Category Archives: Business News

Psychiatrists are highest paid MN state employees
Minnesota's highest-paid state government employees are psychiatrists. State payroll data shows that two state-employed psychiatrists each earned more than $500,000 in 2021. More than 59,000 people wo...
Pat Sweeney Jun 13, 2022

Gas prices continue to set new record highs
Gas prices show no signs of letting up. The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline spiked 39 cents over the past three weeks to $5.10 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg...
Doug Barrett Jun 13, 2022

Judges appointed to hear Fufeng court challenge
A Ramsey County Judge or judges will hear the lawsuits challenging the decision by the City of Grand Forks not to hold a public vote on the Fufeng project. The selection of Judge Donavan Foughty and J...
Doug Barrett Jun 13, 2022

Business News: UND business survey...GF/EGF home sales & ArtFest
The prices of gas, food and most other goods and services jumped in May, raising inflation to a new four-decade high and giving American households no respite from rising costs. Consumer prices surged...
Doug Barrett Jun 12, 2022

MN auto dealers file 2nd suit over "clean cars" plan
Minnesota auto dealers are suing over the state's "clean cars" plan. The rules adopted by the Walz administration last year and published in the State Register take effect in 2024 with the 2025 model ...
Pat Sweeney Jun 10, 2022

LISTEN Center holds ribbon cutting ceremony
Work crews were putting the final touches on the new LISTEN Center building right up until Thursday's ribbon cutting ceremony at the facility at 2100 South Washington Street in Grand Forks. LISTEN is ...
Doug Barrett Jun 10, 2022

Construction to close GFK commercial air traffic later this summer
The Federal Aviation Administration has announced grants to 18 North Dakota airports totaling over $16.2 million dollars. The Grand Forks Airport will pick up the largest chunk of change at $6.75 mill...
Doug Barrett Jun 10, 2022

EGF residents talk roundabout project
A roundabout project took center stage during a public meeting in East Grand Forks last night. The proposed roundabout at Bygland Road and Rhinehart Drive has been a topic of talk at city hall for sev...
Doug Barrett Jun 09, 2022

ND landfill OK'd for radioactive oilfield waste
North Dakota regulators approved a permit for a landfill near Williston that aims to become the state's first to accept radioactive oilfield waste. Secure Energy Services, a Calgary, Alberta-based com...
Pat Sweeney Jun 08, 2022

EGF to release South side bridge RFP
Without discussion the East Grand Forks council agreed last night (Tuesday) to hire a consultant through an R-F-P to further work on a new south end bridge. The target location is 32nd Avenue South on...
Doug Barrett Jun 08, 2022