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ND sales tax collections post modest gain in 4th quarter

BISMARCK – North Dakota’s taxable sales and purchases for the fourth quarter of 2024 have demonstrated a 3.2% increase compared to the same period in 2023, Tax Commissioner Brian Kroshus has announced. For October, November, and December of 2024, taxable sales and purchases totaled $7.1 billion. “Despite the influence lower commodity pricing had on our state’s top two sectors – energy and agriculture – our economy again posted a modest gain compared to the same period last year,” Kroshus said in a news release. “As an exporting state, we’ll continue to keep a ...

BUILDING PERMITS City of Minot January

– 701 Block, 1416 7th St. SW, rehab upstairs, finish basement, add egress windows and air conditioning and upgrade electrical panel, $65,000. – Elizabeth Kelly, Groundworks Minnesota, 2120 4th Ave. NW, carbon fiber strips added to stabilize wall, $10,948. – Aaron Kraft, 708 20th St. NW, storage building, $6,755. – Shane and Megan Johnson, 108 18th St. SE, remodel basement post flood, beginning with bedroom, $3,000. – Michael and Elizabeth Ruelle, KPO Designs, 2100 5th Ave. NW, convert two bedrooms into master bedroom suite, $12,000. – LGK Holdings, 48 North Concrete ...

Credit union employee prioritizes customer service

Calie Yeingst has joined Aspire Credit Union as a member service representative at its teller line. Yeingst holds a bachelor’s degree in Family and Consumer Science from Eastern Illinois University and leverages her prior customer service experience in her new position, according to Aspire ...

Max native now in lead post

Wade Strilcov, a native of Max, now is the operations manager for four Trusted Tire & Auto Change locations in Minot and Bismarck. Strilcov graduated from Minot State University with his bachelor’s degree in business administration. He has more than 20 years of leadership experience. He ...

Building Permits

December 2024 – Carl Schaller Jr., Groundworks Minnesota, 911 18th Ave. SW, put in Intellibraces to stabilize wall, $3,157. – Douglas and Kathleen Benjamin, Rolac Contracting, 1601 1st Ave. SE, repair roof and overhang damaged by fallen tree, $10,000. – Stacon, Ready Builders, 4210 8th St. NW, Unit 5, add bathroom in shop condo unit, $3,000. – Happy Investments, Rolac Contracting, 2115 N. Broadway, demolish former Pizza Hut building except foundation and floor slab, $10,000. – Roadrunner Investments, Rolac Contracting, 2001 6th St. SE, remodel for new equipment for ...

Good vibrations: Sound makes waves as healing modality

Mia Farstad has various tools at her disposal to enhance emotional and physical healing, including some that are rather unusual, such as singing bowls, tuning forks and a gong. Farstad encountered sound healing at a time when she was looking for coping tools for grief and emotional stress in ...