Senator Hoeven will kick off the second annual Drone Focus Conference in Fargo, an event featuring local, national and global leaders in the unmanned aerial systems industry. Since his time as governor, Hoeven has worked to establish North Dakota as the northern hub for UAS technology research and development. His efforts include establishing the Center […]
Senator John Hoeven will be in Fargo on Monday, July 11, to deliver remarks during the Fargo-Moorhead Diversion Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) signing ceremony. The signing marks the beginning of the construction phase of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project, which includes building a 30-mile diversion channel that […]
Senator Hoeven will be in Dunseith on Sunday, July 24 to deliver welcoming remarks at the dedication of the Promise of Peace statue at the International Peace Garden. The monument recognizes 200 years of peaceful co-existence between the United States and Canada and is on the 49th parallel, the longest Intercontinental border in the world. […]
Senator Hoeven will visit Top Taste Bakery in Finley, which has been adding value to the region’s agricultural commodities for more than 50 years. Top Taste, the largest employer in Steele County, uses local ingredients in their products, including flour from the North Dakota Mill in Grand Forks, United Crystal Sugar from Moorhead, Minn-Dak yeast […]
Senator Hoeven will celebrate the UND John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences Robin Hall Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting. A major tenant of the building will be UND’s Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, which in 2006 was one of the early beneficiaries of the state’s Centers of Excellence program launched by then […]
Senator Hoeven will be in Drayton to review the levee on the Red River. It is constructed on property that was bought out with federal FEMA dollars, and the agency is trying to force its removal. Senator Hoeven has legislation that would allow the levee in Drayton and ones like it in other cities to […]
Senator Hoeven will celebrate General Atomics’ first UAS flight in North Dakota, a milestone marking the beginning of the company’s operations at Grand Sky Business and Technology Park. The senator recruited General Atomics, one of the world’s leading developers of high-technology systems, to Grand Sky to continue building the region into the northern hub for […]
Senator Hoeven will present a Purple Heart to James Laurie, who served in the Vietnam War. WHEN: Thursday, July 282:00 p.m. CT WHERE: Foster County Courthouse1000 5th Street N (community room basement)Carrington
Senator Hoeven will present the Silver Star, the third-highest military decoration, posthumously to the family of Reinholdt Hofmann, who was killed in action during World War II. WHEN: Thursday, July 284:00 p.m. CT WHERE: All Vets Club116 1st Street EJamestown
Senator Hoeven will deliver remarks commemorating the 5th Anniversary of the Jamestown Regional Medical Center’s (JRMC) facilities. In 2009, then Governor Hoeven attended the groundbreaking for JRMC’s building, which he then toured in 2011. JRMC is a Critical Access Hospital with 345 employees that serves the south central region of the state. JRMC provides inpatient […]
Senator Hoeven will meet with managers of Central Plains Ag Services and farm group leaders in Hannaford to update them on his work to ensure reliable and convenient access to anhydrous fertilizer for farmers in the 2017 growing season. Last December, the senator introduced and worked to pass legislation in the year-end funding bill preventing […]
Senator Hoeven will host Raytheon executives in Grand Forks in a bid to recruit the company to Grand Sky Business and Technology Park. Raytheon Company is a major defense industry contractor that specializes in weapons, military and commercial electronics, including air traffic control systems, radar and sensing technology. The senator has successfully brought Northrop Grumman, […]
