To counter labor shortages, North Dakota businesses contemplate immigrant options

  • High school students from Grand Forks Public Schools perform a play for World Refugee Day on June 18, 2022 at the Town Square Farmers Market, marking the theme 'Whoever. Wherever. Whenever. Everyone has the right to seek safety.' Photo credit: Mark Broden, courtesy of the Global Friends Coalition.
    High school students from Grand Forks Public Schools perform a play for World Refugee Day on June 18, 2022 at the Town Square Farmers Market, marking the theme 'Whoever. Wherever. Whenever. Everyone has the right to seek safety.' Photo credit: Mark Broden, courtesy of the Global Friends Coalition.

    Concerns over community welcome persist

    By Michael Standaert | North Dakota News Cooperative Businesses across North Dakota are increasingly looking to attract new American immigrants and foreign workers due to challenges filling a wide spectrum of open positions in healthcare, services, manufacturing, agricultural production and child care fields.

    A question looming in the minds of those coming to …