The Urban Plains Center is NOW the Scheels Arena!

Naming rights were finalized to change the Urban Plains Center to the Scheels Arena. The building, a 5,000 seat arena located in the Urban Plains Development is home to the Fargo Force, Fargo high school hockey and many other special events. A new website will be launched soon: www.scheelsarena.com

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YMCA and Sanford Health Break Ground on Wellness Center

(Fargo, ND) – Construction has begun on the new Sanford YMCA. Groundbreaking ceremonies took place Wednesday, September 22, at 10:30 a.m., 5225 31st Ave. S., Fargo. The site is located northwest of the Urban Plains
 Center in southwest Fargo. The project is an equal partnership between Sanford Health and the YMCA of Cass and Clay Counties.
This [...]

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GFMEDC 2nd Quarter 2010 ACCRA Report

Take a look at the 2nd Quarter 2010 ACCRA Report
2nd Quarter 2010 ACCRA Report.pdf
For additional information, please contact Lisa Gulland-Nelson at 701.364.1900 or lgnelson@gfmedc.com

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Buchholz Construction is building apartments in Urban Plains

Apartments are emerging in Urban Plains. Here’s why: “We chose Urban Plains for several reasons. First, the design of the area: the road design gives it uniqueness and character. The building architects work with each builder to blend in with the development. It’s just a higher standard. That’s a big thing. When we place our [...]

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Sanford Health plans two facilities in Urban Plains Development

Sanford Health and the YMCA have formed partnership to expand health and fitness in rapidly growing southwest Fargo. A new 78,000 square foot comprehensive fitness and wellness center will be built in the Urban Plains Development. The facility is expected to open in the fall of 2011. This is an especially good fit as plans [...]

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Name acclaim: Sanford Health celebrates merger

The area’s biggest name in health care just got smaller as Sanford Health & MeritCare simplified its name to Sanford Health.
The name change, celebrated Tuesday, is intended to help unify an organization with $2.25 billion in annual revenues and 20,000 employees serving parts of five states.
The health system’s namesake benefactor, Denny Sanford, was on hand [...]

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Athletic center planned in Fargo

Performance to be new Sanford facility’s focus
Sanford Health-MeritCare plans to build a new center in southwest Fargo dedicated to helping athletes boost their performance.
By: Patrick Springer, INFORUM
 The Sanford “power bubble” is a 21,000-square-foot facility near the football stadium for the University of Sioux Falls in South Dakota. Special to The Forum
Sanford Health-MeritCare plans to build [...]

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