The Latest News from Grand Forks, ND

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The Grand Forks Region Economic Development Corporation (EDC) received two 2024 Excellence in Economic Development Awards: silver for the Greater Grand Forks: Way… Read More »EDC Wins Two International Awards for Economic Development

1. iSight Drone Services Marks Another First for UAS Grand Forks marked another FIRST for UAS! On Thursday, August 8th, Grand Forks-based iSight Drone Services and U.S. Senator John Hoeven… Read More »Top 10 | August 2024

1. EDC Plays Key Role in Supporting Mayor’s Air Service Expansion Initiative The Mayor’s Air Service Expansion Committee has made great strides with large milestones in July. One of the… Read More »Top 10 | July 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GRAND FORKS, N.D. – In October 2023, with the leadership of the City of Grand Forks Mayor Brandon Bochenski, the Mayor’s Air Service Expansion Committee was formed to… Read More »Local Businesses, Orgs, & EDC Play Key Role in Supporting Mayor’s Air Service Expansion Initiative

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The Grand Forks Region Economic Development Corporation welcomes Grand Forks City Council President Dana Sande to its board of directors! Sande will replace Mayor… Read More »Grand Forks Region EDC Welcomes Sande to Board of Directors

1. Epitome Energy Receives Air Permit from North Dakota for Grand Forks Soybean Crush Facility Epitome Energy has received its air permit from the ND Department of Environmental Quality! The… Read More »Top 10 | June 2024