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Balancing hopes, dreams with low-paying college major

(AP) — Humanities majors are more than a punchline. Not everyone can or wants to be a STEM major, and the world would be a poorer place if they were. To have great things to read, music that inspires, perspectives that challenge us — to have a sense of reward and meaning in life — we must have students who pursue college degrees that don’t lead directly to a big paycheck. That turns the pursuit of intellectual curiosity and artistic appreciation into a balancing act: the likelihood you’ll make a good living versus the debt you incur along the way. “I encourage students ...

Aspire Credit Union donates to Magic City Discovery Center

Aspire Credit Union has pledged $10,000 to the Magic City Discovery Center for its effort on the world-class discovery center under construction in Minot. Aspire Credit Union has concentrated its donations on projects that are impactful and focus on elements that align with the mission and ...

Futures Files

Heading for hyper-inflation? Unless you were born before 1975, it might be tough to comprehend the milieu, political climate, macro-economic problems, and even day-to-day living in a world plagued by hyperinflation. No American alive today lived through the collapse of the continental currency in 1775 or the run-away inflation of the Weimer Republic in Germany in the 1920s. Both of those events were brought on by excessive spending during wartime. Only the few Americans who immigrated here from Zimbabwe or Venezuela would have felt firsthand their modern currency ...

Crumbl Cookies coming to Dakota Square

Dakota Square Mall has announced the addition of Crumbl Cookies to its property. The project is to open this summer. Crumbl Cookies will be located between HomeGoods and T.J. Maxx. Crumbl Cookies is the fastest-growing cookie company in the nation, with over 300 bakeries in 36 states, according to information provided to The Minot Daily News. Crumbl’s business model operates on a rotating menu concept, with four iconic flavors rotating weekly. Their milk chocolate chip cookie is always on the menu and their chilled pink sugar cookie is a semi-permanent menu item, which totals six ...

Mjoen named CEO/president of Impact Dakota

BISMARCK — Jodie Mjoen of Jamestown has been named CEO/president of Impact Dakota, Bismarck. Mjoen will play a leading role in developing strategy for modernizing North Dakota’s manufacturing base and coordinating the interface of technology and growth strategies with the needs of small manufacturers. Mjoen received his bachelor’s degree in business administration, management and marketing from Minot State University and a master’s degree in leadership from the University of Jamestown. He brings more than 25 years of experience across a variety of manufacturing ...

Eagle Award Program winners

February recipients of the Minot Area Chamber EDC Eagle Award Program are: Kylene Askvig, Bremer Bank; Lisa Studaker, Minot Automotive Center; Monica Villalpando, McDonald’s Restaurants of Minot; Carley Stewart, REM North Dakota; Nikki Fonder, SolidCore; Dr. Erin O’Leary, Professional Hearing Services; Tyrell Flowers, North Hill Marketplace Foods; Amber Mohammed, Town & Country Credit Union; Angie Heintz, Trinity Health Medical Arts; Blakelynn Escherich, Trinity Health Billing Department; Brandon Houser, UPS; Joan Garberg, Central Campus High School Attendance office; Cameron ...