GRAND FORKS, N.D. — “I noticed a lot of things in the community that are being glossed over and I thought I could do something and I felt I had a skill set for the city and my wife says you can sit at home and complain or you can go out there and do something, so we made the…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Longtime Grand Forks City Council Member and State Representative Eliot Glassheim died at age 81 on Christmas. He served on the council from 1982 to 2012. He was also a member of the North Dakota House for District 75 in 1975 and from 1993 to 2017. The Democrat ran against Sen. John Hoeven in the 2016…
HONOLULU, HAWAII – Grand Forks Mayor Michael Brown is at the U.S. Conference of Mayors. While discussing common problems among the 300 mayors in attendance he says there are widespread problems they all can relate to. Brown says the main goal of the conference is for the mayors to learn from one another and bring successful practices back to their…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Mayor Michael Brown gave his 17th state of the city address. The theme for the speech was “dotting the I’s,” and Brown covered the areas of infrastructure, innovation, inclusion, and investment. The mayor says with all the growth in the city, including a hospital and downtown development, there will be a $1 billion return in investment. “That…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Mayor Michael Brown delivered his “State of the City” speech to a crowd of over 600 at the Alerus Center this afternoon. Brown says the theme for his speech is, “Make it Happen.” With more than 1,400 jobs opening this week, Brown made it clear: Grand Forks is open for business. “We have a great University,…
