November 2009 Economic Indicators as prepared by the Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corporation.
 Economic Indicators November 2009.pdf
For additional information, please contact Brian Walters or Lisa Gulland-Nelson at 701.364.1900, or bwalters@gfmedc.com or lgnelson@gfmedc.com, respectively.

Fargo-Moorhead’s economy is rebounding, North Dakota banks are lending money, and health care costs are expected to increase. That’s what 400 people attending an economic forum were told Thursday in Fargo. “What we find in the Fargo-Moorhead economy, with very few exceptions, is that a lot of things are growing and they are growing very [...]

October 2009 Economic Indicators as prepared by the Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corporation.
October 2009 Economic Indicators .pdf
For additional information, please contact Brian Walters or Lisa Gulland-Nelson at 701.364.1900, or bwalters@gfmedc.com, or lgneslon@gfmedc.com respectively.

The best of both worlds – urban and plains… We have been visited regularly by a pair of bald eagles at Urban Plains.  This photo was taken this week and is quite a sight.  The pair were spotted while taking down a Canada Goose just west of Mexican Village.  Earlier the week before one eagle [...]

National burger franchise, 5 Guys Burgers and Fries, will open their doors in March, 2010, on 45th Street south in the Shoppes on 45th building at Urban Plains. Rob Hanson and Travis Gamble with Burger Heaven LLC were introduced to the wildly popular burger restaurant when a friend in Georgia raved about the burgers from [...]

The September 2009 Economic Indicators for the Greater Fargo Moorhead area include an 86% increase in new housing building permits over last year. The increase comes in permits for multi-family units. There was drop in single family building permits over last year, but an increase in total units. There was an increase in annual salary [...]

The numbers are in and Fargo is one of the least expensive cities in the country.  With 315 cities participating in the 3rd quarter this year, the 2009 ACCRA Cost of Living Index places Fargo as 8.6% below the national average.  The composite index is based on six components – housing, utilities, grocery items, transportation, health [...]