Today’s Business Briefing

What changed • Who it affects • Why it matters   Statewide Business Pulse ▲ Moving: North Dakota employers got a new look yesterday at the state’s next workforce push. Registration opened for the Governor’s Workforce Summit on September 23, where the Workforce...

Today’s Business Briefing

What changed • Who it affects • Why it matters   Statewide Business Pulse ▲ Moving: North Dakota oil activity has strengthened over the past month even as drilling nationally has softened. The state had 35 active rigs on September 9, up from 28 a month earlier....

Today’s Business Briefing

What changed • Who it affects • Why it matters   Statewide Business Pulse ▲ Moving: North Dakota’s LIFT Committee meets today to review the latest applications for low-interest financing aimed at technology, advanced manufacturing, energy, value-added...

Federal RoundUp

Federal action • Business impact • ND relevance   Federal Radar ▲ Moving: North Dakota power-plant regulation • livestock processing and cattle policy • WOTUS rulemaking • biofuel exemptions • trucking workforce rules ▬ Mixed: National hiring • federal...

Today’s Business Briefing

What changed • Who it affects • Why it matters   Statewide Business Pulse ▲ Moving: Friday’s national jobs report came in far stronger than expected. U.S. employers added 162,000 jobs in August, versus forecasts near 55,000, and unemployment held at 4.1%. That is...