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Also on Monday, July 12, two members of the committee were reelected to leadership positions. 6:49 pm, Jul. 12, 2021 × Grand Forks City Hall, 255 N. 4th St. Sam Easter / Grand Forks Herald Members of the Grand Forks Growth Fund Committee reelected two members to committee leadership positions, then made additional adjustments to a business loan program that enables the city’s economic development wing to take an ownership stake in startup companies. Committee members on Monday, July 12, reelected Bret Weber, a City Council member, and Jonathan Holth, a local businessman, to serv...

Jun. 11—Lonnie Laffen, one of the founders of JLG Architects, has been posthumously honored with the Grand Forks Region Economic Development Corporation's 2021 Klaus Thiessen Impact Award. Held in person at the Alerus Center once again after having a virtual award ceremony in 2020, about 275 attendees, including representatives of the EDC, local elected officials and business leaders, gathered ...

By Doug Barrett Jun 10, 2021 | 7:58 AM The Grand Forks Region Economic Development Corporation honored one of the founders of JLG Architects with the 2021 Klaus Thiessen Impact Award.  The award was presented to the family of Lonnie Laffen.  Laffen passed away last year. In presenting the award EDC Board Chair Jonathan Holth said “Lonnie loved Grand Forks and that came out in everything he did.” Laffen died in December.  In addition to serving as JLG president for 31 years he was elected to the North Dakota Senate where he served eight years. The award is each year at the EDC�...

Grand Forks Growth Fund considers loan program for start-up tech companies The program, referred to as the Accelerate Loan Program, is based on the state’s Innovation Technology Loan Fund, which acts as a way to provide capital to companies that diversify the state’s economy beyond oil and agriculture. 7:06 pm, Apr. 19, 2021 × Grand Forks City Hall, 255 N. 4th St. Sam Easter / Grand Forks Herald The Grand Forks Growth Fund on Monday, April 19, took steps toward creating a new loan program, one that targets technology start-up companies. The program, referred to as t...

Grand Forks survey shows majority believe University Avenue Corridor worthy of further public investment A survey conducted by the Community Foundation, the Knight Foundation and the local firm JLG spent months taking answers from residents. The results of the length survey were released Tuesday. Written By: Korrie D. Wenzel | 9:59 am, Mar. 16, 2021 × Workers construct a sidewalk corner along University Avenue in Grand Forks, east of the UND campus, in this 2020 Herald file photo. Korrie Wenzel / Grand Forks Herald A months-long study organized by the C...