Category: Curio

Bill would keep ESG considerations out of MT’s investing decisions

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

ESG stands for ‘environment’, ‘social’, and ‘governance’.  It’s an acronym to describe the emerging pressure corporations and businesses are under to be transparent regarding practices related to the environment, social, and governance issues. As an example, banks that reduce or stop lending to carbon-based energy projects would be an example of an ESG policy. It’s

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Visit Minot continues to tell Minot’s story

by: Mayor Tom Ross  |  

Dear Minot: We’re all familiar with Minot hosting two of the largest events in North Dakota in the North Dakota State Fair and the Norsk Hostfest. But there are countless community partners who work to help Minot expand its reach beyond our city limits and beyond the borders of our state to attract visitors to

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Construction of natural playground to start this spring in Moorhead

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

If you were a kid again, what would look like more fun, a red plastic slide, or a real-life set of an Indian Jones movie? It’s a question intended to trigger your imagination, with the final goal of asking is there a better way to build playgrounds? The Fargo Moorhead Rotary Club has answered the

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Wild horses tied to Theodore Roosevelt’s past ‘integral to honoring ranching experiences’

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

Horses or no horses? That’s the question the National Park Service is currently asking with regards to the wild livestock the runs the badlands of Teddy Roosevelt National Park. The reason the Park Service is asking: they’re not sure their mandate to preserve and conserve native ecosystems aligns with having horses in the park. But

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South Dakota extends in-state tuition to Wisconsin, Illinois

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

The goal is to attract students; then the goal is to retain them. And to do it, South Dakota is lower its tuition by offering in-state tuition to two new states, Wisconsin and Illinois. South Dakota already provides in-state tuition to students from North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, and Nebraska. Get the full story from the

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Dickinson boosted revenue with 28% increase in oil impact and highest sales tax collections in 7 years

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

Dickinson is in the heart of oil country, and like Minot the city benefits from oil-impact dollars that come from production taxes on the industry. And last year, Dickinson saw a big jump in revenues from both the oil impact fund and sales taxes. And in other Dickinson news, their downtown gathering space concept is

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Fargo’s Downtown rink becoming popular site for lunch-time hockey

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

Lunch hours these days, downtown Fargo is alive with the sound of hockey. It’s not a complicated affair; it’s taking place with light equipment, no nets, and in the style of an old-fashioned pick-up game. It may not be a ‘field’ of dreams, but Fargo is proving that if you build it, they will come.

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Minnesota businesses get creative amid worker shortage

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

From pet insurance to flexible scheduling, business owners in Minnesota are innovating out of need, and the need is to adapt and survive amidst a challenging market for employees. It matters in Minot because our economy and businesses are facing the same pressures, so any ideas we can take from other places is worth a

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Warming climate, lots of sunshine boosts Swedish vineyards

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

We don’t typically think of Sweden as a place for vineyards and wine production, but a couple factors are contributing to growth in the industry — a warming climate, and the lots of sunshine. While it’s colder than the usual places we think of wine, the hours of summer sunshine provided by the northern latitudes

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Grand Forks School Board members discuss future of Central High School swimming pool

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

The Grand Forks school district is losing it’s home for Central High School swim teams, and they’re looking at a partnership with the Grand Forks Park District to solve the problem. The GF Park District is exploring development of a community aquatics center; the extension of a .75% sales tax is the proposed funding source.

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Dollar Stores Are the ‘Fastest-Growing’ Food Retailers In US, Study Finds

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

Food is one of those items we all need. But in communities across the country, access to fresh, local grocery stores is increasingly difficult to find. The trend is measurable, and the food source making up the difference — dollar stores. The problem is, food at dollar stores don’t carry fresh food. The second problem

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Residential chickens considered by East Grand Forks council

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

The East Grand Forks City Council has heard a request by a citizen to change its zoning ordinance to allow for backyard hens. The request was made in light of significant increases in the price of store-bought eggs. Meghan Arbegast with the Grand Forks Herald has the full story. And why does it matter in

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How a Country Embraced the River It Feared

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

Few places fight floods as well as the Netherlands, but when it comes to their flood defenses, it’s the ocean-side efforts that get the attention. Lesser known is the degree to which they are innovatively managing their inland flooding risk from the River Waal. While no two rivers and no two floods are exactly alike,

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Mayors Across The U.S. Try to Cope With Pickleball Craze

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

In the last five years, a craze has taken hold of the country, and it has no tolerance for tennis courts. That craze is pickleball, and the growing popularity is squashing other racquet and paddle games with reckless abandon — so says Kery Murakami with Route Fifty. It’s also leading to economic opportunity, and that

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Bison spread as Native American tribes reclaim stewardship

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

There are few symbols more representative of the great plains than the buffalo. Their story is just as evocative. Prior to European expansion west, their numbers were thought to exceed 30 million. A short generation later, the consequences of manifest destiny brought the animals to near extinction. Today, their survival is no longer in doubt,

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Jamestown’s Loyal to Local Passport Program Tracks More Than $130,000 in Sales

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

The idea is simple. When dollars are spent at local businesses, they continue to circulate in the local economy and get spent again and again. It’s a program and idea common across small towns and cities. In Jamestown, the program is called ‘Loyal to Local’; it’s run through the Chamber of Commerce, and they’re doing

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