Business Beat: July 19th

Carla Burbidge KX News One of the questions I get asked the most these days is How s the new building coming along Construction is well underway on the new KXMC TV Studios at the new location which is on this property located behind Minot Lumber Contractor John Coughlin says they are a little bit behind schedule because of all the rain but KXMC should be able to move in by mid to late October Coughlin is part of an investment group that will demolish our present building on South Broadway and plans are to put up a major retail center sometime next year Brown and Saenger will be beginning the move to their new offices next week at 510 31st Avenue Southwest Manager Todd Johnson says Brown and Saenger has been in Minot for 7 years they sell office supplies and furniture as well as do professional printing and promotional supplies Modern hemp is a retail store located at 1018 11th Avenue West in the home of Robert Robinson He wants to make us aware of all the products that can be made from hemp He has clothing jewelry food products and body care products Call for appointment 833-2975 In the past we ve told you about all the remodeling work underway at the Grand International Now that three year project has come to an end with the completion of the Grand Ballroom on the main floor There is seating for 250 people they host weddings banquets and meetings and are wired with state of the art technology RDO Equipment Company moved to a new building this week at 6320 Highway Two East General Manager Jon Markle says they gutted this building remodeled plus added on because this is a growing company RDO which stands for the owner Ron D Offit is an industrial John Deere and Vermeer company selling to contractors in the Northwest corner of the state A new store located above Space Aliens called Play and Trade opened recently owned by Myron and Cory Thompson An open house is planned beginning Sunday and running through next week Play and Trade is a store where you can buy sell or trade video games and they host video game tournaments Prontoways com That s the website if you you would like to order groceries and have them delivered Seth Henderson of Minot runs this business For Business Beat I m Carla Burbidge