Jul 26, 2022

Revised Fufeng development agreement advances
The proposed Fufeng project took another step forward in Grand Forks last night (Monday) as the city council gave preliminary approval to an updated development agreement for the corn milling plant. T...
Doug Barrett Jul 26, 2022