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July recipients of the Minot Area Chamber EDC Eagle Award

July recipients of the Minot Area Chamber EDC Eagle Award Program are: Clint Olson, Dakota Fence; Sam Leighton, Dakota Fence; Randy Ihli, AT&T; Alex Skarsgard, Liechty Homes; Ron Gebur, IMM; Vanessa Latendresse, Farmers Union Insurance; Ken Banker, SRT Communications Inc.; Sophia Nichols, Home Depot; Ryan Schaan, Heartland Home Supply; Tammy Anderson, Tollefson’s Carpetland; Jeremiah Conway, Karl’s TV, Appliance & Furniture; Tom Ahmann, Kevin’s Plumbing & Heating; Irma Lopez, Mi Mexico; Amy Strand, The Wellington Assisted Living; Alexander Taylor, Unifi Service; Dr. Vanna Binning, ...

Magic City Daycare now open in site on MSU Campus

Magic CityDaycare is now open for business on the Minot State University Campus. Sarah Seay, owner and operator of the daycare, said the business was forced to move out of its former location by June 30 and has been able to reopen in two new locations, north and south, this month. The ...

Foundation announces new board members, officers

St. Joseph’s Community Health Foundation announces the election of officers and new board members appointed at the annual board meeting held on June 24. Officers are Board Chairman, Rick Beall, Minot, CEO, People’s State Bank; Vice-Chair, Jane Hirst, Minot, retired dietician; Treasurer, ...

ND airports post highest boardings since COVID

North Dakota’s eight commercial service airports posted 81,499 airline passenger boardings during the month of June, according to the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission. The numbers reflect the highest level of passenger traffic the state has seen since the COVID-19 pandemic began and continues the positive trend of growing airline passenger demand. June passenger levels remain only 19% below the pre-pandemic passenger level in June of 2019. Passenger boardings at the Minot airport in June totaled 12,033, compared to 3,912 in June 2020 and 13,632 in June 2019. The June 2021 ...

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Water wars brewing As of Friday, the intensity and number of extreme wildfires are breaking records in our Northwest and British Columbia. Much of our country is the driest it has ever been. Water wars are likely to become more common as shortages become acute. California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington are all under emergency conditions, with Idaho also threatened. Nearly a million acres have burned, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Floods engulf europe As our western states suffered from drought this week, devastating floods wiped out entire villages in Europe. ...

NERDWALLET: How COVID-fueled crowdfunding can revive small businesses

A pandemic-fueled boom in crowdfunding has small businesses flocking to capital-raising platforms that experts say could help many companies get back to normal — as long as small-business owners are able to launch effective campaigns. Regulation crowdfunding, in which companies raise capital from investors via government-monitored online platforms, has mushroomed in the last two years, going from approximately $100 million in 2019 to over $200 million in 2020, according to Chris Lustrino, founder and CEO of crowdfunding analytics and ratings firm KingsCrowd. It's already exceeded the ...