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Top Stories Of 2023 For The Red River Valley

Some major events changed our entire region forever in 2023. KVRR's Adam Ladwig put together a list of some of the biggest stories, both good and bad, that impacted the Red River Valley this year
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  FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Some major events changed our entire region forever in 2023. KVRR’s Adam Ladwig put together a list of some of the biggest stories, both good and bad, that impacted the Red River Valley this year. 2023 started with dashed hopes. The NDSU Bison made yet another FCS Championship game, this time against arch rival South…
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Committee Proposes Expanded Foreign Transaction Oversight After Failed Fufeng Project

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — The failed Fufeng wet corn milling project near Grand Forks has prompted a proposed change to jurisdiction over foreign transactions. The project was killed earlier this year when Air Force officials cited national security concerns. The plant was planned on land about 12 miles from Grand Forks Air Force Base. The Committee on Foreign Investment in…

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Terminated Fufeng Project in Grand Forks Sparks Hearing on Chinese Investments in U.S.

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (center) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley (right)WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is in agreement with North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer about the importance of considering foreign agricultural investments from a national security position. A hearing was held by the Senate Armed Services Committee to address Chinese…
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Grand Forks City Council Votes To End Controversial Fufeng Project

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Grand Forks City Council votes five to zero to scrap plans to bring the controversial Fufeng project to Grand Forks. Two members were absent. The move ends a lengthy debate over the China-based corn milling plant. It follows a letter last week from an assistant secretary of the Air Force who cited national security concerns…
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U.S. Air Force: Fufeng Grand Forks Project Presents Threat to National Security

Grand Forks Mayor Requests Project Be Stopped, Pending City Council Approval
TJ Nelson,

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — A U.S. Air Force assistant secretary says the force’s position on Fufeng’s project in Grand Forks is unambiguous: it presents a significant threat to national security. That was in a letter to Sen. John Hoeven by Andrew P. Hunter, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics. He wrote the project presents both…
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Cramer: Top secret briefings did nothing to change mind on Fufeng

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KFGO/KNOX) – Sen. Kevin Cramer said a pair of top secret briefings regarding the proposed Fufeng project in Grand Forks did nothing to change his mind about the corn milling plant. Cramer, and Sen. John Hoeven, have expressed security concerns over the company’s ties to China and its close proximity to the Grand Forks Air Force Base….

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$400 Million Soybean Crushing Plant Planned North of Grand Forks

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — With China’s Fufeng corn milling plant proposal for Grand Forks still under government review, the city will now be the location of a new $400 million soybean crushing plant. The announcement comes from Epitome Energy and North Dakota Department of Commerce. The plant will be able to process up to 42 million bushels of soybeans…
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WATCH: Sen. Cramer voices concerns over Fufeng plant

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer voices a big opposition to the Fufeng corn milling plant on the edge of Grand Forks saying the company’s leadership is intertwined with the Chinese Communist Party. Cramer also doesn’t want to give the Chinese government access to critical American supply chains like agriculture. “If you look at the CEO,…
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Fufeng Work in Grand Forks Put on Pause

TJ Nelson,

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…