GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A company with ties to China, Fufeng USA, is moving ahead with its proposed wet corn milling plant in Grand Forks. The move comes after the federal agency tasked with reviewing the project determined that the land acquisition was not a “covered transaction” and they do not have jurisdiction. The Committee on Foreign Investment in…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Construction is paused on the Fufeng wet corn mill development in Grand Forks as a government review of the project continues. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States is doing a national security assessment. It has sent a letter to China’s Fufeng requesting a further filing and deeper examination of the facts and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — North Dakota Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer are asking for a review into Fufeng Group’s land purchase in Grand Forks. The city council has given the Chinese food manufacturer the go ahead to build a $700 million dollar corn-milling facility. The project has drawn criticism from locals over water, air and traffic impacts. Hoeven and…
