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Winnipeg: Warm weather, increased tourism boost food and drink spending

by: Josh Wolsky | November 30, 2016

Food and drink spending is proving to be a boon for the Canadian economy, and in our neighboring province of Manitoba, spending and growth is particularly strong. In the month of September, Manitobans spent $167 million on dining and drinking out, that was up 2.2% from the year previous. Commentary: it’s a story relevant to

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Winnipeg: City hall has plans to spend big on pedestrian and bike infrastructure

by: Josh Wolsky | November 28, 2016

The City of Winnipeg is investing heavily in alternate forms of infrastructure including pedestrian and bike-friendly bridges — almost $4.7 million next year and $10.8 million in the following years. It’s relevant story to Minot as the conversation about the Ann Street Bridge and what role it plays in Minot’s future has just got started.

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Grand Forks: Flood protection reducing risk, but not eliminating it

by: Josh Wolsky | November 28, 2016

Grand Forks is almost 20 years removed from the flood that decimated the City. Permanent flood protection has been in place now for many years, but in looking back on the event, officials are reminding citizens they do not have flood prevention. In Grand Forks, they have reduced flood risk, but they haven’t eliminated it.

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Wrapped Up! Main Street Construction Completed in Time for Holiday Season

by: Josh Wolsky | November 23, 2016

Main Street in Minot is fully open for business! After a many-months-long construction season, phase II of Minot’s downtown infrastructure project is a wrap — and just in time for the holiday shopping season. Joe Skurzewski with KMOT has the story.

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Numbered Days? What Does the Future Hold for the Ann Street Bridge?

by: Josh Wolsky | November 22, 2016

What’s the value in an old steel and wood bridge built only for people? It’s a question we in Minot will soon confront. The Ann Street Bridge, which is also referred to as the Saint Ann’s Bridge, is the rickety-looking structure that takes off from the foot of Main Street and 4th Avenue North. It

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Idea for Minot? Fargo contractors get stick and carrot from city to get roads done early

by: Josh Wolsky | November 20, 2016

Frustrated by contractors who seemingly never completed work on time, the City of Fargo has begun building both bonus and penalty incentives into the city’s construction contracts. Get done early, get paid more. Get done late, get paid less. Call it the carrot and the stick method if you want, but early results in Fargo

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Work toward levee safety continues in Minot

by: Josh Wolsky | November 19, 2016

Part of the City of Minot’s flood protection efforts requires we bring our existing levees up to code. And one step in that process is examining all the storm sewer outfalls that pass through the levees and into the river by video. It’s all part of the System Wide Improvment Framework, and this portion process

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Minot Businesses to Weigh in on Tech Education Center

by: Josh Wolsky | November 15, 2016

Jill Schramm with the Minot Daily continues her coverage of the proposed technical education center that will be — in part — financed with the City’s disaster resilience dollars. The next step, surveying local businesses to gather their input on needs.

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Dickinson City Commission revisits alcohol ordinance and license caps

by: Josh Wolsky | November 15, 2016

The Dickinson City Commission is taking a ground up look at the City’s liquor licensing structure and regulations. Specifically, they’re holding a series of public meetings to see if they should restructure penalties for infractions that more properly incentivize license holders and consider adjusting or removing the license cap structure. We’re having the same discussion

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Training and technical center a worthy pursuit

by: Josh Wolsky | November 13, 2016

Jill Schramm with the Minot Daily News digs in deeper with the idea that a career and technical training center is an idea important for Minot and the region.

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The Grand Forks Model: City emails show quick response in Alerus Center suspensions

by: Josh Wolsky | November 12, 2016

Last month, the City of Grand Forks placed two Alerus Center employees on suspension following allegations of workplace hostility. Now, following an open records request by the Grand Forks Herald, there is evidence as to how proactively the City responded to the allegations; it was the same day. Per the Herald article by Sam Easter, here’s the

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Liquor Licenses: Committee Discusses, Agrees to Discuss Further

by: Josh Wolsky | November 10, 2016

An ad hoc committee formed to look at Minot’s liquor licenses with the hopes of finding policy more suited to the current needs of the city discussed the City’s license cap regulations yesterday. The current laws tie the number of available licenses to population; the committee tabled the issue for further discussion.

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News & Commentary: Will Minot Open for New Business? Liquor License Quotas Up For Discussion

by: Josh Wolsky | November 8, 2016

It’s taken a few months to gather up the supporting information, but the discussion on Minot’s liquor license laws and the quota system which restricts the number of businesses that can sell alcohol is a set to start tomorrow. The ad hoc committee appointed by Mayor Barney is tasked with looking at our laws to

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Minot City Council Recap, November 7, 2016

by: Josh Wolsky | November 8, 2016

Last night was the first Monday of the month which means City Council had their regularly scheduled meeting. It was a relatively quick meeting. A recap follows below, but if you want more detail the committee agendas are the place to find it. View those here: Planning Commission, Public Works, Finance, Liquor & Gaming And

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Ward County Green Light’s Spending Flood Protection Dollars in Minot

by: Josh Wolsky | November 3, 2016

Six million dollars in unused flood recovery money intended for buyouts and allocated from the State Water Commission to Ward County will likely be spent within the City of Minot. The County Commission voted Tuesday to allow spending of those dollars within the City with the provision that they remain in the loop and provide

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Watch: Down Goes the Old Minot Airport Terminal

by: Josh Wolsky | November 2, 2016

The work has been underway for weeks, but it became plainly obvious this morning. Minot’s old airport terminal is being demolished. Of the material, the steel and bricks will be recycled and much of the building was already salvaged. A brief video of the action is below and the full news release from the City

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