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Dunn County Commission approves drug screening, background checks for new employees

May 16, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

MANNING All new employees hired by Dunn County will be subject to criminal background checks and pre-employment drug screens, a new policy that will also affect current employees who transfer departments or move into management roles. Continue Reading

Age discrimination complaint under review at Dickinson State University

May 15, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

A Dickinson State University student who says he was discriminated against because of his age has filed an official complaint with the school. Continue Reading

Cando pasta plant to restart next week

May 14, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

GRAND FORKS The former Noodles by Leonardo pasta plant in Cando will begin producing pasta next week, about six months after it closed its doors. Continue Reading

EERC cuts 8 jobs due to funding slowdown

May 8, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

GRAND FORKS Because of a decline in research projects, the Energy & Environmental Research Center at the University of North Dakota has eliminated eight of its 270 jobs. Continue Reading

Digi-Key to drive new workers to work

April 27, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

GRAND FORKS “Leave the driving to us” was a longtime slogan of the Greyhound Lines bus company. Recently, Digi-Key has adopted a version of that slogan as a pitch to attract employees. Continue Reading

Job security for deployed North Dakota’s National Guard members

April 26, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

GRAND FORKS Local National Guard members being deployed to protect the nation’s capital can rest assured that they will be able to come back to their current jobs. Continue Reading

ND workers’ comp handling more out-of-state claims

April 25, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK The boom in the western North Dakota oil patch has led to a workload increase for the state’s workers’ compensation agency. Continue Reading

Blue Cross schedules job fair for laid-off workers

March 26, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO Officials at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota are recruiting workers who lost their jobs at a Fargo biomedical research company. Continue Reading

Jobless rate spikes in S.D.

March 11, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe

Rise of nearly 1 point called seasonal by observersMITCHELL, S.D. – More people were listed as unemployed in January in Mitchell than any time since March 2011. Continue Reading

Oil Patch nursing homes struggling, closing

January 19, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO Nursing homes in western North Dakota are struggling to maintain staffing in the face of a bidding war for workers that is rippling from the booming Oil Patch. Continue Reading