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The Black Hole Ice Shack, Sasquatch model is one of several built in the manufacturing shop in Verndale. Michael Johnson/Pioneer Journal
Northland Outdoors

A game changer in portable ice fishing

The Border States Electric corporate office in Fargo sits mostly empty Thursday, December 10, during the COVID-19 pandemic, with most employees working from home. David Samson / The Forum
Coronavirus

How the coronavirus pandemic altered the workplace in 2020, possibly for good

Otto the Otter sits on the southeast side of Fergus Falls, Minn., near a lake. Jean Bowman / Visit Fergus Falls / Special to The Forum
Coronavirus

For travel and tourism industry, pandemic brought both short-term and lasting changes

Agriculture

Grants aim to improve water quality in Wadena, Otter Tail counties

Combine rides are offered as part of the 2019 field day at Central Lakes College. Michael Denny/Wadena Pioneer Journal
Education

CLC Farm Business Management Program set to expand

Transportation

MnDOT to begin north frost zone winter load increases starting Monday

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O’Rourke Media Group CEO Jim O’Rourke. Submitted photo
Business

Media group purchases two newspapers from Forum Communications

Bryan and Sarah Klabunde have a blended family of five children, including older twins Avery and Lauren, 13; younger twins Sophia and Eli, 12; and youngest son Nolan, 6 — with a sixth child, the first that the couple will have together, set to be born later this month. (Submitted photo)
Wellness

For Minnesota farmer (and recovering alcoholic), holiday season is fraught with potential for relapse

Winona La Duke, second from left, and a group of Indigenous and allies protest the construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline Tuesday, Dec. 15 at the Enbridge office in Park Rapids. (Robin Fish/Enterprise)
Energy and Mining

LaDuke brings Line 3 opponents together in Park Rapids

Denise Nicholas, right, assists customer Angela Canales at her pop-up holiday shop in Crookston this week. Photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald
Small Business

Pop-up shop in Crookston epitomizes season of giving

Business

Minnesota unemployment rate falls to 4.4%

Owners of the Woodtick Lounge in Hewitt say they are not going to defy Gov. Tim Walz' orders and will not be reopening indoor services. Even so, many chose to patronize the business Wednesday, Dec. 16. Michael Johnson/Pioneer Journal
Business

Hewitt's Woodtick Lounge is wrapping, not fully reopening

Joe Bushaw IV opened his second restaurant in East Grand Forks in mid-August. Submitted photo
Restaurants and Bars

Though indoor dining ban continues, some Minnesota bars and restaurants reopening anyway

Bars, restaurants, cafes, fitness clubs and entertainment venues across Kandiyohi County are closed for at least the next four weeks, under a new order from Gov. Tim Walz. To help these businesses weather this latest shutdown, the Kandiyohi County Board of Commissioners is offering another pot of financial relief from the federal CARES Act. Carolyn Lange / West Central Tribune file photo
Small Business

Here are 94+ businesses who say they will defy Minnesota orders by opening

Heavy equipment clears trees and brush from Aitkin County, where the pipeline is planned to cross the Mississippi River. (Dan Kraker / MPR News)
Energy and Mining

Line 3 construction barrels ahead, despite efforts to block it

If you are thinking of selling, local experts say now may be your best time to make it happen.
Real Estate

Property transfers: Dec. 14 edition

The Boardwalk Bar and Grill in East Grand Forks stayed open despite a state lawsuit and subsequent restraining order on Friday, Dec. 11. The restaurant, like others in the city, is chafing under Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's order banning dine-in meal service to slow the spread of a novel coronavirus. Joe Bowen/Grand Forks Herald
Business

Minnesota businesses plan to reopen early in protest of state pandemic restrictions

(Courtesy of Kayla Krasselt Photography)
Small Business

Inventor builds business on keeping kids warm in the snow

Rights to this stock image purchased from iStock images by the Grand Forks Herald. Credit: golibtolibov
Small Business

Some Minnesota businesses that got PPP loans are foregoing forgiveness — for now

The new Line 3 as it passes from Hubbard to Wadena County will pass under two major water ways, the Shell River and Crow Wing River as it crosses Huntersville State Forest. Map courtesy National Geographic Society
Energy and Mining

Line 3 work has begun in Hubbard, Wadena counties

If you are thinking of selling, local experts say now may be your best time to make it happen.
Real Estate

Property transfers: Dec. 7 edition