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Almost a year to the date from when they hit the Upper Midwest last summer, suspicious travel offers are once again landing in area mailboxes. Consumers in our area are contacting Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota (BBB) to say they’ve been offered two round-trip...

Two promoted at Choice in West Fargo Cally Colville was promoted to senior frontline specialist for Choice Financial’s West Fargo branch. Amy Ebensteiner was recently promoted to frontline operations manager for Choice Financial’s West Fargo and Fargo locations. Ebensteiner...

Pioneer Staff Reports Midland Bi-fold Doors has undergone a name and website change. It will now be known as Midland Door Solutions and can be found online at www.midlanddoorsolutions.com. To celebrate the change, the company opened a new production and warehouse facility in West...

Week of July 9 Disorderly conduct: Nickolas James Amos, Fargo, $250 fine. Driving Without Liability Insurance: Abdikadir Abdi Abdulle, West Fargo, second offense in 36 months, $300 fine. Urinating in Public: Kaleb Palmer Dahlgren, Grand Forks, N.D., $250 fine. Fleeing a Police...

Western bank counsel receives alumni award Michelle Kommer was recently honored as a recipient of the 2014 Distinguished Alumni Award from May-ville State University. The award is presented to a Mayville State alumni member who has been a proven lead-er in their field for over...

Platinum Home Contracting, 1137 31st Ave. W., new residential, $220,000 J&L Construction, 2424 7th St. Court W., new residential, $112,500 J&L Construction, 2428 7th St. Court W., new residential, $112,500 J&L Construction, 2436 7th St. Court W., new residential, $112,500 J&L...

This year’s summer weather has had an effect on local projects, but the short North Dakota season is not deterring developers in West Fargo. Wet weather has been a major hindrance for Lee Jones & Son Construction, which is building Legacy Elementary School. “It’s a struggle...

West Fargo Heritage Homes, 3044 Katherine Drive, new residential, $252,000 Heritage Homes, 952 Mulberry Lane, new residential, $298,000 Heritage Homes, 728 47th Ave. W., new residential, $341,500 Heritage Homes, 721 48th Ave. W., new residential, $260,000 Heritage Homes, 4703...

Chamber a finalist for national award The Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce was recently named a finalist for the American Chamber of Commerce Executives 2014 Chamber of the Year competition. A record 41 chambers have applied for the award, and all applicants were...

Reliable Vacuums takes green plans national The Reliable Vacuum Store of West Fargo will be a contender in a small-business competition sponsored by Wells Fargo. Reliable Vacuum qualified as a national contender in the $25,000 Wells Fargo Works Project for small business last...

Summer is a great time to take that long-overdue vacation or make much-needed home repairs, but as the weather heats up, so do scams. Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota is warning consumers about these popular summer schemes. Don’t let a scam ruin your vacation....

Western State Bank has hired Ryan Moen as director of information technology. Moen will lead the information technology department, creating a strong and stable platform for excellent internal and external technology and providing overall leadership for the company. Before joining...