(AP) — When making your travel budget, don’t assume that lodging and airfare will be your biggest expense. Now, more than ever, rental cars are shaping up to be one of the biggest — and stubbornly high — aspects of people’s vacation budgets. While airfare and lodging prices are ...

August recipients of the Minot Area Chamber EDC Eagle Award Program are: Tammy Smith, AFLAC Regional Office; Lynn Wright, Border States Electric; Sabrina Schroeder, Ryan GMC/Buick/Cadillac; Wesley Elkins, SRT; Jessi Erdmann, First International Bank & Trust; Nathan Stremick, Signal Realty; ...

The new SCHEELS store at Dakota Square Mall opened to the public in July, after months of building and renovating by Minneapolis contractor Kraus-Anderson. The new 110,000 square-foot sporting goods store was designed by R.L. Engebretson Architecture, and it cost $20.66 million to combine ...

July recipients of the Minot Area Chamber EDC Eagle Award Program are: Mark Zeltinger, United States Postal Service; Lindsey Olson, BeMobile; Martin Saldana, Verizon – BeMobile; Nikki Greening, Northern Sentry; Shanette Miller, Home Depot; Jessica Almaraz, US Bank; Terri Beck, Trinity Town ...

Local witch Selena Drake moved her metaphysical shop, The Purple Door, into the Allure Studio building on Broadway in February, maintaining the only storefront for Wiccan and pagan practitioners in the Magic City to purchase the wares and resources for their craft. Drake first began ...

First Western Bank & Trust has announced three recent promotions. Kris Lien has been promoted to assistant vice president-information technology manager. Lien joined the First Western team at the Main Bank in Minot as the bank’s IT manager 5 1/2 years ago. Joy Springer has been ...