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North Dakota farmers watching wheat market investigation

BISMARCK – North Dakota farmers are watching as Congress considers restrictions on financial markets.

By Associated Press , July 20, 2009

Crop supplies may alter food prices

Crop prices could rise this year because of dwindling supplies of U.S. corn and soybeans, raising fears of grain shortages and higher food costs for consumers.

By By Christopher Leonard, The Associated Press , June 11, 2009

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Economy slows wind power business

The Obama administration intends to spend $93 million to boost the nation’s use of wind energy. Yet in Pipestone, Minn., 160 employees of a wind power company will lose their jobs this summer.

June 09, 2009

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Rural Minnesota foreclosure rates swell

Rural Minnesota foreclosure rates swell Borrowers with traditional mortgages now struggling
ST. PAUL – Minnesota’s soaring home foreclosure rate has eased in the Twin Cities, but not in other parts of the state.

By Don Davis, Forum News Service , June 01, 2009

Area farmers finally in fields

Area farmers finally in fields Ayr, N.D., farmer Bruce Hagen nearly had his spring planting wrapped up at this time a year ago.

May 20, 2009

Other views: Midwest can compete

Grand Forks is a college town and sits at the intersection of two four-lane highways. But attracting new businesses still is tough. And if economic development is a challenge in Grand Forks, it can seem almost impossible in rural North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. Especially because the Great Plains lacks mountains and beach front, the “scenic amenities” that help drive rural growth.

By Grand Forks Herald , May 11, 2009

Economist: Midwest, Plains economy shows encouraging signs

Even in recession, N.D.'s economy stronger than region's, nation's, survey finds
A survey of business leaders in nine Midwestern and Plains states suggests that despite some encouraging signs, the region is well short of economic recovery.

By Associated Press , May 01, 2009

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Ag’s impact grows in S.D.

The economic impact of agriculture is continuing to grow in South Dakota, according to a study by a South Dakota State University associate professor who hopes to bring more attention to the state’s agriculture industry.
SDSU associate professor Gary Taylor’s study, “Economic Impact Of Agriculture On South Dakota,” shows agriculture had a $21.3 billion economic impact on the state, a $2 billion increase from the previous year’s study.

By Austin Kaus , April 29, 2009

Swine flu could mean new threat to U.S. economy

The U.S. economy, which was showing tentative early signs of a recovery, faces a potentially grave new threat: swine flu. A widespread outbreak could batter the tourism, food and transportation industries in particular, deepening the recession in the U.S. and possibly worldwide.

By Jeannine Aversa , April 28, 2009

Economy may temper landscaping but spur gardening

Madelyn Worley of Danville was loading a small dogwood tree into the back of her SUV in the parking lot outside the Lowe’s Garden Center one recent morning.

April 18, 2009

N.D. state mill back in black

After $21 million in losses over nine months, North Dakota’s state Mill and Elevator is back in the black.

By Dale Wetzel , April 16, 2009

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Survey: Rural economy shows signs of improvement

A new survey of rural bankers in 11 Midwest and Plains states suggests the region’s economy remains weak, but there are also signs it may soon improve.

By Associated Press , April 16, 2009

Ethanol raises cost of nutrition programs

The increased use of ethanol could cost the government up to $900 million for food stamps and child nutrition programs, a congressional report says.

By By Mary Clare Jalonick, The Associated Press , April 10, 2009

Weak crop prices end feast in farm states

Farming communities that were largely insulated from the recession last year by high crop prices and other factors are now feeling the nation’s economic chill more acutely as corn, wheat and soybeans become cheaper, and land values fall. Farmers across the Midwest and Plains states are increasingly cautious about spending on new equipment and land, and that is threatening businesses that until recently had been spared serious financial hardship.

By By Josh Funk, The Assocaited Press , April 10, 2009

Wind tower plant cuts about 100

Wind tower maker DMI Industries Inc., says it has cut 100 more workers due to declining demand from customers. DMI spokeswoman Belinda Forknell said Tuesday that the latest cuts, along with 60 cuts made in January, leave about 200 people working at the West Fargo plant.

April 08, 2009

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