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Three from Grand Forks region among Prairie Business' 2025 Leaders and Legacies Award winners
Grand Forks Herald - North Dakota
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July 9, 2025
GRAND FORKS – Three business leaders from the Grand Forks region are among the 2025 winners of the Prairie Business Leaders and Legacies Award. This year’s class includes nine winners overall, including Michael Burns, of Michael J. Burns...
Port: Those moans you’re hearing from local government is property tax reform working
InForum - North Dakota
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July 9, 2025
MINOT — Sometimes you just have to eat your broccoli. You, like me, may actually like broccoli, but I think you understand what I mean. Life can’t just be a bowl of cotton candy. So it goes for local governments now that the state government has,...
Governor Armstrong concludes Burleigh County Auditor/Treasurer should not be removed from office
KFYR TV - North Dakota
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July 7, 2025
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong will not remove Burleigh County Auditor/Treasurer Mark Splonskowski from his elected office. In May, the County Commission requested that Splonskowski be removed from office....
Grants Available to Help Small Town Grocers, Tourism in North Dakota
KNOX Radio - North Dakota
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(Photo contributed via the North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) – Small communities in North Dakota can soon apply for grant money to support their grocery stores. Lawmakers set aside $1 million for the grant during the 2025 legislative...
North Dakota school districts get no 'summer break' from budget maneuvering
Kiowa County Press - Colorado
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July 5, 2025
Click play to listen to this article. It is only early summer but North Dakota school districts are preparing for the fall. As in recent years, some administrators are performing what amounts to a high-wire act in balancing resources and services....
Rep. Ilhan Omar addresses youth achievement and global issues on social media
Minnesota State Wire
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July 8, 2025
Rep. Ilhan Omar, currently serving in the U.S. Congress representing Minnesota’s 5th district, shared a series of tweets on July 8, 2025, addressing both local and international issues.In her first tweet of the day, Rep. Omar expressed pride in...
Just Sold: Satellite industries sells Plymouth site
Finance & Commerce - Minnesota
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July 8, 2025
Editor’s note: “Just Sold” is a Finance & Commerce feature based on the newest certificates of real estate value filed with the Minnesota Department of Revenue for commercial sales throughout Minnesota and reports of sales across the country...
North Dakota steps up clean energy support with 2 new policies or incentives in 2024
Peace Garden News - North Dakota
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July 4, 2025
North Dakota implemented at least two new clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the...
Bankruptcies for North Dakota and western Minnesota published July 5, 2025
InForum - North Dakota
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July 5, 2025
North Dakota Cheyenne M. Czech, West Fargo, Chapter 7 Shane Ritter, St. Thomas, Chapter 7 Richard Scott Keith, Bismarck, Chapter 7 Matthew David Monson, Williston, Chapter 7 Rachel A. David, Fargo, Chapter 7 Kevin M. Hoffman, Minot, Chapter 13...
As bridge repairs add up, North Dakota might need to rethink approach, Gov. Kelly Armstrong says
The Dickinson Press - North Dakota
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July 5, 2025
GRAND FORKS — North Dakota has 1,325 bridges identified as needing repairs, according to a national report. And of the 4,255 bridges in North Dakota, 11% — or 467 of them — are structurally deficient, according to data compiled and distributed by...
McFeely's Tip Sheet: Bison-Jackrabbits named one of top rivalries in college football
InForum - North Dakota
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July 11, 2025
Turns out you can invent a rivalry out of thin air after all. The Athletic national sports website, owned by the New York Times, named the North Dakota State-South Dakota State game as one of the top rivalries in college football. All college...
Grape and Wine Advisory Committee meets to discuss funding for industry projects
Peace Garden News - North Dakota
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July 7, 2025
The Grape and Wine Advisory Committee is scheduled to convene on Friday, July 11, 2025, at 10 a.m. CST. The meeting will take place in the North Dakota Department of Agriculture's conference room located on the 14th floor of the State Capitol in...
North Dakota poised for first integrated US jet fuel plant from bioethanol
The Jamestown Sun - North Dakota
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July 3, 2025
RICHARDTON, N.D. — North Dakota Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak visited the Red Trail Energy bioethanol production plant and carbon sequestration facility in Richardton on Monday, June 30. Fedorchak’s visit came several months after Gevo Inc., a...
Grants available to help small-town grocers, tourism in North Dakota
North Dakota Monitor
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July 5, 2025
Small communities in North Dakota can soon apply for grant money to support their grocery stores. Lawmakers set aside $1 million for the grant during the 2025 legislative session out of concern for rural North Dakota towns that struggle to attract...
What will happen to the iconic brick schoolhouse along I-94 in central North Dakota?
InForum - North Dakota
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July 5, 2025
CRYSTAL SPRINGS, N.D. — When heading east on Interstate 94, the road winds into a crest near Crystal Springs, one of the few hills between central North Dakota and the flatlands of the Red River Valley. There, the more than century-old brick...
North Dakota man accused of defrauding pandemic relief programs of $1.6M
Watertown Public Opinion - South Dakota
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A Bismarck man is facing federal charges after prosecutors say he fraudulently obtained more than $1.6 million from pandemic relief programs. Isaac Osei Afoakwa, 55, is also accused of submitting $100,000 worth of "false and fraudulent" claims to...
Prairie cemetery hides behind headstone overlooking I-94 in central North Dakota
InForum - North Dakota
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July 5, 2025
CRYSTAL SPRINGS, N.D. — As drivers follow Interstate 94 near the exit marked for Crystal Springs, a white gravestone perched on the hilltop looks like a lonely prairie memorial that would be long forgotten by all but the surrounding farmers who...
North Dakota merges insurance and securities departments for improved consumer protection
Central ND News - North Dakota
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July 3, 2025
Commissioner Jon Godfread | North Dakota State Executive - Commissioner of InsuranCommissioner Jon Godfread | North Dakota State Executive - Commissioner of Insuran North Dakota has unified its Insurance and Securities departments to enhance...
North Dakota unifies insurance and securities departments under one regulator
Peace Garden News - North Dakota
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July 3, 2025
Commissioner Jon Godfread | North Dakota State Executive - Commissioner of InsuranceCommissioner Jon Godfread | North Dakota State Executive - Commissioner of Insurance North Dakota has unified its Insurance and Securities departments, a move...
North Dakota’s Feather Alert to roll out in August
Buffalo's Fire - North Dakota
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July 3, 2025
North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong signs HB 1535 into law on May 2, flanked by the bill’s sponsor, state. Rep. Jayme Davis on the left, and state Rep. Colette Brown on the right. Behind them are House Minority Leader Zach Ista and House...