Category Archives: Business News

GF couple appears on Dr. Phil
A Grand Forks couple who thought they had lost their wedding photos after a Bismarck studio abruptly closed its doors received a surprise this week while appearing on the Dr. Phil television program. ...
Doug Barrett May 18, 2022

Papa Roach books new concert date in GF
The Alerus Center has announced another concert date. Papa Roach and Falling in Reverse will headline the Rockzilla Summer Tour with a stop in Grand Forks on August 10th. Special guests include Hollyw...
Doug Barrett May 17, 2022

GF Fufeng deal advances at slow pace
Efforts to bring a corn milling plant to Grand Forks continue to move forward...one step at a time. The city council last night (Monday) approved zoning and annexation measures for the site of the pro...
Doug Barrett May 17, 2022

North Dakota regulators seek to curb pull tab machines
North Dakota regulators want to change the definition of a bar to make clear where electronic pull tab machines will be allowed. Regulators have identified a handful of gas stations and convenience st...
Doug Barrett May 16, 2022

Walz tours flooded farm field in NW MN
Governor Tim Walz traveled to northwest Minnesota over the weekend to meet with farmers and survey the impact of severe flooding on the spring planting season. Among the stops the governor visited Jim...
Doug Barrett May 16, 2022

Business News: GF home sales...building permits & Altru
U.S. producer prices soared 11% in April from a year earlier, a hefty gain that indicates high inflation will remain a burden for consumers and businesses in the months ahead. The Labor Department sai...
Doug Barrett May 15, 2022

Resigning North Dakota senator led lawmakers in travel costs
A North Dakota state senator who is resigning following a report about text messages he exchanged with an inmate ran up travel expenses the past decade that are more than 14 times what lawmakers bill ...
Doug Barrett May 13, 2022

MN lawmakers remain at odds over sports betting bill
Minnesota lawmakers remain at odds over a sports betting legalization bill. The House prepared to take up the proposal Thursday evening despite a lack of support in the Senate. The House bill would pu...
Pat Sweeney May 12, 2022

VFW Arena in EGF battling drainage issues
Drainage issues at the VFW Arena have East Grand Forks leaders searching for both long and short term solutions. Frost has heaved the concrete leading to the doors creating a negative drain slope and ...
Doug Barrett May 12, 2022

Grand Sky gets financial OK for new UAS weather system
The President of Grand Sky says the Grand Forks UAS company wants a more precise system of predicting the weather than what's currently available. Tom Swoyer says general, commercial and military avia...
Pat Sweeney May 11, 2022