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Agronomist joins Peterson Farms Seed

COLEHARBOR —Kelsey Stumvoll has joined the Peterson Farms Seed team as a regional agronomist. She is based in Coleharbor. Peterson Farms Seed is headquartered near Prosper in Cass County. Stumvoll will act as an added agronomic resource to support the company’s current sales team and the dealers and customers they serve in central and western North Dakota. She grew up on a fifth-generation farm and earned a crop and weed science degree from North Dakota State University, Fargo, with a minor in soil science. Stumvoll can be reached at (701) 460-7643 or ...

Aspire Credit Union issues fraud alert

Aspire Credit Union recently became aware of a website duplicating its existing site, including look and branding. The fraudulent website also altered the logo to read “Aspire Credit Bank” instead of “Aspire Credit Union.“ Aspire Credit Union reports its systems have not been breached with this activity and the credit union has been working with its service providers and has contacted the FBI Internet Crime Department to ensure its continued security. The credit union wants members and potential members to be aware that this fake site has intentions of phishing for personal ...

EIDL loan repayments to begin

Repayment deferment on a number of Economic Injury Disaster Loans will be ending soon, according to the Small Business Administration. The SBA approved 6,552 Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) in North Dakota, totaling over $745 million. The EIDL program is designed to provide small businesses with working capital needed to overcome the negative financial impacts of a declared disaster. The program has a 30-year maturity. Under the COVID disaster declaration, EIDL loan payments are deferred for two years, with principal and interest payments required over the remaining 28 ...

Futures Files

Gas and crude blow up as Gulf sale is canceled Both natural gas and West Texas crude oil prices exploded into new contract highs Friday on the news a federal judge would void the largest offshore U.S. sale of oil and gas acreage in history. A U.S. District Court judge declared the Gulf of Mexico deal invalid due to faulty environmental analysis used in a regulatory decision. Energy markets have been racing sharply higher for two months on fears Russia would invade Ukraine. Many analysts forecast $100 per barrel crude if demand continues to rise at the current pace and an invasion ...

Millennial Money: Just how passive is passive income?

The opportunity to make money while we sleep is one few of us would turn down. And passive income, at face value, suggests we can do just that. Social media is chock-full of influencers telling us how to make passive income. And while many of those content creators do actually earn money even when they’re not on the clock, fewer of them are forthcoming about the work required to get there. “A lot of people are surprised by how much work it takes because I think a lot of people who are earning a passive income are talking about how great it is having earned that,” says Pat ...

Local sweet shop offers cupcakes, coffee and charcuterie

Well-lit and decorated with white tables and an array of pink flowers, Guilty Sweets & Charcuterie is a stark contrast to the frozen streets just outside its doors. The sweet shop opened on Dec. 18, 2021, at 3 1st St. SE, Suite 2, just east of Prairie Sky Breads. They offer cupcakes, ...