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1 week ago | 
inforum.com | David Olson |Dave Olson |education. Currently
FARGO — On a recent afternoon, Forum reporter Helmut Schmidt stopped by the newsroom to be interviewed for a story about his imminent retirement after four decades in journalism. Before the interview, a professional exercise he has engaged in countless times on the other side of the notebook, Schmidt did something else that for him is an everyday thing — he recharged the newsroom snack counter. This time, it was a large bag of chocolate-covered peanuts.
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2 weeks ago | 
inforum.com | David Olson |Dave Olson |education. Currently
FARGO — Robert Zoellick, a former head of the World Bank who helped shape decades of U.S. foreign policy, shared insights on both subjects during a lecture Tuesday, April 8, at North Dakota State University. While Zoellick often referenced his 2020 book, "America in the World: A History of U.S. Diplomacy and Foreign Policy," his comments sometimes strayed into current events, including the potential long- and short-term impacts of President Donald Trump's tariffs.
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3 weeks ago | 
inforum.com | David Olson |Dave Olson |education. Currently
FARGO — U.S. Sens. John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer announced Wednesday, April 2, that Heather Ranck is being reinstated as the director of the National Rural Export Center, which is based in Fargo.
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3 weeks ago | 
inforum.com | David Olson |Dave Olson |education. Currently
FARGO — Soren Beckstrom launched his power washing business — Cedar Valley Power Washing — around the time the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020. Beckstrom said he hauled a power washing rig around the Iowa community where his parents have their home and started knocking on doors to drum up business. He said the response was so positive, he came to the conclusion he could make a go of the business.
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1 month ago | 
inforum.com | David Olson |Dave Olson |education. Currently
DILWORTH â The former Dilworth VFW building at 1505 Center Ave. W. is undergoing a remodeling project that will result in new office space. The owner of the property, Farmington North LLC, asked for and received a five-year commercial tax abatement from the city to help pay for renovation of the space for a long-term tenant, which according to city officials will be the Clay County Public Defender's office.
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1 month ago | 
inforum.com | David Olson |Dave Olson |education. Currently
FARGO — About 15 years ago, not long after he discovered he had gluten intolerance, Paul Mehl started Simply Savory Foods, a gluten-free bakery in south Fargo. In the years since, the business changed its name to Mehl's Gluten-Free Bakery and moved to its current home at 1404 33rd St. S.W., in Fargo, where Paul Mehl operates the bakery with his brother, Mark. Paul Mehl said the name change did two things, it acknowledged his family's name while mirroring the German word for flour — mehl.
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1 month ago | 
inforum.com | David Olson |Dave Olson |education. Currently
FARGO — Fargo's quest to achieve a new convention center and hotel complex will likely involve a two-part request-for-proposal process that could get under way in late April. That's according to officials who attended a Fargo Convention Center Project Committee meeting held Friday, March 14, at Fargo City Hall. Mallari Ackerman, director of sales for Visit Fargo-Moorhead and a member of the committee, said an initial request for proposals could be issued by the end of April.
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1 month ago | 
inforum.com | David Olson |Dave Olson |education. Currently
FARGO — Proof Artisan Distillers, an award-winning maker of fine liquors in Fargo, is raising a bottle to 10 years in business. Now, however, owner Joel Kath is wondering where his next supply of bottles will come from. Kath said the vast majority of Proof Artisan's inputs are grown in the region: corn for their bourbon; malted barley for their malt whiskey and Red River Valley potatoes for their vodka and gin.
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1 month ago | 
inforum.com | David Olson |Dave Olson |education. Currently
FARGO — A commercial space in the Promenade Mall on 13th Avenue South in Fargo is being fitted up for a Dollar Tree store. Signage has been affixed to the building at 3109 13th Ave. S., but it is unclear when the store will open. Messages left with Dollar Tree, a Virginia-based company, were not returned at the time this story was published. there are currently three Dollar Tree stores in Fargo and one in Dilworth.
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1 month ago | 
inforum.com | David Olson |Dave Olson |education. Currently
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. â Greater Fergus Falls, a nonprofit organization formed in 2018 to foster economic development in the Fergus Falls area, is going "inactive," according to a posting on the Greater Fergus Falls Facebook page. "Recently, it has become evident that the (Fergus Falls) City Council has no current consensus for economic development and is actively pursuing alternative paths," the posting said.
