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Youth explore conservation through culture at day camp
The Minot Daily News - North Dakota
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Submitted Photo Beth Miller, North Dakota Forest Service, introduces students to native tree species during the Rolette County Day Camp June 25. BELCOURT – Students from across the region came together June 25 at the Anishinabe Learning, Cultural...
Grim Outlook For Rural North Dakota Health Care
KNOX Radio - North Dakota
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(File image) (Mike Moen–Prairie News Service) – North Dakota has 13 rural hospitals at risk of closing. Health policy analysts say it’s a problem that might worsen under Medicaid cuts tied to what was known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The...
Companies are using culture fit and culture add to attract workers
Grand Forks Herald - North Dakota
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July 9, 2025
With low unemployment intensifying competition for talent, business owners face growing staffing challenges. A strong organizational culture centered on purpose, teamwork and shared values can help attract top candidates and boost motivation and...
Coal Creek owner plans to power North Dakota data center park
InForum - North Dakota
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July 7, 2025
BISMARCK — North Dakota’s largest coal plant could help power a new industrial park just a few years after financial issues almost led to the facility’s closure. The McLean County Commission approved a request from Bismarck-based Rainbow Energy to...
Highway construction workers breathing easier as heavier speeding fines go into effect in North Dakota
InForum - North Dakota
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July 7, 2025
GRAND FORKS — At the end of Gateway Drive heading west on Highway 2 toward Grand Forks International Airport, a crew of construction workers hopefully can breathe a little easier on the job site this summer. Workers across the state are likely...
Replanting decisions begin on North Dakota crops that did not weather the storm
InForum - North Dakota
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July 7, 2025
The storms that swept through the region on June 20 devastated many acres of crops. Now, farmers must decide if they should replant their acres that didn’t weather the storm. In Steele County, corn and soybeans are becoming the dominating crop,...
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....
Why I won't invest in companies that ignore AI — Kevin O'Leary
Coin Telegraph
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July 10, 2025
Artificial intelligence significantly reduces the cost of new customer acquisition, and any company neglecting AI is not a worthwhile investment, according to investor and television personality Kevin O’Leary. In an interview with Cointelegraph,...
Governor Armstrong announces program to help producers affected by severe storms
KFYR TV - North Dakota
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July 8, 2025
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Governor Kelly Armstrong, R-N.D., announced a new program to help farmers and ranchers replace damaged agricultural buildings during recent severe storms. The Grain Storage and Facility Rebuilder Program will provide two...
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...
USDA opens applications for disaster assistance program for weather-related agricultural losses
Central ND News - North Dakota
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July 9, 2025
Senator John Hoeven, U.S. Senator of North Dakota | Senator John Hoeven Official websiteSenator John Hoeven, U.S. Senator of North Dakota | Senator John Hoeven Official website Senator John Hoeven announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
The Growing Role of H-2A Workers in U.S. Agriculture
Successful Farming
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By Christian Valencia and Nick Paulson The H-2A program allows eligible employers in the U.S. an avenue to request and hire foreign workers to fill temporary agricultural jobs. Applicants must be certified and demonstrate a lack of willing,...
Beef industry to hold Military Appreciation Day at State Fair
The Minot Daily News - North Dakota
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North Dakota beef producers will be saluting active-duty military, reserve and National Guard members and their families at the 20th annual Beef Industry Military Appreciation Day during the North Dakota State Fair in Minot on Tuesday, July 22....
Every Dirty Gift Trump’s Big Bill Gives the Fossil Fuel Industry
Rolling Stone
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July 10, 2025
Last week, President Donald Trump signed what is likely the most regressive U.S. tax-and-spending bill in U.S. history, giving the top one percent of families more than $1 trillion in tax cuts while slashing Medicaid health coverage and food...
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...
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’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...
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....
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...
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...