Category Archives: Business News

Man facing possible life sentence is SD lottery winner
A man facing a possible life sentence on federal drug and money laundering charges has won the lottery in South Dakota. Forty-five-year-old Canbie Thompson was featured on the state lottery's website ...
Pat Sweeney May 10, 2022

Bobcat will locate a new assembly plant in MN
Bobcat Company has announced plans for a new assembly plant in Minnesota. The West Fargo-based manufacturer of farm and construction equipment says it expects the plant in the Twin Cities suburb of Ro...
Pat Sweeney May 10, 2022

Falconer Township annexation impact discussed
On a split 4-2 vote the Grand Forks council gave preliminary approval last night (Monday) to a cost share plan for landowners from Falconer Township who will soon be annexed into the city. Those costs...
Doug Barrett May 10, 2022

CAT and UND eye 5 year deal
Grand Forks transit officials are eyeing a five year deal with UND to provide bus service on campus. Cities Area Transit has been providing the public transportation for the past year and are now look...
Doug Barrett May 10, 2022

ND S & P's show gains
North Dakota taxable sales and purchases climbed 9.2% in 2021 to $20.3 billion dollars. Tax Commissioner Brian Kroshus says the numbers show the state is returning to pre-pandemic numbers. Of the 15 m...
Doug Barrett May 10, 2022

Average US gasoline price jumps 15 cents
The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline has jumped 15 cents over past two weeks to $4.38 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says the current price sits just a...
Doug Barrett May 09, 2022

GF Business News: Jobs...beer & coffee
Employers posted a record 11.5 million job openings in March, meaning the United States now has an unprecedented two job openings for every person who is unemployed. The latest data released Tuesday b...
Doug Barrett May 08, 2022

NDGF sets 2022 deer season
North Dakota will cut the number of available hunting licenses for the 2022 deer gun season by 8,000. The state game and fish department announced today that 64,200 licenses will be issued this fall. ...
Doug Barrett May 06, 2022

Emergency repairs needed at Schroeder Middle School
The Grand Forks School Board will be asked on Monday to declare an emergency to help facilitate repairs to Schroeder Middle School. Heavy rains and snow are being blamed for damaging roof trusses over...
Doug Barrett May 06, 2022

GF P & Z forwards Fufeng project requests
Efforts to bring a corn milling plant to Grand Forks continue to inch forward. The Planning and Zoning Commission last night (Wednesday) approved a rezoning of 370 acres of land and a plat for the pro...
Doug Barrett May 05, 2022