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Natural gas price explodes Natural gas prices have nearly doubled in the past 12 months, reaching $5.06 per million British Thermal Units (BTUs) early Friday morning. (A BTU is the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit.) It has ...

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Jackson Hole talk moves financials higher Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s annual Wyoming speech sent metals, stock indexes, energy, and Treasury bond futures sharply higher on Friday. His talk was mainly “dovish” in tone. Toward the end, Powell implied the Fed would delay tapering ...

Five tips for fostering a successful hybrid workplace

(AP) — Businesses figured out how to work remotely on the fly when COVID-19 rapidly disrupted our way of working. Those planning to adopt a hybrid work model when they return to the office still have time to prepare. But managing a distributed team comes with its own unique challenges, ...

City hires retail consultant

A retail consultant will be analyzing local shopping metrics and helping to recruit more stores to Minot. The Minot City Council on Monday approved a one-year contract, with two potential annual renewals, with Retail Coach for $47,500. Funding will come from economic development dollars set ...

Main Street Boutique partners with Liverpool Los Angeles

RUGBY – Main Street Boutique, Rugby, has been selected as one of 86 independent retail stores across the United States to partner with fashion apparel brand Liverpool Los Angeles. These Destination Liverpool Shops will serve as premier Liverpool specialty stores, with Liverpool helping the ...