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 - The strike is over for the J.R. Simplot Co. plant in Grand Forks. About 2 p.m. Friday, the union accepted a contract limiting overtime hours for employees at the potato processing plant.

The Klaus Thiessen Award has been in existence since 2014, but it had never gone to an agribusiness — until this year.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aug. 25—GRAND FORKS — The air was full with the scent of french fries, enhanced by the heady aura of success and celebration, as ...

EAST GRAND FORKS – After decades of trying to obtain a parcel of land owned by the J.R. Simplot Company, current and former East Grand Forks city officials alike are hopeful that the land exchange ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 26—GRAND FORKS — The J.R. Simplot Company received the 2026 Klaus Thiessen Impact Award at the annual meeting of the Grand ...