The Sicatoka Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 6 minutes ago, MafiaMan said: It's unbelievable what has happened at malls all over the country since the glory days of the 1980's and early 1990's. Jeff Bezos believes ... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MafiaMan Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 2 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said: Jeff Bezos believes ... It's only a matter of time before he controls everything and the only way you can buy a box of cold cereal and milk is to pay him $100 and have him ship it to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geaux_sioux Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 1 hour ago, The Sicatoka said: Jeff Bezos believes ... It’s kinda funny that he Searsed Sears and every other major retailer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Wouldn't surprise me if Cabelas closed in EGF. Hearing lots of negative things ever since Bass Pro Shops bought it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodak651 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 11 hours ago, Cratter said: Wouldn't surprise me if Cabelas closed in EGF. Hearing lots of negative things ever since Bass Pro Shops bought it. Negative in what way? That place was always pretty busy from what I remember. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxVolley Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 11 hours ago, Cratter said: Wouldn't surprise me if Cabelas closed in EGF. Hearing lots of negative things ever since Bass Pro Shops bought it. Brass Pro Shops is much more married to superstores near interstates. Cabelas in EGF doesn't mesh well with Bass Pro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 12 hours ago, SiouxVolley said: Brass Pro Shops is much more married to superstores near interstates. Cabelas in EGF doesn't mesh well with Bass Pro. These mergers/buying another company often means "ok now let's see where we can trim the fat." Cabelas kept it's headquarters in the small town of Sidney, Nebraska throughout all it's growth. Now that they got bought out all those jobs moved or were eliminated. Went from 2,000 to 200 jobs. Not much different than what is happening with Artic Cat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozen4sioux Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 I've already noticed a plethora of changes in Cabelas that has drastically reduced my shopping through them. Everything seems cheaper in quality. Unfortunately everytime I goninto the East Grand store it just "feels" like its in a death spiral. Does it still fall under some type of tax benefits from the city? I'd imagine that would have expired long ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 On 12/5/2019 at 8:39 AM, Frozen4sioux said: I've already noticed a plethora of changes in Cabelas that has drastically reduced my shopping through them. Everything seems cheaper in quality. Unfortunately everytime I goninto the East Grand store it just "feels" like its in a death spiral. Does it still fall under some type of tax benefits from the city? I'd imagine that would have expired long ago. < sung to the tune of Video killed the Radio star* > Amazon killed the brick and mortar store, Amazon killed the brick and mortar store ... *I found the song here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnboyND7 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 2 hours ago, The Sicatoka said: < sung to the tune of Video killed the Radio star* > Amazon killed the brick and mortar store, Amazon killed the brick and mortar store ... *I found the song here. I'll do you one better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Fella Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 37 minutes ago, JohnboyND7 said: I'll do you one better. Automobiles turned hoses into dog food Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SiouxVolley Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 So easy to compare and lambast Grand Forks economy to those south of us, but Fargo and Sioux Falls have two of the top four economies today. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.southcoasttoday.com/news/20191219/ziprecruiter-says-providence-metro-area---which-includes-new-bedford---is-nations-fourth-hottest-job-market%3ftemplate=ampart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd1sufan Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 41 minutes ago, SiouxVolley said: So easy to compare and lambast Grand Forks economy to those south of us, but Fargo and Sioux Falls have two of the top four economies today. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.southcoasttoday.com/news/20191219/ziprecruiter-says-providence-metro-area---which-includes-new-bedford---is-nations-fourth-hottest-job-market%3ftemplate=ampart In fairness to Grand Forks, I am fairly sure the GF market wasn't included in the study. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 1 hour ago, nd1sufan said: In fairness to Grand Forks, I am fairly sure the GF market wasn't included in the study. Good job missing the point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Looks like construction has started on a new medical office park on S. Columbia Rd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernraider Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Highest Paid Employees By State http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story?_slug_=dabo-swinney-ed-orgeron-highest-paid-state-employees&id=28261213&redirected=true Grand Forks School Director is the highest public employee in the state. I guess North Dakota should be glad it is not a college coach, but still surprising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 I'm not believing that. I'm pretty sure some of the UND Med School faculty make more than what that shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernraider Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 5 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said: I'm not believing that. I'm pretty sure some of the UND Med School faculty make more than what that shows. You are right, Wynn makes $695,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNDBIZ Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 1 hour ago, northernraider said: Highest Paid Employees By State http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story?_slug_=dabo-swinney-ed-orgeron-highest-paid-state-employees&id=28261213&redirected=true Grand Forks School Director is the highest public employee in the state. I guess North Dakota should be glad it is not a college coach, but still surprising. Yeah that's not even close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernraider Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Sorry for my non fact checking post. Seems ESPN really doesn't fact check either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxVolley Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 One area that Grand Forks is not keeping up with Fargo and Sioux Falls is biotech. Aldevron is now a Fargo home-grown jewel with over a 1000 Fargo jobs. Aldevron just signed a large contract with a large biotech to supply the plasmid for gene therapy, so its future is likely good for a longtime. https://www.inforum.com/business/healthcare/4047111-International-firm-acquiring-majority-stake-in-Fargo-based-Aldevron USD’s biotech center is spinning out jobs in Sioux Falls and there are other Ag biotech companies there. https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/business-journal/2019/12/31/growing-bio-med-s-d-how-usd-center-driving-industry/2786560001/ https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/business-journal/2017/06/21/south-dakota-biotech-growing-despite-hurdles/408855001/ Grand Forks has Avianax, which has made a vaccine from goose eggs for the dog parvovirus, but not necessarily jobs, and also Novadigm, which has more or less floundered. Biotech takes time and big money, so the area is at a disadvantage anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegas_Sioux Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 On 12/31/2019 at 3:16 PM, northernraider said: You are right, Wynn makes $695,000 Sens makes a lot but she gets compensated for from both the University and the State. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozen4sioux Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 https://www.grandforksherald.com/business/4884971-Columbia-Mall-redevelopment-could-see-action-later-this-year I count this as an incredible amount of BS. “We're going to have to bring some incentives to them,” he said. “And some of it might be a little bit different than what we normally do with straight property transactions.” Give them nothing, ever. These asshats have got the city right where they want them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodak651 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 6 minutes ago, Frozen4sioux said: https://www.grandforksherald.com/business/4884971-Columbia-Mall-redevelopment-could-see-action-later-this-year I count this as an incredible amount of BS. “We're going to have to bring some incentives to them,” he said. “And some of it might be a little bit different than what we normally do with straight property transactions.” Give them nothing, ever. These asshats have got the city right where they want them. Would rather see the small companies that rent out space in the mall get tax incentives. The tax breaks that these bigger projects always seem to get are ridiculous. If they want downtown to grow, they should tell the mall to kick sand. Let the free market work itself out without government interference tipping the scales, especially if they want to see growth downtown. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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