Business

Arctic Cat to Increase Production at Thief River Falls Plant Under New Owners

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. (KFGO) – Arctic Cat has announced it’s Thief River Falls plant workers will not be laid off and production will be increased. Brad Darling is the new CEO and President of the company which manufactures snowmobiles, ATVs and side-by-sides. Darling was with Arctic Cat for 17 years before leaving in 2016 to become CEO and President…

La Unica Expands To Third Location

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A local Mexican grocery store in the FM Metro has expanded. La Unica has expanded to a new location, just 5 doors down from their south Fargo location. The new bigger space will be used as the main grocery store, while the smaller location is still open and will be a snack bar area with games….

LIVE: A Part of Your Past Comes to Life

WEST FARGO — A new collaboration between NDSU and Bonanzaville is opening up this weekend with three new permanent exhibits, and its creators want to hear from you. NDSU’s Museum Studies students created two of them from artifacts they found within Bonanzaville’s archival collection. They cover Fargo’s frontier origins and the history of Bonanza farms in the region. It’s been…

Downtime Coming To Bobcat Plant in Gwinner, North Dakota

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — The Bobcat plant in Gwinner, North Dakota will shut down production for a week over the Memorial Day holiday. The company says the scheduled downtime at certain North American factories is designed to align production with anticipated market projections. Doosan Bobcat has its North American headquarters in West Fargo. In November of 2023, Bobcat confirmed…

West Fargo dermatology clinic is offering free skin cancer screenings

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A new dermatology clinic in West Fargo wants to check you for skin cancer. In recognition of Melanoma Monday and National Skin Cancer Awareness Month, Mosaic Dermatology is offering free screenings on Monday, May 5. Dr. Joanne Montgomery will be providing professional skin evaluations from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. The clinic is located at…

LIVE: Scoring Points for Mental Health

FARGO — The Blue Cross Blue Shield Caring Foundation is scoring some points for mental health with the help of some of our local sports teams. They did it with this winter’s “Shut out the Stigma” campaign on hockey rinks around the region. Each goal from local hockey teams, including the Fargo Force — earned a donation from the foundation…

National Independent Bookstore Day Celebrated in Roberts Alley

Ferguson Books pulled out all the stops to encourage people to support local businesses.

Shoppers check out the offerings on Independent Bookstore Day.FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Book lovers turned out for a special occasion aimed at keeping their money in the local economy. Saturday was Independent Bookstore Day in the U.S., and Ferguson Books located in Roberts Alley celebrated the occasion accordingly. There were prize giveaways, like gift certificates to KingPinz, and author Lisa…

Vintage Point Celebrates 20 Years in Business

The store has been in the same location at the 25th Street Market for all its years of operation.

FARGO, N.D.(KVRR)  – There was an especially festive atmosphere at Vintage Point on April 26. Balloons adorned the entrance and shoppers inside enjoyed 20% discounts on various categories of items. That’s because the store is celebrating 20 years in business. They’ve been located inside the 25th Street Market all this time – slowly expanding the store from just a vintage…