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Grand Forks Mayor Brandon Bochenski to deliver State of the City address Wednesday
Brandon Bochenski has been the head of Grand Forks city government since June. He s set to deliver his first State of the City address on Wednesday. 2:43 pm, Mar. 15, 2021 ×
Grand Forks Mayor Brandon Bochenski speaks during the inauguration of the 13th president of the University of North Dakota, Andrew Armacost (left), in this Herald file photo. Nick Nelson / Grand Forks HeraldNick Nelson / Grand Forks Herald
Mayor Brandon Bochenski is set to deliver his first State of the City address this week, the city’s first all-virtual mayoral address.
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By Doug Barrett
Feb 21, 2021 12:48 PM
American industry expanded in January for the fourth straight month but has not returned to pre-pandemic levels. The Federal Reserve reports that U.S. industrial production – which includes output factories, mines and utilities – rose 0.9% last month on top of increases of 1.3% in December, 0.9% in November and 1.1% in October.
Those end-of-the-year stimulus checks got Americans shopping again. The Commerce Department says retail sales soared a seasonally adjusted 5.3% in January from the month before as the $600 stimulus checks pushed people to buy furniture, clothing and appliances. That’s the biggest increase since June.
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose again last month, a sign that the housing market’s strong momentum from 2020 may be carrying over into this year. The National Association of Realtors says existing home sales rose 0.6% in January from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted rate of 6
Grand Forks economic developer to advise international council on young professionals
Becca Cruger, workforce development manager at the Grand Forks Region Economic Development Corporation, will serve on the International Economic Development Council’s Young Professionals Advisory Committee. 2:00 pm, Feb. 19, 2021 ×
Becca Cruger
A Grand Forks economic developer has been named to an international development council’s committee dealing with early-career professionals.
Becca Cruger, workforce development manager at the Grand Forks Region Economic Development Corporation, will serve on the International Economic Development Council’s Young Professionals Advisory Committee.
“I’m very excited to represent Grand Forks and North Dakota among a diverse group of board members from across the nation,” Cruger said in a Grand Forks EDC release sent to the Herald. “This gives me the opportunity to learn best practices from other regions, as well as o