Grand Forks Economy

[jdub27]

17 hours ago, Cratter said:

Are these docs online?

https://www.grandforksgov.com/home/showpublisheddocument?id=39099

Here's one of the documents presetned at the City Council meetings that briefly discussed a children's museum as one of the additional options they'd like to put at that location. More big picture with the focus being on the BMX track but as you mentioned, there has been some behind the scenes push for fund-raising to see if other parts of it can become reality. 

[NoiseInsideMyHead]

https://www.grandforksherald.com/business/7142767-A-Grand-Forks-doctor-says-he’ll-defend-his-clinic’s-name.-But-is-it-unique-enough

If only one of them had thought to include the word "Fighting"...

[Hawkster]

On 8/6/2021 at 1:50 PM, NoiseInsideMyHead said:

https://www.grandforksherald.com/business/7142767-A-Grand-Forks-doctor-says-he’ll-defend-his-clinic’s-name.-But-is-it-unique-enough

If only one of them had thought to include the word "Fighting"...

I don't get the one at all.  Why would Sanford go that route and pick a name already in use?   Are they that much of a prick?   Probably.

[ChadR]

What is going on with the old Suite 49? I know they booted Albatross out - they are going to Columbia Mall now.

[SIOUXFAN97]

15 minutes ago, ChadR said:

What is going on with the old Suite 49? I know they booted Albatross out - they are going to Columbia Mall now.

one word.....aquarium

[NoiseInsideMyHead]

7 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

one word.....aquarium

(close enough)

[nodak651]

On 8/6/2021 at 10:15 AM, jdub27 said:

https://www.grandforksgov.com/home/showpublisheddocument?id=39099

Here's one of the documents presetned at the City Council meetings that briefly discussed a children's museum as one of the additional options they'd like to put at that location. More big picture with the focus being on the BMX track but as you mentioned, there has been some behind the scenes push for fund-raising to see if other parts of it can become reality. 

Seems like this is where the aquarium should be built.

[gfhockey]

9 hours ago, ChadR said:

What is going on with the old Suite 49? I know they booted Albatross out - they are going to Columbia Mall now.

Per source north side cafe moving there

[jdub27]

14 hours ago, Hawkster said:

I don't get the one at all.  Why would Sanford go that route and pick a name already in use?   Are they that much of a prick?   Probably.

Because Sanford names all of their clinics the exact same: Sanford Health <location> Clinic. 

I get where the existing clinic is coming from but its not like they picked some completely unique name and are being infringed on. Pretty sure there have been other iterations of "Grand Forks Clinic" in the past prior to them operating under that trade name.

[northernraider]

Census numbers just released on a county by county bases

Grand Forks County grew 9.4% to 73,170

Other counties

Ward 13.4% 69,919

Cass 23.2% 184,525

Burleigh 21.1% 98,458

Williams 82.8% 40,950

McKenzie 131.2%!!! 14,704

 

Nearly all of non-metro counties lost population, minus oil patch areas. 

[nodak651]

2 hours ago, northernraider said:

Census numbers just released on a county by county bases

Grand Forks County grew 9.4% to 73,170

Other counties

Ward 13.4% 69,919

Cass 23.2% 184,525

Burleigh 21.1% 98,458

Williams 82.8% 40,950

McKenzie 131.2%!!! 14,704

 

Nearly all of non-metro counties lost population, minus oil patch areas. 

Based on what I've read about the estimate so far, this seems to be a surprise to the upside, correct?

[forksandspoons]

1 hour ago, northernraider said:

Census numbers just released on a county by county bases

Grand Forks County grew 9.4% to 73,170

Other counties

Ward 13.4% 69,919

Cass 23.2% 184,525

Burleigh 21.1% 98,458

Williams 82.8% 40,950

McKenzie 131.2%!!! 14,704

 

Nearly all of non-metro counties lost population, minus oil patch areas. 

Where did you see this?

[nodak651]

37 minutes ago, forksandspoons said:

Where did you see this?

https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/grandforkscountynorthdakota

4th row down says 2020 census.

[northernraider]

1 hour ago, forksandspoons said:

Where did you see this?

https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2020-population-and-housing-state-data.html

[OgieOgilthorpe]

5 hours ago, nodak651 said:

Based on what I've read about the estimate so far, this seems to be a surprise to the upside, correct?

Wow yes, very much so 

[Cratter]

On 7/27/2021 at 3:36 PM, Cratter said:

Speaking of towns that lost population the last 10 years...

 

On 7/27/2021 at 3:42 PM, SIOUXFAN97 said:

duluth has lost population?  awesome town...seems weird.

Looks like that entire county grew by 5 people the last ten years.

[Cratter]

3 hours ago, OgieOgilthorpe said:

Wow yes, very much so 

Must be incredible growth outside the city limits, considering the town of gf itself only grew by 800 people.

[EZrl]

The City of Grand Forks gained over 6,000 population whereas the GF County outside of the City lost about 20 population.  The City of East Grand Forks gained just under 600 population yet Polk County as a whole lost around 500 population.  

[JohnboyND7]

26 minutes ago, EZrl said:

The City of Grand Forks gained over 6,000 population whereas the GF County outside of the City lost about 20 population.  The City of East Grand Forks gained just under 600 population yet Polk County as a whole lost around 500 population.  

Has the AFB changed size since the last census? 

[northernraider]

Here is a great (albeit ugly format) detailed map of census data if a number nerd like me

https://cinycmaps.com/index.php/2-uncategorized/95-2020-census-county-sub-population-change-map

 

[Cratter]

On 8/4/2021 at 1:35 PM, Cratter said:

How about a swimming pond with a beach? 

Old Mill State Park has a nice one.

Cant be very expensive.

This in University Park would be quite the campus recruitment tool.

 

[SIOUXFAN97]

3 hours ago, Cratter said:

This in University Park would be quite the campus recruitment tool.

 

alreeady have some lower areas around the stone arch bridge.....if this beach could be just south of the tennis courts facing west you would get some south sun and visibile from uni.....great idea....

[petey23]

1 hour ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

alreeady have some lower areas around the stone arch bridge.....if this beach could be just south of the tennis courts facing west you would get some south sun and visibile from uni.....great idea....

Nice.

 

tough to beat FGCU though.

 

 

 

[OgieOgilthorpe]

3 hours ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

alreeady have some lower areas around the stone arch bridge.....if this beach could be just south of the tennis courts facing west you would get some south sun and visibile from uni.....great idea....

College kids could use it for a full week each school year!! 
 

but In all seriousness stuff like that might keep a few more college kids in town in the summer? 

[tnt]

6 hours ago, Cratter said:

This in University Park would be quite the campus recruitment tool.

 

Aren’t they planning something like this south of KingsWalk?  Is it hard to mitigate against a huge mosquito breeding ground?