Will North Dakota value-added ag be gone with the wind? A farmer-legislator says North Dakota’s rebuffing wind development in a futile attempt to save coal energy jeopardizes existing and future ethanol, soybean and other ag processing prospects in the state. 5:31 am, Jan. 11, 2021
EDGELEY, N.D. A North Dakota farmer-legislator fears that the 2021 session could be a turning point that harms the future of value-added agricultural enterprises ethanol, soybean and biodiesel.
State Rep. Mike Brandenburg, R-Edgeley, North Dakota’s farm and agricultural processing future hinges on one thing wind.
North Dakota State Rep. Mike Brandenburg, R-Edgeley, is on the House Budget Committee, was on the Interim Agriculture Committee, the Energy and Transmission Committee, and serves on committees on pesticide harmonization and crop protection. A farmer, he also serves in the Federal, Environmental, Regulation and Litigation committee, through the North Dakota Agric
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Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corp. Board, 11:45 a.m. through Zoom, https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85797921110, meeting ID: 857 9792 1110, call-in number 312-626-6799, meeting ID: 857 9792 1110
Jamestown Tourism Board annual meeting, 5:15 p.m., Exchequer Room, Jamestown Civic Center.
Jamestown City Planning Commission, 8 a.m., City Hall, 102 3rd Ave. SE.
James River Valley Library System Board of Directors, 3:30 p.m., Alfred Dickey Library, 105 3rd St. SE.
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Jamestown Public School Board retreat, 6 p.m.,Thompson Room, Thompson Community Room, Jamestown Middle School, 203 2nd Ave. SE.
Jamestown City Council, 5 p.m., access through calling 1-701-566-9575, conference ID 460 559 009#.
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A recap of the major stories of the Jamestown area not related to the coronavirus pandemic. Written By: Keith Norman | ×
The reconstruction of the football field and outdoor track has started this fall on the University of Jamestown campus. John M. Steiner / The Sun
While the coronavirus pandemic held most of the area s attention for the past 12 months, there were other milestone events occurring in Jamestown and the surrounding area. Here are some of the other top stories of the year:
Economic development
The announcement of one project and the continuation of plans for another kept much of the region s economic development focus on the Spiritwood Energy Park Association industrial park through 2020.
Jamestown has better 3rd quarter sales and purchases than North Dakota as a whole. Written By: Keith Norman | ×
Taxable sales and purchases in Jamestown during the third quarter exceeded the statewide numbers for the same period, according to the North Dakota Office of State Tax Commissioner.
Data for the third quarter, the months of July, August and September, was released this week.
The reports showed Jamestown had an overall 0.9% increase in the taxable sales and purchases compared to a 19.5% decline for the state of North Dakota.
For Jamestown, the increase was driven by a nearly $2 million increase in manufacturing sales and purchases. That amounted to a 72.4% jump in activity in that sector of the economy.