GRAND FORKS - After a day-long union meeting, employees of J.R. Simplot went on strike, picketing outside the potato processing plant in Grand Forks at about 6 p.m. Monday. The strike came shortly ...

GRAND FORKS — A Belgian potato processing company has announced plans for a $450 million facility in Grand Forks that Mayor Brandon Bochenski calls “very exciting” and Gov. Kelly Armstrong says will ...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (Valley News Live) - The mayor of Grand Forks is expecting a European-based potato producer to break ground on a new processing plant a year from this spring in 2026. Agristo is set ...

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. shut down its Connell, Wash., potato processing facility Oct. 1, displacing a reported 375 workers and concerning state industry leaders. Eagle, Idaho-based Lamb, in an Oct.

GRAND FORKS — Following a celebration welcoming Agristo to Grand Forks, representatives of the Belgian potato company traveled to meet farmers in Hoople, North Dakota. Agristo Chief of Global ...