BISMARCK – Heilman Properties will receive a $450,000 loan to build a new daycare facility in Minot from the North Dakota Development Fund, the North Dakota Department of Commerce announced Wednesday. It is one of five companies approved for a total of $37.1 million in loan

Other loans will go to expand a daycare facility and construct a new daycare facility in Fargo.

Valence Natural Gas Solutions secured a $3 million loan to support the completion of six micro flare gas capture units, which will help reduce emissions and capture valuable natural gas resources.

Cerilon was awarded a $32 million loan to build a large-scale, natural gas-fed gas-to-liquids facility in North America. The facility will have a daily processing capacity of about 24,000 barrels and incorporate cutting-edge carbon capture and storage technology, making it the first of its kind globally.