by Jan Wangler | Aug 14, 2026 | Business Briefings
What changed • Who it affects • Why it matters Statewide Business Pulse ▲ Moving: North Dakota is putting artificial intelligence into routine government work at a high rate. Nearly 3,000 state employees were using Microsoft Copilot each month as of June, and...
by Jan Wangler | Aug 13, 2026 | Business Briefings
What changed • Who it affects • Why it matters Statewide Business Pulse ▲ Moving: USDA’s first August survey-based crop estimates put North Dakota spring wheat production at 246.95 million bushels. Harvest is moving quickly, but acreage is substantially lower...
by Jan Wangler | Aug 12, 2026 | Business Briefings
What changed • Who it affects • Why it matters Statewide Business Pulse ▲ Moving: North Dakota employers and economic-development groups continue putting money and recruiting effort behind workforce capacity. Recent state financing will add childcare space,...
by Jan Wangler | Aug 11, 2026 | Business Briefings
What changed • Who it affects • Why it matters Statewide Business Pulse ▲ Moving: Small-business confidence, workforce recruiting, apprenticeship/training attention, product-based businesses, energy and data-center policy review. ▬ Stable: Demand for skilled...
by Jan Wangler | Aug 10, 2026 | Business Briefings
What changed • Who it affects • Why it matters Statewide Business Pulse ▲ Moving: Workforce recruiting, business financing, agriculture harvest decisions, utility hearings, employer benefit tax credits. ▬ Stable: Skilled-trades demand, health-care hiring, Main...
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...
