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Regional Business and Economics Newspaper September 2006

Focus: Grand Forks Flood Recovery
	High and dry Almost a decade after the Flood of 1997, the Grand Forks metro area has made quite a comeback. Photograph by Eric Hylden Grand Forks Herald April 20, 1997
To save a city How far should government power extend into private markets in the wake of a disaster?
Sidebars: Who needs downtowns, anyway? Were historic business districts worth saving? City leaders thought so. Selected state and federal flood-recovery expenditures, Greater Grand Forks

Ninth District Features

Amber waves of biodiesel
Though growing, renewable fuel isn’t likely to help save rural economies or kick an oil habit.

Roll the credits … and the tax incentives
Cities, states and even countries spar for film production business, but at what cost?

District Voices

How has the drought across the district affected your operations and/or your community?

District Data

Farmers are growing an appreciating crop of land
Farm real estate values have increased despite ag conditions.

State Roundups

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