August 3, 2010
The Institute for Supply Management, formerly the Purchasing Management Association, began formally surveying its membership in 1931 to gauge business conditions. The Creighton Economic Forecasting Group uses the same methodology as the national survey to consult supply managers and business …
August 2, 2010
Low Seismicity “North Dakota is one of the lower seismicity areas of the country.” —Bob Woodward, a project director with The National Science Foundation’s EarthScope project in Washington, D.C., commenting on the lack of seismic activity in North Dakota so …
July 29, 2010
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says North Dakota’s crime rate dropped slightly last year, but the number of violent crimes rose. A new report provides North Dakota statistics for a number of crimes, including murder, aggravated assault and rape. It includes …
July 28, 2010
A rare tornado tore through a farmhouse and killed two people inside, leaving nothing but the house’s foundation and a few twisted vehicles as it swept through Montana’s remote and sparsely populated northeastern corner. A teenage boy and a man …
July 19, 2010
North Dakota’s Supreme Court has upheld the felony conviction of former state workers’ compensation director Sandy Blunt, though the decision was not unanimous. Blunt appealed his December 2008 conviction on allegations that he misspent more than $10,000 in Workforce Safety …
July 19, 2010
Installation is nearly complete on a network of earthquake-detecting instruments being placed across North Dakota as part of a national project, officials say. Fred Anderson, a geologist with the state Geological Survey in Bismarck, said about 30 seismometers have been …
July 19, 2010
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July 9, 2010
North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm has barred a Grand Forks man and his insurance company from doing business. The cease and desist order was issued against David Glessner and MAG Insurance LLC. They are accused of improperly using money …
July 1, 2010
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today the launch of a Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) that will offer coverage to uninsured Americans who have been unable to obtain health coverage because of a pre-existing health …
June 14, 2010
North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm announcedthat the State Fire and Tornado Fund will give a 50 percent premium credit to all of its policyholders for the new policy year effective July 1, 2010. This is the third premium credit …