BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has awarded 15 grants totaling over $2.5 million to promote the development, cultivation, production and sales of specialty crops in North Dakota. “North Dakota is already a leading producer of several specialty crops, such as dry[...]
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Council narrowly rejects local bidder preference
Minot’s City Council narrowly rejected a proposal to give local contractors a small bidding advantage on city projects. Council member Rob Fuller pushed for the measure, calling it a way to keep tax dollars circulating in the community and give Minot businesses[...]
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On This Day | Poaching From Iowa
“We do not anticipate using field men permanently but it may be necessary for the association to sell a few North Dakota farms to Iowans to demonstrate that it can be done by men [...]Read More... from On This Day | Poaching[...]
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Visit Minot’s Economic Development Approach Explained + Airstreams Coming to Minot
Economic development can feel like a buzzword, but Stephanie Schoenrock of Visit Minot puts it in plain terms: it’s about building an engine that keeps the community moving forward. On the latest episode of [...]Read More... from Visit Minot’s Economic Development Approach[...]
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In Brandon, Sculpture Garden grows with community support and artistic vision
The Riverbank Discovery Centre in Brandon has a new addition that blends art with nature’s beauty. A pair of nesting blue herons, cast in bronze by sculptor Peter Sawatzky, now overlook the pond as part of the growing sculpture garden. The piece,[...]
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North Dakota’s running and biking events boost health, tourism, and local spirit
Across North Dakota, races are more than competition—they’re community rituals that bring people together in unexpected ways. From Fargo’s marathon pumping millions into the local economy, to Bismarck’s decades-old race drawing runners from around the world, to the Badlands’ rugged trails luring[...]
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On This Day | Energy, Industry, Entrepreneurs, and Economic Development Fairytales
The biggest boon that any city in North Dakota could get at the present time is cheap light and cheap fuel. Minot will never be much of a manufacturing city until the cost of [...]Read More... from On This Day | Energy,[...]
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North Dakota GOP and DNPL to discuss policy direction and priorities
Business leaders, policymakers, and legislators from across North Dakota will gather in Bismarck next week for the Greater North Dakota Chamber’s annual Policy Summit. The event brings together voices from both major parties, along with Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak, to tackle issues ranging[...]
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On This Day | An Old Approach to Economic Development
Governor William L. Guy, Chairman of the North Dakota Economic Development Commission, studying a map of North Dakota showing the location of 77 Community Betterment Committees. [...]Read More... from On This Day | An Old Approach to Economic Development
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How our Streets Shape Us as People
“We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.” — Sir Winston Churchill Churchill made this point in 1943 as Parliament debated how to rebuild the bombed-out House of Commons. He insisted it be restored to its original, narrow form — not for[...]
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New ND grant program offers $7.5 million to advance autonomous agriculture
The North Dakota Department of Commerce has announced the 2025 Autonomous Agriculture Grant Program, a competitive funding opportunity offering up to $7.5 million to support transformative projects that advance autonomous agriculture in the state. The program is designed to accelerate the development[...]
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Harwood, Fargo mayors signed confidentiality agreements with company behind controversial AI data center
A multibillion-dollar AI data center proposal near Harwood and Fargo has sparked more questions than answers. Confidentiality agreements signed by both cities’ leaders with Texas-based Applied Digital are raising eyebrows, especially as residents worry about secrecy, speed, and the project’s local impact.[...]
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Nominations narrowed for 2025 ‘coolest’ product manufactured in Cornhusker state
From wool yarn spun in Scottsbluff to a corn head the size of a small building, Nebraska’s manufacturing creativity is on full display. Sixteen finalists have been named in this year’s “Coolest Thing Made in Nebraska” contest, a public vote that celebrates[...]
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Mission to Revive Abandoned Spaces With Art Expands to Public Housing
A shuttered storefront usually signals loss — a business gone, a street a little dimmer. But in New York, one nonprofit is turning those empty spaces into something else entirely: windows of color, creativity, and connection. Art on the Ave, founded during[...]
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2 natural gas pipelines compete for $500M financial backstop from North Dakota
North Dakota is weighing two competing pipeline proposals that could reshape how natural gas flows across the state. The Industrial Commission is set to decide this week whether to back WBI Energy’s “Bakken East” project or a rival plan from Intensity Infrastructure[...]
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Council considers budget savings, sales tax
Minot’s 2026 budget debate is centering on how to ease the pressure of rising property taxes while still funding core services. A proposal from Mayor Mark Jantzer and council vice president Lisa Olson trims just over $2 million from the city’s tax[...]