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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Update: Education debate about more spending, better economy
By Don Davis A debate about education funding goes beyond helping individual students: There is widespread agreement that a better education system would help the economy. However, there is less agree...
Posted on 4/23/13 at 9:48 PM
SMARTMOVEFARGOMOORHEAD: A BLOG BY THE GREATER FARGO/MOORHEAD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Greater FM Economic Development Corp. President's Report: High Priorities - Workforce Attraction & Flood Diversion
2013 is starting off stronger than 2012. Through our primary-sector call program, we are learning aboutincreasedinvestments for expansions and capital equipment. With the elections behind us and the f...
Posted on 2/20/13 at 5:16 PM
NEW PLATEAUS Give and Take
In this season of giving, here are two counter-intuitive truths about how Internet music piracy and product knock-offs benefit the original creators. #1: In November, TechNewsDaily published a story ...
Posted on 12/27/12 at 10:48 AM
RENEW ND Fargo ranks as top city for employment, but........
Fun to see Fargo as a lead story in Wall Street 24/7 and Yahoo for our high rate of employment, however I think they need a few more stock pictures so folks know it's not always blizzarding here. Here...
Posted on 12/11/12 at 10:14 AM
NIE ROCKS! The Fiscal Cliff
What is the fiscal cliff? It is a term first used by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to describe the impact on the economy of about $502 billion in expiring tax cuts and spending reductions, bot...
Posted on 12/5/12 at 3:11 PM
North Dakota oil, gas, coal royalties total $138.8 million in FY2012 
BISMARCK — The Bureau of Land Management says almost $139 million was collected in royalties on federal land in North Dakota in fiscal 2012.
February 02, 2013
Study: NDSU annual economic impact totals $884 million
FARGO – North Dakota State University boasts an economic impact of more than $884 million each year, according to a new analysis that also found students enjoy a high rate of return on their educational investment.
By Ryan Johnson , December 28, 2012
Benefits could expire for 12,200 Minn. unemployed
MINNEAPOLIS — Thousands of out-of-work Minnesotans are at risk of having their unemployment-insurance benefits expire Saturday.
By Associated Press , December 25, 2012
Crop insurance juicy target in 'fiscal cliff' deal
WASHINGTON — Rural lawmakers worry that $9 billion in annual federal crop insurance subsidies are an easy target for spending cuts in a “fiscal cliff” deal so they're shopping around for a late compromise on a farm bill to protect them.
By Associated Press , December 15, 2012
Economy remains weak in Midwest — even ND drops
OMAHA, Neb. — The economy in nine Midwest and Plains states likely will remain sluggish because of weakness in ethanol and food production, but conditions vary widely across the region, according to a report released Monday.
By Associated Press , December 03, 2012
Dakotas cities among lowest unemployment rates
BISMARCK — Four cities in the Dakotas are among the 10 in the nation with the lowest unemployment rates last month.
By Associated Press , November 29, 2012
US stocks rise sharply in Black Friday retail rush
The stock market enjoyed some Black Friday cheer, rising sharply as shoppers braved the annual post-Thanksgiving rush. Major indexes were on track for their biggest weekly gains since early June.
By Associated Press , November 23, 2012
Obama: Americans agree with my approach on deficit
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, laying down his marker for grueling “fiscal cliff” negotiations, said Friday he won't accept any approach to federal deficit reduction that doesn't ask the wealthy to pay more in taxes.
By Associated Press , November 09, 2012
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Fiscal cliff combines tax hikes, spending cuts
WASHINGTON — So just what is this “fiscal cliff” that has the financial markets rattled and economists and policymakers alike in a tizzy over the potential for sending the economy into another tailspin?
By Associated Press , November 07, 2012
US economic growth up to still-modest 2 percent rate
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew at a slightly faster 2 percent annual rate from July through September, buoyed by more spending by consumers and the federal government.
By Associated Press , October 26, 2012
Definitions range widely for political sweet spot: The middle class
FARGO - They are perhaps the two most-used and least-defined words of an election year: middle class.
Most people say they belong to it. Those running for office bend over backward to woo it. But nobody seems entirely certain of what it actually means or whom it encompasses.
October 13, 2012
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Cuts to strip many area rural post offices of experienced hands behind counter
BUFFALO, N.D. - Maxine Rust recently retired after nearly 19 years as postmaster of the post office here, making her the longest-serving postmaster Buffalo has ever had.
By Dave Olson , October 09, 2012
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US jobless rate falls to 7.8 percent., a 44-month low
WASHINGTON — The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent last month, dropping below 8 percent for the first time in nearly four years. The rate declined because more people found work, a trend that could have an impact on undecided voters in the final month before the presidential election.
By Associated Press , October 05, 2012
Unemployment falls in nearly 90 percent of US cities
Bismarck remains US low
WASHINGTON — Unemployment rates fell in August in nearly 90 percent of large U.S. metro areas, mainly because more people gave up looking for work. The Labor Department said Wednesday that unemployment rates dropped in 329 large cities, the most in four months. Rates rose in 24 cities and were unchanged in 19.
By Associated Press , October 03, 2012
ND 2nd quarter taxable sales up 42 percent
BISMARCK — Taxable sales and purchases in North Dakota during April, May and June grew nearly 42 percent compared to the second quarter of last year, to more than $6.4 billion.
By Associated Press , October 03, 2012
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