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Tuesday, October 07, 2008

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Florida firm buys Wanzek Construction

10/07/2008
Fargo-based Wanzek Construction Inc., a heavy-industrial construction company launched in 1971, has been sold to MasTec Inc. of Coral Gables, Fla.
W.F. Maxwell’s in West Fargo has a wine cellar with a capacity of 3,800 bottles. The restaurant is in the former Littlefield’s location and opened in April after a major renovation. 
Dave Wallis / The Forum
W.F. Maxwell’s

Change is on menu at Maxwell’s

10/07/2008
Change is a regular feature on the menu at W.F. Maxwell’s restaurant in West Fargo.
Jay Pickthorn / The Forum
As owner and operator of Dixon Board Games, Don Goerger of Horace creates handmade cribbage and last man boards.
Don Goerger

Boards are his game

10/06/2008
Don Goerger said he ran out of relatives to give his cribbage boards to. So he launched Dixon Game Boards to sell his custom-built boards to the public. The company handles cribbage and last man boards. Tic-tac-toe boards might be added.

Core business

10/04/2008
Jonna and Gary Goreham say their Friday evenings are a bit out of the ordinary. “Other couples eat out or go to a movie. We dig holes and plant apple trees,” Gary said.

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PleasureLand to close; Moorhead plans nixed

10/04/2008
PleasureLand RV Center of Fargo, 3333 39th St. S., is closing its doors and will not build a new store as planned along I-94 east of Moorhead.

Petters jailed in fraud case

10/04/2008
MINNEAPOLIS – A federal judge ordered businessman Tom Petters jailed until Tuesday to give prosecutors time to explore evidence in an investigation of alleged fraud.

Building permits

10/04/2008
Graphic: Dairy

Dairy industry flexing muscle

10/03/2008
Minnesota milk production gaining some ground
Minnesota’s dairy industry is showing strength after years of decline, federal statistics show.
Carrie Snyder / The Forum
From left, Jeremy Lura of Lura Enterprises; Scott Ault of Deceleration Technologies LLC; Shane Goettle, commissioner of the North Dakota Department of Commerce; and William C. Marcil, Forum Communications chairman and chief executive officer, spoke Wednesday at the NDSU Business & Technology Incubator about launching the next round of Innovate ND.
Jeremy Lura

Innovate ND incubates ideas

10/02/2008
Scott Ault had an idea in 2007 for a device to improve traffic safety by illuminating a truck’s brake lights based on deceleration instead of braking.

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Dakotas staying ahead of economic problems

10/02/2008
A monthly survey of business executives shows the Dakotas are staying ahead of the inflation and job losses that are weighing on the economy in nine Midwest and Plains states.

Charitable gaming industry is down on its luck -- wants lower state taxes

10/02/2008
A year after a statewide smoking ban went into effect, charitable gambling operations in Minnesota aren’t feeling so lucky.
Intelligent InSites, a Fargo-based software company, is the first company to receive funding from Arthur Ventures, a new venture capital group formed to fuel entrepreneurship in the region. Intelligent InSites uses wireless technology to provide an all-in-one wireless nurse call, security and access control, safety device, and manager of assets and inventory.
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Venture group off and running

10/01/2008
A new venture capital group, Arthur Ventures, has been launched to fuel entrepreneurship and business startup growth in the region.
This artist’s rendering shows the new research facility planned by the North Dakota State University Research and Technology Park and Appareo Systems. Appareo Systems is a Fargo company that develops portable consumer electronics combined with 3D graphics software. The building will be located in the NDSU research park. 
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Breaking new ground

09/30/2008
Appareo Systems is building a new office and manufacturing facility in the North Dakota State University Research and Technology Park.

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Health software firm plans Fargo office

09/30/2008
Health care software company Lighthouse 1 will open an office in Fargo early next year, employing 15 to 20 people.

Asian markets mixed after Australia's big rate cut

Asian markets showed signs of life Tuesday as investors cheered a big interest rate cut by the Australian central bank aimed at alleviating the unfolding global credit crisis that has battered global markets.

Fed eyes plan to fund short-term business loans

The government is weighing a bold plan to buy massive amounts of unsecured short-term debts in a dramatic effort to break through a credit clog that is imperiling the economy.

Paulson turns to Goldman to unclog credit markets

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson turned to a familiar source when he picked a director for the government's $700 billion bailout program: his former Wall Street firm, Goldman Sachs.

Iceland's banks falter

Iceland's banks face a battle for survival Tuesday after government introduced emergency legislation to give itself sweeping new powers over its collapsing financial sector.

Slow economy hits state sales tax revenue

State tax revenue rose slightly in the second quarter, but revenue from sales tax, fuel tax and property tax all dropped compared to a year ago, according to a report released Tuesday. The report warned that states and cities would be forced to cut spending as tax revenues dropped further.
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