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    May 8, 2018
    MDU Resources Group CEO Dave Goodin addresses shareholders at the company's annual meeting in Bismarck on Tuesday, May 8. Jessica Holdman / Bismarck Tribune
    MDU celebrates successes at annual meeting
    BISMARCK—MDU Resources Group Inc. CEO Dave Goodin touted the company's improved economic performance and predictions for continued success...
    business/energy-and-miningMay 8, 2018 - 6:59pm
    Lester Hazer is seen June 13, 2013 at Hazer's Auto & Truck Parts in West Fargo, N.D. Logan Werlinger / Forum News Service
    105-year-old West Fargo salvage yard founder remembered for work ethic, sense of humor
    WEST FARGO—Lester Hazer, 105, danced through life. On Sunday, May 6, Hazer danced on his way to death. From his bed, he moved his arms...
    business/small-businessMay 8, 2018 - 6:01pm
    The Equifax offices in Atlanta, Sept. 12, 2017. A new start-up, Truework, will try to compete with an Equifax service known as The Work Number, which helps employers handle requests to verify a person’s employment history and salary. (Kevin D. Liles/Copyright 2018 The New York Times)
    145 million Social Security numbers, 99 million addresses and more: Every type of personal data Equifax lost to hackers, by the numbers
    Ever since Equifax lost control of millions of Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, names, dates of birth and other sensitive personal...
    business/technologyMay 8, 2018 - 1:38pm
    May 7, 2018
    Ray Szmanda. Courtesy / Charles Szmanda, Facebookplay button
    Ray Szmanda, longtime pitchman for Menards, dead at 91
    ANTIGO, Wis. - Raymond Jack “Ray” Szmanda, known by many Midwesterners as “the Menards guy,” has died, according to his family. He was...
    business/retailMay 7, 2018 - 3:38pm
    resident Donald Trump and Republicans celebrate the House's passage of the American Health Care Act, at the White House in Washington, May 4, 2017. Democrats expect that voters will punish Republicans for voting to repeal the Affordable Care Act, even though the law survived. (Stephen Crowley/Copyright 2018 The New York Times)
    Obamacare premiums to surge next year, early rate requests show
    The first glimpse of what health-insurance companies plan to charge for Obamacare plans next year suggests there's no relief ahead for consumers...
    business/healthcareMay 7, 2018 - 2:45pm
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    Red Pepper changes bread supplier
    GRAND FORKS, ND -- A change in bread sparks hundreds of people to ask for change in a Red Pepper sandwich. The restaurant recently stopped buying...
    business/restaurants-and-barsMay 7, 2018 - 8:54am
    Stensland Family Farms near Larchwood, Iowa, is a family-owned operation that was established in 1915. Michelle Rook / Forum News Service
    Stensland Family Farms promotes farm fresh and local
    LARCHWOOD, Iowa — From dairy production to processing, it's all done local and farm fresh at Stensland Family Farms near Larchwood, Iowa....
    business/agricultureMay 7, 2018 - 7:25am
    Locally produced food has been a priority for the BisMan Food Cooperative since it opened in May 2016. Jenny Schlecht / Forum News Service
    BisMan Community Food Co-op puts focus on the story of food
    BISMARCK, N.D. — High on the list of principles that guide the products offered at the BisMan Community Food Cooperative are emphases on...
    business/agricultureMay 7, 2018 - 6:43am
    Ed Deckard, 74, a North Dakota Plant Science professor on the faculty since 1970, often is joined in the classroom by his wife, Brenda, 62, on staff as director of student services for the department. Mikkel Pates / Forum News Service
    Beloved ag prof: NDSU's Deckard cares about minds, hearts
    FARGO, N.D. — As North Dakota State University graduates are handed their diplomas on May 12, many will think back on professors and cohorts...
    business/agricultureMay 7, 2018 - 6:37am
    The draft legislation of the $100 billion Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 passed out of the House Agriculture Committee on April 18, but on a party line vote versus the bipartisan support the farm bill usually garners. Michelle Rook / Forum News Service
    SNAP fight in House could derail farm bill
    WASHINGTON — A bitter fight over reform of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program may derail the 2018 farm bill. The draft legislation...
    business/agricultureMay 7, 2018 - 6:37am
    Retired dietician Lois Knudson sits with her husband, Vernon, in the dining room of their Cooperstown, N.D. home on Thursday, April 26. Nick Nelson / Agweek
    Long, strong run for rural ND veterinarian
    COOPERSTOWN, N.D. — Vernon Knudson is telling a story. The 84-year-old retired Cooperstown, N.D., veterinarian tells a lot of them. They...
    business/agricultureMay 7, 2018 - 6:27am
    Students at Farm Safety Day in Steele, N.D., on April 25, 2018, learned about fire safety and got to try out some fire extinguishers under the direction of the Steele Rural Fire Department. Jenny Schlecht / Forum News Service
    Farm Safety Day highlights ways to stay out of trouble, on and off the farm
    STEELE, N.D. — With big machinery, big animals, things that burn and things that spin, farms aren't the safest place for children. But...
    business/agricultureMay 7, 2018 - 6:07am
    Karrie Bauman gets a hug from her six-year-old son, J.J., in their Bismarck home last week. J.J., born without thumbs and a radius on each arm, has undergone multiple surgeries to remove and re-attach his index fingers to replace his thumbs. Mike McCleary / Bismarck Tribune
    Boy born without thumbs, radius undergoes fourth surgery in Bismarck
    BISMARCK—J.J. is a spirited 6-year-old boy who likes dinosaurs, playing basketball and snacking. He's a kindergartner at Shiloh Christian...
    business/healthcareMay 7, 2018 - 6:00am
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