Search
Sections

Weather Forecast

Close

business

    Forum News Service file photo
    How does measles spread? Do I need another MMR vaccine shot? How dangerous is measles? FAQ on the outbreaks
    The United States is experiencing its second-highest number of measles cases in nearly two decades. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
    business/healthcare4 hours 9 min ago
    play button
    Nation's largest farm toy store attracts customers for miles
    Every spring, farm toy enthusiasts come from all over the country travel to the little northwest Iowa town of Le Mars for the Le Mars Toy Store...
    business/agriculture9 hours 12 min ago
    Cement contractors smooth out a freshly poured pad that will be used for trucks at the new Country Ready Mix plant that opened Thursday in Jamestown. Tom LaVenture / The Sun
    Country Ready Mix opens
    Management of a new concrete facility that opened Thursday in Jamestown said the business was developed to provide competitive pricing and face-to-face...
    business/manufacturing13 hours 16 min ago
    Elayne Hartman, front center, is the most recent Legend Award recipient at Jamestown Regional Medical Center. The award is voted on by JRMC employees. Submitted photo
    Hartman receives JRMC Legend Award
    Jamestown Regional Medical Center recently announced Elayne Hartman is its most recent Legend Award recipient. The Legend Award is the most prestigious...
    business13 hours 19 min ago
    April 19, 2019
    iStock/AndreyPopov
    ‘Tell me about yourself’: Tips on interview prep and keeping a clean online profile
    GRAND FORKS — Applying for jobs and preparing for interviews can be nerve-wracking. Here are some tips and best practices when it comes to...
    business/workplace21 hours 15 min ago
    Katie Pinke
    Pinke: Reaction to Roundup verdict is a ‘hoe’ lot of nonsense
    Costco pulled Roundup from its shelves this year as a reaction to a California’s jury decision to award a man $80 million in his claim that...
    business/agricultureApril 19, 2019 - 6:52pm
    National Buffalo Museum named best in ND by 247wallst.com
    The National Buffalo Museum in Jamestown is the best museum in North Dakota, according to 247wallst.com, a Delaware corporation that creates online financial news and opinion content. The “Best museum in each state” news article posted on 247wallst.com on April 15 listed one museum...
    business/announcementsApril 19, 2019 - 12:05pm
    Roofers with Pine Ridge Builders strip away the old felt and shingles Thursday morning from a home in southeast in Jamestown. Tom LaVenture / The Sun
    Roof work
    Roofers with Pine Ridge Builders strip away the old felt and shingles Thursday morning from a home in southeast in Jamestown. Tom LaVenture /...
    business/workplaceApril 19, 2019 - 6:49am
    April 18, 2019
    Katie Pinke met Vergas Hardware owner and reader of The Pinke Post column, Paul Pinke. An Agweek reader brings the column to Paul Pinke each week. Submitted photo
    The Pinke Post: How Vergas Hardware and this column are related
    I started this column four years ago this month. Agweek management at the time asked for a name for my column and I didn’t know what to call...
    business/agricultureApril 18, 2019 - 6:00am
    April 17, 2019
    WikiCommons image
    Consumers are buying contaminated meat, doctors' group says
    A group of doctors has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture, pushing for new rules to prohibit the sale of raw poultry,...
    business/agricultureApril 17, 2019 - 4:25pm
    Searle Swedlund, executive director of Jamestown Tourism
    Swedlund receives state tourism award
    Searle Swedlund, executive director of Jamestown Tourism, received a Governor’s Travel and Tourism Award Wednesday at the 2019 Travel Industry...
    business/tourismApril 17, 2019 - 4:14pm
    Alan Roebke, 69, offers his “Roebke Plan” as an alternative to the current farm bill. Its feasibility is debatable, but the former large farmer and sugar co-op leader has a bigger problem: he’s a convicted felon. Mikkel Pates / Forum News Service
    Ag rebel pitches new plan to boost farm numbers
    ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — If the bearish numbers in the March 29 U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Prospective Plantings Report get you down, Alan...
    business/agricultureApril 17, 2019 - 6:00am
    April 16, 2019
    An oil jack extracts crude from the Bakken oil field in western North Dakota. Forum News Service
    Oil's facing odds of demand worsening before getting better
    Oil's march back toward a four-year high is now facing some roadblocks in the form of demand in Asia, though the path may clear to allow further...
    businessApril 16, 2019 - 4:09pm
    Linda Funk, executive director of the Soyfoods Council, hands out samples of foods made with soybeans at the North Dakota Nutrition Council conference on April 4 in Bismarck. Jenny Schlecht / Forum News Service
    North Dakota ag groups take nutrition information to professionals
    BISMARCK — Representatives of ag groups are used to going to shows and conventions, talking to farmers and consumers. Talking to farmers about...
    business/agricultureApril 16, 2019 - 6:00am
    April 15, 2019
    A farmer carries a bag of corn seed in Malden, Ill., on May 16, 2017. Bloomberg photo by Daniel Acker.
    US farmers fear China deal will leave them worse off than before trade war
    Some U.S. farm groups fear that President Donald Trump's terms for easing his trade war with China risk leaving large swaths of American agriculture...
    businessApril 15, 2019 - 9:23am
    PageOlder »