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CurioEast Grand Forks Theater maintains strong employee retention and satisfaction amid tight labor market

by: Josh Wolsky | January 10, 2023

It’s heard everywhere these days — young people don’t want to work; employees are impossible to find and keep. But for one East Grand Forks business, the River City Cinema, owner Penny Stai has found success in keeping employees by being flexible, offering perks, and creating a fun business culture. It’s a lesson every struggling [...]

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CurioGrand Forks Schools Investing in New Language Arts Curriculum & Data Monitoring With Community Partners

by: Josh Wolsky | January 10, 2023

A new language arts curriculum for Grand Forks sixth graders has proven itself; the school board is approving a 10-year $320,000 investment that was previously piloted and found to be an improvement. Additionally, the school district is partnering in a data exchange with the Community Violence Intervention Center; the goal is to identify and monitor [...]

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CurioMontana to explore free school meals

by: Josh Wolsky | January 10, 2023

For two years during COVID, the federal government supported school lunch programs. And for one Montana legislator, Melissa Romano, what she saw were benefits that outweigh the costs. So much so that she’s introduced a bill to maintain the program statewide. Get the full story from The Missoulian. [...]

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NewsFree Learning Series “Little Kids, Big World” Featured at North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum

by: MinotVoice | January 10, 2023

Planning a day trip to Bismarck and taking your toddler? You may want to work around the calendar at the Heritage Center and State Museum. For the rest of January, their programming activities are focused on kids. Check out the new release below. — Official News Release, ND Heritage Center — Free Learning Series “Little [...]

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CurioHow one New Jersey City Got to Zero Traffic Deaths on Its Streets

by: Josh Wolsky | January 10, 2023

How many traffic deaths are acceptable? The answer should always be zero, but we currently accept a lot more than that. In North Dakota, it’s typically more than 100 annually; across the country in 2021, the total was more than 42,000. So what does it take to get that number to zero? Jersey City, New [...]

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CurioDemand for Wyoming coal is collapsing. Seismic changes are ahead for the state.

by: Josh Wolsky | January 9, 2023

This story matters in Minot and North Dakota as much for the content as for the source. It’s common to see this type of headline from a national news source, but this story is local, from the heart of Wyoming. And the story is that of a local economy looking at a hard truth coming. [...]

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CurioAnother country bans single-use plastic plates and cutlery for environmental reasons

by: Josh Wolsky | January 9, 2023

When it comes to single-use plastic, England has decided the costs outweigh the convenience. They’re banning a bunch of stuff. Items caught in the policy net include plastic plates, trays, bowls, utensils, and other implements that find their way into the waste stream. England previously banned plastic straws in 2020. The goal is simple — [...]

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NewsDanish Restaurant ‘Noma’, Three Times Named Best in the World, Will Close To Reinvent Itself

by: Josh Wolsky | January 9, 2023

What do you do, as a restaurant, if you’ve been named the best in the world three times in the last 20 years? The answer is close, so you can reinvent yourself. The restaurant is called ‘Noma’ and it’s located in Copenhagen. And why is this story on TheMinotVoice? First, as the home of the [...]

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CurioMontana weed sales estimated at $300M in recreational industry’s first year

by: Josh Wolsky | January 9, 2023

In 2021, Montana voters approved legalizing recreational marijuana. The law took effect on January 1, 2022, and the first-year data has come in. In the first 365 days, Montanan’s purchased $300 million in marijuana, more than double the state’s high-end projections. Purchases raised nearly $35 million in taxes. Get the full story from the Helena [...]

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CurioGrant program to help young Minnesota farmers proves popular

by: Josh Wolsky | January 9, 2023

Farming is the biggest business in this part of the Northern plains, and it’s a very difficult business to break into due to high land costs. And last year in Minnesota the legislature set aside money to address the issue by making grant dollars available for qualifying new farmer land purchases. The program opened recently, [...]

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NewsHow to re-engine a B-52 and make a new bomber fleet

by: Josh Wolsky | January 9, 2023

Minot Air Force Base’s B-52 Bombers are part of a fleet that’s been flying missions for over 70 years. It’s a testament to the aircraft’s design and ability, and it’s a role that’s expected to continue for another 30 years, at least. But to extend the life is going to take new engines, and that’s [...]

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NewsTrinity rejects MAGIC Fund loan

by: Josh Wolsky | January 9, 2023

Toward the end of last year, Trinity Health made a request to the MAGIC Fund, the City of Minot’s economic development resource, for proposed improvements to the soon-to-open new hospital. City Council amended the request for a grant and converted it to an offer for a loan with a portion forgivable. Jill Schramm with the [...]

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NewsCouncil Says Yes to First Phase of $2.9 Million Epic TIF

by: Josh Wolsky | January 9, 2023

This story is a week old but will remain part of ongoing coverage and commentary here on TheMinotVoice.com. In the interim, this article linked below from Jill Schramm at The Minot Daily News can bring you up to speed on the City Council’s approval of a $2.9 million TIF for a mixed-use real estate development [...]

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CurioSaskatchewan reaches new record for overdose deaths in 2022

by: Josh Wolsky | January 9, 2023

The opioid addiction scourge knows no borders. It’s worth noting, especially as we seek solutions locally, that we need to look far and wide for those managing this crisis most effectively. It’s also timely as Governor Burgum recently announced how the state will go about using as much as $62 million in resources paid from [...]

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CurioAre You Using Your Ice Scraper Wrong?

by: Josh Wolsky | January 9, 2023

I know. Many of you are saying who needs an ice scrapper if you have an auto starter. But if you’re not that lucky now, or are unlucky in the future, it may be that a little ice scraper instruction is in order — even for winter-seasoned vets from North Dakota. It turns out that [...]

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