NORTH DAKOTA BUSINESS

North Dakota Industry News

Coverage of industry in North Dakota focuses on performance trends, sector-level regulatory shifts, supply chain issues and employment data. Reporting tracks how business verticals function within the state economy.

NSF Awards $500,000 to Five Ag Tech Startups

NSF Awards $500,000 to Five Ag Tech Startups

Five startups will share funding for farm technology, with several products set to be tested in North Dakota.

Live Poll

Should farmers in your area adopt new ag tech like AI-powered sensors and weed control?


Healthcare

Live Poll

Do you trust that a hospital merger will improve care in your community?

Healthcare

Altru Signs Deal to Acquire CHI St. Alexius

Grand Forks-based Altru Health System agreed to acquire three CHI St. Alexius hospitals in North Dakota from CommonSpirit Health.

Altru Signs Deal to Acquire CHI St. Alexius

Agriculture

Agriculture

North Dakota Allows Red Diesel for Hauling

Governor Kelly Armstrong and federal officials temporarily permit lower-taxed red-dyed diesel for on-road farm hauling as prices climb.


Utilities

Live Poll

Do you support large wind farm upgrades near your community's highways?

Utilities

Regulators Approve $200M Prairie Winds Wind Upgrade

The North Dakota Public Service Commission unanimously approved Basin Electric's plan to upgrade turbines at the Prairie Winds ND 1 wind farm south of Minot.

Regulators Approve $200M Prairie Winds Wind Upgrade

Oil and Gas

Live Poll

Do you think corporations should be able to sue activist groups for protest damages?

Oil and Gas

Judge Denies Greenpeace New Trial in Pipeline Case

A North Dakota judge rejected Greenpeace's bid for a second trial in Energy Transfer's Dakota Access Pipeline lawsuit, leaving a $345 million judgment in place.

Judge Denies Greenpeace New Trial in Pipeline Case

Manufacturing

Live Poll

Should the federal government increase funding for small business manufacturing training programs?

Manufacturing

SBA Awards $5 Million for North Dakota Manufacturing

The funding supports advanced training initiatives for small businesses across North Dakota.

SBA Awards $5 Million for North Dakota Manufacturing

More in Industry

Reporting here centers on regional employment trends, legislative impacts on commerce, resource production cycles and supply chain resilience. It reaches from the capital to the rural counties where the state economy takes shape. Commodity price fluctuations and seasonal infrastructure needs dictate the rhythm of commercial activity across the state. Shifts in workforce availability and sector-specific regulation are the constants that drive most industry stories.