Crystal workers to vote again
Locked-out American Crystal Sugar workers will vote again Saturday on a contract they have rejected four times before. After 96 percent of union members rejected the contract in 2011, the union members have voted down the contract in smaller numbers in each vote.Grand Forks Herald, 04/11/2013
N.D. gains 100,000 jobs since 2000, officials say
Jobs in North Dakota have grown by almost a third since 2000, increasing by 100,000 during that period and by 33,000 in 2012 alone, the Department of Commerce announced last week. With the energy boom based in western North Dakota, the job gains have not been spread evenly across the state.Grand Forks Herald, 04/09/2013
BIZ BUZZ: Grand Forks apartments to replace shopping center
A developer is planning a four-story commercial and residential building to replace the Crown Colony commercial center west of UND in Grand Forks.Grand Forks Herald, 04/06/2013
Fed leader: Stubborn, slow turnaround for unemployment rate
The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, speaking in Grand Forks on Tuesday, projected continued unemployment rates near 7 percent through next year.Grand Forks Herald, 04/02/2013
In downsizing home, Grand Forks seniors find frustration
Lack of senior housing in local market creates bottleneck for other housing, too.Grand Forks Herald, 03/31/2013
Officials: Goals for GFAFB should not be hurt by commander’s departure
Despite a surprise change of leadership at Grand Forks Air Force Base, a handful of regional economic development goals centered on the base should remain on course, according to officials leading the efforts.Grand Forks Herald, 03/30/2013
New stores, restaurants work to keep shoppers in Grand Forks
New stores are filling in some of the local retail gaps, but Grand Forks-area business owner Rachael Hammarback said she is fighting a persistent shopping habit.Grand Forks Herald, 03/30/2013
Report: North Dakota is freest of the 50 states
According to the Mercatus Center at George Mason University in Arlington, Va., North Dakota is the freest of the 50 states, based on dozens of variables of personal, economic and regulatory factors.Grand Forks Herald, 03/28/2013
Fitness forces out GFAFB leader, USAF says commander’s waist too big
Col. Tim Bush was relieved of his command of the 319th Air Base Wing at the Grand Forks Air Force Base on Wednesday for failure to meet physical fitness standards, the Air Force announced today.Grand Forks Herald, 03/20/2013
BIZ BUZZ: Simonson's remodeling Grand Forks store ... 4 GF workplaces among best
Simonson Station Stores plans to demolish its South Washington Street store and rebuild with a larger building.Grand Forks Herald, 03/16/2013
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