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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s bitterly cold winters make for the ideal setting...

"If you didn't know anything about what was going on with a global pandemic, you would not be able to tell based on permit data."

The number and value of building permits issued in Bismarck-Mandan increased in 2020, despite the coronavirus pandemic. Bismarck issued 244 permits for single-family homes in 2020, which is up from 185 the year before. Last year's permits are valued at around $65.4 million compared to almost $49 million in 2019. Seventy-six townhome permits were issued last year, an increase of 24 from 2019. New commercial construction permits also saw an uptick in 2020. Thirty-four were approved, up seven from the year before. The value of those permits expanded significantly year over year: The 24 permits i...

Or it might. Corvallis is one of the dozens of cities that the federal government is considering downgrading from the metropolitan statistical area category that has been in place for 70 years. Inside the COVID relief package passed by Congress: multiple measures aimed at providing targeted help for some of the lowest-earning Americans.According to the Tax Policy Center, the poorest one-fifth of Americans will see 20% higher incomes this year, thanks to $1,400 stimulus checks and an expanded child tax credit.That child tax credit was raised from the customary $2,000 per year per child to $...

144 cities, including 2 in Utah, could lose status as metro areas Utah.com By: Associated Press , FOX 13 News Posted at 10:43 PM, Mar 09, 2021 and last updated 2021-03-10 00:43:04-05 The federal government is proposing to downgrade 144 cities from the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) designation, and it could be more than just a matter of semantics. Officials in some of the affected cities worry that the change could have adverse implications for federal funding and economic development. Under the new proposal, a metro area would have to h...