forksandspoons

How is the track at memorial coming along?

$100 million to Grand Sky! Great for Grand Forks

And Air Force

Zabel?

Great post! Downtown and campus are crazy nice these days for sure. The new Altru Sports Complex (indoor turf, pool, pickleball, etc) and Children’s Museum will both be along interstate, helping spruce up that area a little and adding more amenities to the city. There is also a proposed top golf like development at Ray Richard’s being considered.

Authentics through the Sioux Shop also directly supports the players via NIL. Lots to choose from: https://www.siouxshop.com/authentics/football/

Which incoming freshmen LBs have the best chance to contribute right away, even if just special teams?

Can’t wait!!

Can’t wait to see this when complete

Vig needs to have a monster season. Third time I’ve seen him win this award. Also, Hoskins back to back weeks!

Tons of potential with that frame!

Boom!! Lots of competing offers including Greg ‘Home Run’ Hardin’s Bryant Bulldogs.

With UND opting in can it drop the admin fees it charges the 1883 collective?

I’m impatient so I want 2022, 2023, etc to make that metric hard to beat by proving it on the field this fall!

Big time!! Killing the recruiting game!!

Let’s gooooo!!

Twice

Yes, the new potato processor

According to this March 2025 article, "...the region’s unmanned and autonomous systems sector expects to see another 500 to 1,000 jobs in the next five years, a field well-suited for airmen of the unmanned aircraft-operating 319th." https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/economic-development-officials-hoping-to-draw-more-airmen-to-grand-forks On the low end, 500 jobs could theoretically grow the population by 1,250

Agristo should be online by 2028, creating around 300 permanent jobs. In the past I had read that for every job, the population base grows by something like 2.5 people. So Agristo alone should hopefully have an impact of around +750 people. That's a win!

The continual downsizing of the GF Air Force Base has not helped Grand Forks. Less jobs out there means less people living in Forks and working on the base. Impact goes beyond those that work on the base as well.

Special teams?

Dang. Slapshot/Fat Albert’s is officially closing.