Grand Forks Economy

[ChadR]

12 hours ago, gfhockey said:

Source?

 

GOBC

[SIOUXpucks]

On 1/13/2026 at 11:49 PM, ChadR said:

Did Ground Round sell in GF?

I've heard rumor that they will be closing.

[fightingsioux4life]

20 minutes ago, SIOUXpucks said:

I've heard rumor that they will be closing.

[gfhockey]

1 minute ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Sad haven’t heard that. One of trust last places to go for a overpriced burger and beer if tru

 

inremember back in the day they had that whole buffet of chicken wings and taco bar. Free with min purchase of $5

 

what led to down fall?

[tnt]

25 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

Sad haven’t heard that. One of trust last places to go for a overpriced burger and beer if tru

 

inremember back in the day they had that whole buffet of chicken wings and taco bar. Free with min purchase of $5

 

what led to down fall?

Probably people clinging to “back in the day” pricing to determine if they still want to give a place their business.

[Kab]

12 minutes ago, tnt said:

Probably people clinging to “back in the day” pricing to determine if they still want to give a place their business.

Probably people getting tired of being told what they need to tip 

[NewUndFan]

52 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

Sad haven’t heard that. One of trust last places to go for a overpriced burger and beer if tru

 

inremember back in the day they had that whole buffet of chicken wings and taco bar. Free with min purchase of $5

 

what led to down fall?

Probably the buffet of free chicken wings and taco bar for a $5 drink.   In college we would go there and eat our meals there for $5.   They still have the cheapest burger on Sunday's !  

[SIOUXFAN97]

1 hour ago, gfhockey said:

Sad haven’t heard that. One of trust last places to go for a overpriced burger and beer if tru

 

inremember back in the day they had that whole buffet of chicken wings and taco bar. Free with min purchase of $5

 

what led to down fall?

lost the nostalgia with the remodel?

[ChadR]

Will be torn down a new restaurant will be there. Waiting for more details on that.

[SIOUXFAN97]

8 minutes ago, ChadR said:

Will be torn down a new restaurant will be there. Waiting for more details on that.

does walawack know this?

[SIOUXFAN97]

16 minutes ago, ChadR said:

Will be torn down a new restaurant will be there. Waiting for more details on that.

chipotle?

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

1 hour ago, tnt said:

Probably people clinging to “back in the day” pricing to determine if they still want to give a place their business.

So much truth to this, you'll also have people saying "wages need to be higher" and "prices have gone up too much" in the same breath.  

[fightingsioux4life]

1 hour ago, ChadR said:

Will be torn down a new restaurant will be there. Waiting for more details on that.

Let me guess, another national chain? Maybe another Subway? 

[Green Banner]

3 hours ago, gfhockey said:

Sad haven’t heard that. One of trust last places to go for a overpriced burger and beer if tru

 

inremember back in the day they had that whole buffet of chicken wings and taco bar. Free with min purchase of $5

 

what led to down fall?

Parking lot seems to be full all the time 

[Kab]

To me speedway has some of the best food, good prices

down side it gets so damn loud in there , parking gets tight 

[Hawkster]

Here are the latest population estimates for ND.   It shows a 0.29% increase for GF and an improvement over some of the previous years with decreases.   I'm not sure what to think about the increases for the cities in the Fargo metro area.   Looks like Horace will be a top 10 city in population very soon.   

https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/north-dakota

Edit to add EGF down by 0.65%   https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/minnesota

Edited Saturday at 06:00 PM by Hawkster
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[SIOUXFAN97]

On 1/20/2026 at 5:41 PM, Kab said:

To me speedway has some of the best food, good prices

down side it gets so damn loud in there , parking gets tight 

walleye...so good there

[SIOUXFAN97]

22 hours ago, Hawkster said:

Do you want this thread locked down like the crime one was earlier?

economy=houses

1000 bucks in rent a month bc you don't have 50k to spend down but you have 200k in your 401k and don't want to pay the penalty....seems like a great idea to me

1000 bucks into a house instead of renting....

[Siouxperman8]

Just now, SIOUXFAN97 said:

economy=houses

1000 bucks in rent a month bc you don't have 50k to spend down but you have 200k in your 401k and don't want to pay the penalty....seems like a great idea to me

1000 bucks into a house instead of renting....

I believe most 401ks already allow you to borrow against them for things like house down payments.  Then you pay yourself back over time.  I know mine does. Not exactly the same but works.  

[SIOUXFAN97]

1 minute ago, Siouxperman8 said:

I believe most 401ks already allow you to borrow against them for things like house down payments.  Then you pay yourself back over time.  I know mine does. Not exactly the same but works.  

interesting

anyone familiar with or know someone that used the "rule of 55?"

[sioux24/7]

34 minutes ago, Siouxperman8 said:

I believe most 401ks already allow you to borrow against them for things like house down payments.  Then you pay yourself back over time.  I know mine does. Not exactly the same but works.  

401k loans exist. Usually max at 50% of your value. Some plans don’t allow you to continue contributing though until you pay the loan off. 

[Siouxperman8]

39 minutes ago, sioux24/7 said:

401k loans exist. Usually max at 50% of your value. Some plans don’t allow you to continue contributing though until you pay the loan off. 

And you obviously aren’t earning on the money you withdrew.  I had coworkers actually benefit from that as the market dropped during that time but that money was taken out.  They did earn whatever interest rate they were paying themselves.