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Greater Minnesota

African farmers find inspiration, and maybe machinery, in Midwest

African farmers find inspiration, and maybe machinery, in Midwest

A dozen African farmers and business owners are meeting with farm equipment suppliers in Fargo, N.D., to study technology that would help them produce more soybeans and corn. The meetings could also prove helpful to farm machinery manufacturers in the United States who see an opportunity to tap a growing market.
by Dan Gunderson

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Bondholders set to take big loss on Monticello broadband project

Bondholders set to take big loss on Monticello broadband project

In June, the city made a formal offer to bond holders, paying back $5.75 million of the $26 million borrowed to finance the construction of the network in 2008, before aggressive competition from private companies put the publicly owned company in a financially precarious position.
by Conrad Wilson

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Fargo planning move to natural gas in city vehicles

Fargo planning move to natural gas in city vehicles

Fargo city officials are developing a plan to burn natural gas in city vehicles, primarily buses and garbage trucks. "It burns cleaner, it has more power and it's cheaper. So that's a good combination," Fargo City Commissioner Mike Williams said.
by Dan Gunderson

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Craft-beer scene draws tours to Twin Ports area

Craft-beer scene draws tours to Twin Ports area

Spurred by Duluth's growing status as a craft beer hub, monthly tours started last spring, bringing up as many as 50 at a time from the Twin Cities.

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Conservation Corps brought rustic style to Sibley State Park

Conservation Corps brought rustic style to Sibley State Park

The Veterans Conservation Corps camp that once stood on the oak-shaded rise overlooking Lake Andrew housed, fed and put to work the World War I veterans -- up to 200 at a time -- who built the granite-and-timber structures that transformed Sibley State Park from public property to regional destination.

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