The Latest News from Grand Forks, ND

1. Altru Health System Receives EDC Klaus Thiessen Impact Award The EDC board of directors has announced Altru Health System as the 2025 Klaus Thiessen Impact Award recipient! The award was accepted by CEO… Read More »Top 10 | March 2025

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The Grand Forks Region Economic Development Corporation (EDC) board of directors held its annual meeting on Thursday, March 27th, 2025, at the Alerus Center. At the… Read More »EDC Hosts Annual Meeting, Awards Altru 2025 Impact Award

1. ND House Advances HB 1332, Supporting Agristo Project with $30 million On Tuesday, February 25th, the North Dakota House of Representatives voted in support of HB 1332. The bill… Read More »Top 10 | February 2025

1. Grand Forks Identified as Site for a $450 Million Potato Processing Plant Agristo, a Belgium-based company, announced on January 10th that it intends to build a $450 million potato… Read More »Top 10 | January 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1/27/25 GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The Grand Forks Region Economic Development Corporation (EDC) is happy to announce that Brendan Brustad “BRU” has been hired as the Operations… Read More »Brustad Joins EDC Staff as Operations Manager

Agristo, a Belgium-based company, intends to build a $450 million potato processing facility in Grand Forks that will create 250-350 new permanent jobs. GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Agristo, a potato… Read More »Grand Forks Identified as Site for a $450 Million Potato Processing Plant

Mark Rustad joins the EDC board of directors. Board officer transitions: Shawn Gaddie is the Board Chair, Meghan Compton is the Board Vice Chair, and Chris Wolf is the Board Secretary and Treasurer.

1. Grand Forks Companies Receive $217,000 in APUC Awards Congratulations to two Grand Forks companies that received APUC Awards totaling $217,000! Dakota Don’s Artisan Waffles was awarded funding to develop… Read More »Top 10 | December 2024

1. NCTC Ranked Minnesota’s Number 1 Top Community College Congratulations to Acme Tools for receiving approval for a FlexPACE loan through the Jobs Development Authority and Bank of North Dakota!… Read More »Top 10 | November 2024

1. Air Service Expansion Updates: GFK Awarded $1 Million Air Service Grant Business Task Force Meets Community Leaders Attend Airline Conference Less than a year after the Mayor’s Air Service… Read More »Top 10 | October 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Grand Forks International Airport (GFK) has received $1 million from the Small Community Air Service Development Program grant (SCASDP). GFK was informed of… Read More »GFK Receives $1 Million SCASDP Grant to Expand Air Service Offerings

1. UND Defies National Trends, Sees 3rd Highest Enrollment The University of North Dakota has bucked national trends of shrinking enrollment! UND has reported a fall 2024 enrollment of 15,019… Read More »Top 10 | September 2024