by Jan Wangler | Aug 7, 2026 | Business Briefings
What changed • Who it affects • Why it matters Statewide Business Pulse ▲ Moving: Health-care hiring, workforce training, business-loan pricing, harvest preparation, energy siting, and public-contract planning. ▬ Stable: Demand for skilled workers, Main Street...
by Jan Wangler | Aug 6, 2026 | Business Briefings
What changed • Who it affects • Why it matters Statewide Business Pulse ▲ Moving: North Dakota corn and soybeans are developing faster than normal, public-project bidding remains active, and federal reports due this morning will provide a new read on worker...
by Jan Wangler | Aug 5, 2026 | Business Briefings
What changed • Who it affects • Why it matters Statewide Business Pulse ▲ Moving: Military-community investment, transportation and utility hiring, skilled-trade recruitment, and environmental reclamation contracting. ▬ Stable: The national labor market remains...
by Jan Wangler | Aug 4, 2026 | Business Briefings
What changed • Who it affects • Why it matters Statewide Business Pulse ▲ Moving: Infrastructure planning, workforce development, public contracting, and career and technical education. ▬ Stable: Demand for skilled trades, health care, manufacturing and...
by Jan Wangler | Aug 3, 2026 | Newsletter
Federal changes • North Dakota business impact • Practical watch points Federal Business Pulse ▲ Moving: August federal tax dates • farm disaster/safety-net deadlines • supply-chain grant windows • fertilizer capacity funding▬ Stable: Elevated borrowing costs •...
