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Carol Widman retires, nephew takes over Fargo's family candy business
FARGO — A big change is coming to Carol Widman's Candy Company in Fargo. Carol Widman has retired and handed the business over to her nephew. Widman has been making candy in the community for over thirty years. But the Widman tradition of handmade candy spans five generations all...
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EEOC sues Fargo-based SCHEELS All Sports for age discrimination
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- A federal lawsuit against Fargo-based SCHEELS All Sports accuses the retailer of removing older workers from its retirement plan. The age discrimination suit was filed by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. They say Jeri Fulgham accrued employee stock ownership shares over more than 20 years. But...
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New owners at Carol Widman’s Candy Co.
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - The home of the famous chocolate “Chippers” is under new ownership. Carol Widman’s Candy Co. posted to social media saying, Carol Widman Kennedy & her husband Dave Kennedy are retiring after 34 years in the candy business. The family-owned business has...
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Fargo airport completes milestone integration of military and commercial drones into everyday airspace
FARGO, N.D. – Fargo’s Hector International Airport has wrapped up a five-month joint operation that airport officials believe marks a national first for a U.S. commercial airport. Over the summer, three separate operators flew MQ-9 aircraft out of Hector International alongside scheduled commercial flights and general aviation traffic....
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Minnesota-Based Company Files Permit For Data Center In Harmony Township
(Mapleton, ND) — A Minnesota-based company is trying to build a data center in Harmony Township, north of Mapleton. Geronimo Power has filed for a conditional use permit in the area near the Bison Substation. The company says the data center would use about 540 megawatts at peak demand, which is nearly double the amount of power used by Applied Digital’s Polaris Forge two data center north of Fargo. The company says the center would be powered by new electricity generation and existing customers in the area would be protected from rate increases under a plan submitted by Otter Tail Power. The next board meeting for the township will be held on October 20th.
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2 North Dakota Starbucks Locations Permanently Closing
Two North Dakota Starbucks locations are closing as part of a nationwide store reduction. We hear about new businesses opening in North Dakota all the time, but unfortunately, today we learned that the major coffee chain is closing two locations in our state. Starbucks has long been a juggernaut in...
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2nd Fargo-area data center would use double the power of Harwood site
A data center planned in North Dakota’s Cass County would use nearly twice the power of a data center under construction in the Fargo area. Minnesota-based Geronimo Power has filed for a conditional use permit for a data center in Harmony Township, near the Bison Substation north of Mapleton. The company also has created a […]
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Landowner group sues over Wahpeton water sale for large dairy
A group of Wahpeton-area residents and the Dakota Resource Council are suing a state agency in a dispute over water for a large dairy farm. The suit against the North Dakota Department of Water Resources was filed Friday in Burleigh County District Court. The Department of Water Resources approved the sale of 500,000 gallons of […]
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Cramer, Hoeven, Fedorchak, Agriculture Commissioner Goehring, and North Dakota Farmers Host Press Conference
VALLEY CITY, N.D. – Landowners and farmers in North Dakota have faced longstanding frustrations with perpetual U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) wetland easements, many of which were acquired without maps delineating covered wetlands. Subsequent regulatory creep has expanded control of their farmland without any additional financial compensation, all while degrading soil quality and diminishing agricultural productivity. The FWS’s trampling of private property rights and broken contract obligations has fueled disputes.
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Starbucks closing Fargo, Grand Forks stores as part of nationwide cuts
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) — Starbucks is closing its South University Drive location in Fargo as part of a broader round of store closures across the U.S. and Canada. The company is shutting down about 250 locations this week as part of a corporate shakeup under CEO Brian Niccol. A national closure list shows two North Dakota stores on the list: the University Drive location in Fargo and a store on South Washington Street in Grand Forks.
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FM Area Diversion September Construction Update
FARGO, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Another component of the massive FM Area Diversion flood-protection project reached completion this month. Reach 1B of the 22-mile southern embankment now connects the Diversion Inlet Structure and adjacent reaches, forming a portion of the earthen levee that will hold back floodwater when the project operates.
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‘Comply or die’ N.D. Attorney General announces agreement with F5 project over illegal loan & self-dealing allegations
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – Fargo-based non-profit F5 project says it will make changes after making an agreement with the North Dakota Attorney General’s Office over self-dealing, illegal loan and conflict of interest allegations. The organization gives people coming out of jail or prison job and housing resources. Through...
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Daily's Market in downtown Fargo seeks a buyer to avoid closing
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Daily's Market in downtown Fargo is for up sale as the current owners plan to close by the end of the year. Than and Charlotte Young opened the bodega-style convenience store at 216 North Broadway in 2019. They have since moved to Fargo full-time, become grandparents...