Ropin’ the Wind GERMANY – Renewable energies will have covered almost 52% of gross electricity consumption in 2023, according to the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Wurttemberg. This is an increase from 46% in 2022 and the first time to see it clear 50% in total. ...

BISMARCK – Mark Watne of Velva was reelected to an 11th one-year term as North Dakota Farmers Union president by more than 500 members and voting delegates attending the organization’s 97th annual state convention Dec. 15-16 in Bismarck. “We’re going to have to be more creative and ...

– Nathan and Kendra Faa, Dynamic Sawing & Coring, 908 24th Ave. NW, install egress window, $5,000. – Eagles Wings Community Fellowship, 101 16th St. SW, temporary enclosure, $5,000. – Nathan Smith Holdings, ID Builders, 600 2nd St. SE, remodel existing residence, $50,000. – ...

Eight is enough Chicago wheat futures were up eight days in a row coming into Friday morning. On Tuesday, Nov. 28, March Chicago wheat futures came off a low of $5.57/bushel to get to as high as $6.49/bushel earlier this week. China has been in the market recently making significant ...

OPEC+ members met this week and agreed to an additional 1 million barrels a day in production cuts for 2024. This goes along with an extension of Saudi Arabia’s voluntary production cut of the same amount into 2024 as well. The meeting of OPEC+ nations was originally scheduled for Nov. ...

The franchise holder for a Popeyes restaurant in Minot is shooting for a late January or early February opening, with plans already taking shape for other Popeyes in North Dakota and South Dakota. Construction has been occurring along 28th Avenue Southwest in Minot, just west of ...