by LCD Staff | Feb 26, 2020 | Affordable Housing, CommunityWorks North Dakota, Housing, NeighborWorks America, Programs
Earlier this month, NeighborWorks America announced that it awarded more than $74 million in flexible grants to its 239 chartered nonprofit organizations. This fiscal-year (FY) 2020 grant funding (appropriated through the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020)... 
by LCD Staff | Feb 6, 2020 | Business Loans, Economic Development, North Dakota, North Dakota Opportunity Fund, Programs, SBA 504 Loan
Lewis & Clark Development Group continues to assist energy businesses in western North Dakota. The latest company to benefit from LCD Group’s services and programs is Williston-based Nova Energy, LLC. Formed in 2012, Nova Energy is an oil field services firm... 
by LCD Staff | Jan 31, 2020 | Affordable Housing, Business Loans, Economic Development, Housing, North Dakota, Programs
Recent proposed changes to the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) have sparked discord among federal regulators and raised serious concerns among community development groups, like Lewis & Clark Development Group, across the country. The CRA enacted in 1977,... 
by LCD Staff | Jan 6, 2020 | Business Loans, Economic Development, Lewis & Clark CDC, Lewis & Clark RDC, North Dakota, North Dakota Opportunity Fund, Programs, Projects
Construction is currently underway on a new location for DaWise-Perry Funeral Services. The locally-owned Mandan funeral home is moving to 4211 Old Red Trail. The new 13,000 square foot facility will allow the business to provide cremation services. The Lewis &... 
by LCD Staff | Dec 3, 2019 | Business Loans, Lewis & Clark CDC, North Dakota Opportunity Fund, Programs, Projects
As is the case with every business, it started with a vision. Questions and inquiries then quickly followed. Some said the idea was impressive, if unrealistic. Others doubted it could be done. But for Blain Mikkonen it didn’t matter. He had a big idea and was... 
by LCD Staff | Sep 29, 2019 | Affordable Housing, CommunityWorks North Dakota, Economic Development, Home Loans, Housing, NeighborWorks America, Programs
Earlier this month, LCD Group Executive Director Brent Ekstrom traveled to Knoxville, Tenneseee to attend NeighborWorks America Rural Membership Conference, ‘Reclaiming Appalachia: Investing in Community, Cooperation and Change.’ NeighborWorks America... 
