FARGO, N.D. — National Small Business Week, which runs from April 29 to May 5, celebrates the role that small businesses have throughout the nation. Small businesses have a huge impact on the local economy, making up over 98 percent of all businesses in the state and employing over half of employees in North Dakota. “From a North Dakota economy…
FARGO, N.D. — The Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corporation has an interim president. Paul Lucy has 29 years of experience in economic development. He served as the Director of the Economic Development & Finance Division of the North Dakota Department of Commerce for a decade. The EDC board is continuing to search for a replacement for Jim Gartin who…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce is suing the city of Minneapolis for promising to raise the minimum wage to $15.00 an hour by 2024. The lawsuit accuses the city for violating existing state laws. The Chamber’s president says too many local laws like these put a burden on companies with locations in multiple cities. A City…
FARGO, ND — Do you have a budding business owner headed back to school soon? The Chamber wants to help develop their ideas into reality with a nationwide program that’s launching kids into the world of commerce. Professionals will train middle and high school kids from around the area to pitch, develop and implement their ideas for a new business…
