Education
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Matriarch of the herd
Beltrami Electric Cooperative member Rachel Gray and her family have received regional honors for agricultural leadership in Minnesota.
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Cyber Madness strikes at Minnkota headquarters
Middle school students put their cyber skills to the test in first-ever competition.
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Minnkota hosts Project Tundra landowner meeting
Around 75 attendees gathered for the informational presentation in Center, N.D., to learn about the carbon capture initiative.
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WoundAssure wins 2022 Freeman Design Awards
The 2022 Andrew Freeman Design Innovation Awards were held on May 10 at the University of North Dakota.
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Minnkota and Jamestown students partner for improvement
University of Jamestown engineers-in-training used a senior project to help enhance Minnkota's plant systems.
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Student engineers recognized in annual Freeman Competition
Minnkota continued its support of up-and-coming innovators with the 2021 Andrew Freeman Design Innovation Competition.
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Minnkota donates pump to BSC
A recent Young Station upgrade led to an unexpected equipment gift to Bismarck State College's power plant technology program.
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Electric bus makes the grade
West Fargo Public Schools has experienced transportation savings and benefits after a year with an electric addition to the fleet.
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Minnkota hosts electrical code training
Minnkota has marked its 32nd year of offering continuing education courses for area electricians.
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Electric transportation celebration
Minnkota and Nodak Electric Cooperative invite the community to two days of EVs, eats and education.
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Minnkota sponsors teacher for Lignite Education Seminar
Minnkota continued its tradition of helping a local teacher attend a four-day summit on lignite coal's place in our region's economy.