Gov. Burgum on Thursday hosted U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm in Grand Forks with U.S. Sen. John Hoeven, stressing the importance of North Dakota’s all-of-the-above energy policy to meeting the nation’s energy needs and highlighting the innovation happening in North Dakota to address and capitalize on carbon constraints in the energy sector.
Gov. Doug Burgum delivered opening remarks Tuesday to kick off the 2021 Main Street ND Summit, emphasizing the importance of building smart, efficient infrastructure that allows communities to differentiate themselves so they can attract and retain a 21st-century workforce and attract new investment.
“North Dakota continues to be the nation’s proving ground for the testing, training and commercialization of unmanned aircraft systems, and this partnership with Thales to build out the first-of-its-kind Vantis statewide network will help cement our state’s reputation as a UAS leader,” said Sanford, who chairs the Northern Plains Unmanned Systems Authority. “Our state’s nearly $50 million investment in this groundbreaking technology is attracting companies, jobs and entrepreneurs and diversifying our economy for the benefit of all North Dakotans.”
Gov. Burgum and the North Dakota Department of Commerce announced that the North Dakota Development Fund has approved initial support for Cerilon Inc. to develop a major gas-to-liquids (GTL) complex in North Dakota, with the initial phase estimated at $2.8 billion.
With this support, Cerilon GTL will proceed with the remaining development in anticipation of construction of the $2.8 billion Phase 1 GTL facility in Williams County. The GTL project supports state leadership’s strategy to diversify the energy industry and support clean, environmentally responsible energy development.
"While this shift in policy unfortunately includes more needless delays, it is a positive and long overdue step toward ending the unnecessary restrictions that have caused real pain to our communities and citizens on both sides of the border as well as our retail and tourism businesses that rely on Canadian travelers,” Burgum said. “We will continue to press the Biden administration – as we have done repeatedly these past several months with our fellow border states and provinces – to lift these restrictions as soon as possible and resume normal travel with Canada, our closest friend, ally and trading partner.”
Gov. Burgum presented the Governor’s Choice Economic Development Awards during the Economic Development Association of North Dakota (EDND) Fall Conference on Wednesday in West Fargo.
“Congratulations to these award recipients who are supporting innovators and entrepreneurs and attracting investment that grows our economy and makes North Dakota competitive in the global economy,” Burgum said. “We are deeply grateful for their leadership and commitment to building healthy, vibrant communities, fostering a business-friendly environment and making the most of existing infrastructure to attract a 21st century workforce.”
Gov. Burgum visited American Crystal Sugar Company's Hillsboro plant on Thursday to highlight the efficiencies that they have fostered through innovation, not regulation.Â
Grateful for our North Dakota sugar beet growers who supply our nation with over 3.2 billion pounds of sugar annually! From the time a sugar beet arrives at the plant, it is processed into sugar in less than 48 hours.
