Labby's Grill and Bar has opened at 1100 19th Ave. N., in Fargo.
Owned by Dan Labernik, the smoke-free eatery and bar offers "pretty much everything you can imagine," Labernik said, from Mexican food selections, burgers, sandwiches and wraps, to daily lunch specials such as mashed potatoes and roast beef.
"It's a grill first. The one thing I'm most proud of is the food," said Labernik, who has 20 years experience in the beverage industry.
Located in the former Reeb's Bar and Grill location, Labby's will be open 11 a.m. to 2 a.m., Monday through Saturday and noon to midnight on Sunday, Labernik said.
The business employs 36 people, including general manager John Trnka, who has 16 years of experience in the food industry, and Mike Ramirez, with 15 years of experience in the industry.
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33-tower wind farm being built near Wilton
Basin Electric Power Cooperative and FPL Energy are building a 49.5 megawatt, 33-tower wind energy center southeast of Wilton, N.D.
The center will generate enough electrical energy to power 15,000 homes and is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
"This, along with the other four projects now under development in our state, will add more than 230 towers and 330 megawatts of new wind energy to our total capacity," said Gov. John Hoeven.
The new facility will be constructed on an 8,000-acre plot southeast of Wilton by Wanzek Construction of Fargo, which specializes in wind tower construction. The towers were manufactured by DMI Industries of West Fargo.
FPL Energy will construct the plant, and Basin Electric Power Cooperative will purchase the electricity through a long-term contract with FPL.
State names tourism marketing director
Heather Hauschild LeMoine has been named marketing director for the Tourism Division of the North Dakota Department of Commerce.
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LeMoine, a Wahpeton, N.D. native, will be responsible for working with all aspects of marketing the state on a national basis. Her responsibilities include overseeing the development of advertisements and publications, and media buys; managing the Web site and e-marketing programs; and developing a comprehensive research plan and framework for a learning-based vacations program.
Former communications director Rachel Retterath will serve as media and public relations director on a part-time basis.
The marketing director position combines a number of duties which will allow LeMoine to focus on research-driven advertising and promotional materials.
Most recently, LeMoine served as marketing director at Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls, Minn. Before that, she had been the media relations coordinator for Arctic Cat. She earned a bachelor of arts degree in mass media and English writing from Concordia College in Moorhead.
For more information log onto www.ndtourism.com or call 1-800-HELLO-ND.
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