Good morning, Grand Forks.

The Grand Forks-based High Plains Fair Housing Center furloughed three staff because it did not receive the expected $425,000 grant since May.

The center said a fourth employee may be furloughed as it continues to provide advocacy services with limited staff.

At 11 a.m. today, International Peace Garden will hold a joint U.S. & Canadian memorial for the 25th anniversary of Sept.

11 at its 9/11 Memorial Site, welcoming first responders and local agencies in a commemorative ceremony that waives entry fees until noon.

City Administrator Todd Feland said BI Biorefinery, shut since 2022 after environmental issues, may be acquired by a European partner soon on Gateway Drive.

The potential buyer group is scheduled to visit later this month or in October — the city expects to form a development agreement before reopening.

Geronimo Power is reviewing land options (near Harmony Solar Project in Harmony Township and in Durbin Township) for a potential data center in Cass County and has begun meetings with local officials and landowners for input; no permit application has been filed yet.

Downtown Development Association and The Community Foundation are partnering to install a new art mural in the Alley of Love off Kittson Avenue (near Rhombus Guys and Ink Inc.), as Des Moines-based artist Jenna Brownlee starts work today with the piece scheduled to finish next Monday.

Grand Forks Red River High School received $5,000 from T-Mobile’s Friday Night 5G Lights $5K Fridays program for facility upgrades as it wins for the second straight year.

Public voting runs Oct. 8 to Oct. 25, with the grand prize winner announced on Nov. 12.