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Sunflower ‘Giant’ expands into corn

Sunflower ‘Giant’ expands into corn Giant Snacks Inc., of Wahpeton, N.D., is expanding from its sunflower business and is starting to produce a “toasted corn snack.” The company calls it an announcement “of importance similar to when the firm launched its Giant Sunflower brand.”

By Mikkel Pates , March 27, 2012

After a year, N.D. farmer still awaits money for cattle delivered to North Dakota Natural Beef PressPass

After a year, N.D. farmer still awaits money for cattle delivered to North Dakota Natural Beef Lloyd Wieland of rural Dazey, N.D., says he understands the company’s explanations that the recession affected their markets for meat, but he also says he was “shocked” to realize the company could be in such financial crisis, considering the pillars of North Dakota agriculture who were involved.

By Mikkel Pates , March 21, 2012

Xcel fails to reach lawsuit settlement with enXco over stalled $400 million N.D. wind farm PressPass

Xcel fails to reach lawsuit settlement with enXco over stalled $400 million N.D. wind farm Xcel Energy and enXco Development Corp. of San Diego had planned to build a 150-megawatt wind farm named Merricourt in southeastern North Dakota last year until the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the project could harm nearby plovers and whooping cranes, both protected species. Minneapolis-based Xcel pulled out of the project and enXco and Xcel sued one another.

By Leslie Brooks Suzukamo , March 20, 2012

Inventor-entrepreneur touts driverless tractor concept PressPass

Inventor-entrepreneur touts driverless tractor concept If you ever imagined what the future of agriculture looks like — driverless tractors crawling across the vast Red River Valley farming landscape — then meet Terry M. Anderson. He says he’s going to make it happen in 2012 and 2013. Anderson, 69, whose official address is Spearfish, S.D., has tested a half-scale model of such a tractor near a second home in Texas. He has sets of teams of experts working on the machine at St. Michael, Minn., near Minneapolis.

By Mikkel Pates , March 19, 2012

Noodles by Leonardo Devils Lake plant to consolidate with Cando plant PressPass

Noodles by Leonardo Devils Lake plant to consolidate with Cando plant Noodles by Leonardo, a pasta mill and processor started in 1980 in Cando, N.D., and later expanded to Devils Lake, is consolidating. Noodles will move its Devils Lake production to Cando over the next several months, according to Jay Janssen, plant manager.

By Kevin Bonham , March 19, 2012

OBIT: John Cowles Jr., 82, Twin Cities philanthropist, former Star Tribune publisher PressPass

OBIT: John Cowles Jr., 82, Twin Cities philanthropist, former Star Tribune publisher John Cowles Jr., former publisher and chairman of the Star Tribune newspapers and a philanthropist who helped shape the cultural community of the Twin Cities by pushing for facilities like the Guthrie Theater and the Metrodome, has died. He was 82.

By Associated Press , March 19, 2012

Target: Annual dividend may reach, exceed $3 by 2017 PressPass

Target: Annual dividend may reach, exceed $3 by 2017 The discount chain said today that it has paid a dividend every quarter since going public in October 1967 and that 2011 was its 40th straight year of annual dividend increases.

By Associated Press , March 19, 2012

The sky’s not the limit: GFK Flight Support provides multitude of services to aviation industry PressPass

The sky’s not the limit: GFK Flight Support provides multitude of services to aviation industry It’s no secret Grand Forks is an aviation mecca, of sorts, with a renowned flight school, Air Force base and one of the busiest commercial airports in the country. The surge of oil-related activity in western North Dakota is beginning to fuel increased activity for GFK Flight Support, Varian said. And with the increase in local companies providing services out west, GFK Flight Support has begun working to help coordinate private flights.

By Doris Cooper , March 16, 2012

RALPH KINGSBURY: Anger over government failure sparks initiatives PressPass

RALPH KINGSBURY: Anger over government failure sparks initiatives North Dakotans likely will be voting on two important issues in the June primary. The first is property taxation, its limitations and unfairness. If Measure 2 is not adopted in the election, then changes will come in the legislative session. One way or another, the state will have to get serious about the problems of property taxation. This issue will not go away until changes occur. The second issue is academic freedom, which is coming to a head through the Legislature’s absurd effort to require UND to use a particular nickname for its sports teams.

March 16, 2012

Mayo expanding collaboration to St. Cloud with new cancer treatment network

Mayo expanding collaboration to St. Cloud with new cancer treatment network Mayo Clinic is launching a nationwide cancer treatment network that will give various health systems access to its physicians. Its recently created clinic care network includes Altru Health System, based in Grand Forks.

By Wendy Lee , March 14, 2012

Getting snippy? Barbers, beauticians argue over legislation to reserve use of striped pole PressPass

Getting snippy? Barbers, beauticians argue over legislation to reserve use of striped pole Minnesota, Michigan and North Carolina are the latest fronts in a spreading legislative campaign to reserve the swirling poles for barbers. The proposals, which often include fines for offenders, are driving a new wedge in a trade where gender lines have long run deep.

By Brian Bakst , March 14, 2012

Bigger overhead bins for bigger carry-ons

Bigger overhead bins for bigger carry-ons Packed planes and a high volume of carry-ons are forcing airlines to expand the space above passenger's heads. United and Delta are the latest airlines to replace or upgrade bins so they hold more luggage. And engineers at Boeing are designing jet interiors with today's bulkier luggage in mind.

By Joshua Freed , March 05, 2012

Grafton, N.D., ethanol plant could reopen by fall PressPass

Grafton, N.D., ethanol plant could reopen by fall Plant, under new ownership, would turn sugar beets into fuel as early as fall
Energae LP, an energy investment group based in Clear Lake, Iowa, has signed a purchase agreement to buy the mothballed Grafton facility from Northeast Energy LLC, according to Jerry Krause, a general partner in Energae. The company expects to launch a search for North Dakota investors within the next couple of weeks, he said.

By Kevin Bonham , March 05, 2012

Some small companies working to make health pay

Some small companies working to make health pay While 99 percent of U.S. companies with 200 or more employees offered health insurance in 2011, just 57 percent of those with fewer than 50 workers offered benefits, according to research from the Kaiser Family Foundation. But in certain industries, health insurance is already essential to attract good employees. That forces entrepreneurs to figure out ways to afford coverage.

By Jackie Crosby , March 05, 2012

Xcel Energy to give 2 Minnesota nuclear plants post-Fukushima upgrades PressPass

Xcel Energy to give 2 Minnesota nuclear plants post-Fukushima upgrades The owner of Minnesota's two nuclear power plants says it is preparing to spend $20 million to $50 million on safety upgrades and studies based on the lessons of the nuclear catastrophe in Japan a year ago this month. Some U.S. nuclear critics question whether the actions are sufficient,

By David Shaffer , March 05, 2012

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