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			<title>Space Aliens to open Jan 26 in Grand Forks</title>
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							<![CDATA[    The newest Space Aliens Grill and Bar location in Grand Forks, ND, is scheduled to open a week from Monday, on January 26.]]>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:36:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>My new Prairie Business blog is up</title>
			<link>http://www.areavoices.com/bizbuzz/?blog=39479</link>
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							<![CDATA[   Just a quick note to let you know that I have set up my new blog Prairie Pulse, which serves as the first blog in the history of Prairie Business magazine.]]>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:47:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>Farewell, Biz Buzz</title>
			<link>http://www.areavoices.com/bizbuzz/?blog=36028</link>
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							<![CDATA[   I regret to report that I will no longer be contributing to the Biz Buzz blog.]]>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 08:01:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>Local layoffs on the rise</title>
			<link>http://www.areavoices.com/bizbuzz/?blog=35495</link>
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							<![CDATA[   After avoiding most of the ill effects of a struggling national economy and the roller coaster financial markets, it appears that the local area is finally feeling some of the effects of the national economy's struggles.]]>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:32:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>Darcy&apos;s Cafe reopens</title>
			<link>http://www.areavoices.com/bizbuzz/?blog=35128</link>
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							<![CDATA[    Darcy's Cafe on North Washington Street in Grand Forks reopened today under new management after being closed for about a month (an update to an item in my previous post).]]>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:39:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>Retail Rumblings</title>
			<link>http://www.areavoices.com/bizbuzz/?blog=34934</link>
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							<![CDATA[    Just a few quick notes.]]>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:31:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>UND student economic impact tops $180 mil</title>
			<link>http://www.areavoices.com/bizbuzz/?blog=34922</link>
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							<![CDATA[    The annual economic impact of UND's student body on the Grand Forks metro area is an estimated nearly $183 million, according to UND's student senate.]]>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:04:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>Downtown plan evolves</title>
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							<![CDATA[   Preliminary plans for revitalizing and remaking the downtown areas of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks into a more cohesive and vibrant city center continued to evolve Wednesday during public input and design sessions with downtown leaders and planners, the GF/EGF metropolitan planning organization, consultants and the public.]]>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>Grand Forks among growing economies</title>
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							<![CDATA[      About two thirds of the nation's largest 381 metropolitan areas are in local recessions with another one in five at risk, according to Moody's Economy.com.]]>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:25:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>Olive Garden still has no Grand Forks plans</title>
			<link>http://www.areavoices.com/bizbuzz/?blog=34322</link>
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							<![CDATA[     In response to a few recent blog comments about Olive Garden possibly being interested in the former Columbia 4 movie theater property or other land in Grand Forks, I made a call today to Olive Garden's media relations manager.]]>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:22:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>Columbia 4 dollar theater closes</title>
			<link>http://www.areavoices.com/bizbuzz/?blog=34149</link>
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							<![CDATA[      The Columbia 4 movie theater in Grand Forks closed its doors after its last show on Thursday.]]>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:35:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>What stores would Canadians like to see here?</title>
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							<![CDATA[    During an interview this week with Jim Phillips, a border trade expert who will be speaking at the CONNECT USA/Canada Economic Summit at the Alerus Center next week, I started wondering which specific stores, restaurants or attractions Grand Forks could add that would be attractive to Canadians -- possibly even increasing the numbers who caravan down here to shop.]]>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:44:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>Up The Creek Grill planned for Grand Forks</title>
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							<![CDATA[      Minot-based Spaceship Enterprises, the franchise group that will own the Space Aliens restaurant going into the old Boston's restaurant in Grand Forks, also has plans to add an Up The Creek Grill in Grand Forks.]]>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:12:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>Mamma Maria&apos;s plans October opening in EGF</title>
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							<![CDATA[        A mid-October opening is planned for the new Mamma Maria's restaurant location in the Riverwalk Centre mall in downtown East Grand Forks.]]>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>Heavy Canadian presence on Allegiant Air</title>
			<link>http://www.areavoices.com/bizbuzz/?blog=33860</link>
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							<![CDATA[     As I watched travelers streaming from the ticket counter to the line to go through security at Grand Forks International Airport yesterday for the inaugural Allegiant Air flight to Las Vegas it seemed as if nearly every customer was from Canada.]]>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:18:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>N.D. farmers open restaurants in D.C.</title>
			<link>http://www.areavoices.com/bizbuzz/?blog=33811</link>
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							<![CDATA[   North Dakota farmers are betting millions by opening two restaurants in Washington, D.C.]]>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:48:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>Cuckoo&apos;s Nest bar to close</title>
			<link>http://www.areavoices.com/bizbuzz/?blog=33712</link>
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							<![CDATA[   The Cuckoo's Nest Bar on the boardwalk in East Grand Forks will be closing soon.]]>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:01:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>Boston&apos;s closes, will become a Space Aliens</title>
			<link>http://www.areavoices.com/bizbuzz/?blog=33604</link>
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							<![CDATA[   The Boston's Gourmet Pizza restaurant in Grand Forks closed for the final time on Wednesday night and will be replaced by a Space Aliens restaurant in the same building.]]>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:27:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>Alerus Center aims to attract larger concerts</title>
			<link>http://www.areavoices.com/bizbuzz/?blog=33545</link>
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							<![CDATA[   Steve Hyman, the Alerus Center's new executive director, said Tuesday's announcement that Neil Diamond will play the Grand Forks arena on Nov.]]>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:26:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>Grand Forks among best cities at creating jobs</title>
			<link>http://www.areavoices.com/bizbuzz/?blog=33341</link>
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							<![CDATA[   The Grand Forks metropolitan statistical area (Grand Forks and Polk counties) is ranked 50th among 124 small metros (235,000 or less) in the Milken Institute's 2008 Best-Performing Cities Index.]]>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:09:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>State tuition freeze on the way?</title>
			<link>http://www.areavoices.com/bizbuzz/?blog=33296</link>
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						<description>
							<![CDATA[   In the last six years the cost of college tuition in North Dakota has nearly doubled, creating problems for students and parents alike -- a trend that bears following in college towns like Grand Forks where the local economy is linked to the university.]]>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:27:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>Rising restaurant prices</title>
			<link>http://www.areavoices.com/bizbuzz/?blog=33119</link>
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							<![CDATA[   If you've eaten out lately, you might have experienced menu shock.]]>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:22:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>Retail Rumblings</title>
			<link>http://www.areavoices.com/bizbuzz/?blog=33011</link>
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							<![CDATA[Here are a few quick notes:-- Hansen Cycle and Marine of Grand Forks has been sold to the owners of Revolutions Power Sports.]]>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:21:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>Dealership renovations</title>
			<link>http://www.areavoices.com/bizbuzz/?blog=32954</link>
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							<![CDATA[   The Rydell Honda Nissan of Grand Forks dealership in Grand Forks recently completed a $1 million renovation project that included expanding its showroom space and adding a second attached showroom for Nissan vehicles, adding new flooring, lighting and seating, painting inside and adding new signage and exterior features.]]>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:05:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>New coffee shop open at Christus Rex at UND</title>
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						<description>
							<![CDATA[   Six months ago I wrote and blogged about the Tabula coffee shop losing its lease at the Christus Rex Lutheran Campus Ministry at UND and the church deciding to replace it with another coffee shop owned by the church's treasurer and his wife.]]>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:01:00 CST</pubDate>
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