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Hoeven, Officials Celebrate Completion of 55th Street Bridge
MINOT, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven joined state and city officials today to celebrate the opening of Minot's new 55th Street Bridge, marking the completion of the $26.2 million 55th Street Northeast Bridge and Bypass project designed to alleviate traffic congestion and meet the infrastructure needs of the growing Minot area. Hoeven worked to secure $20 million in U.S. Department of Transportation funding for the bridge and bypass project. The senator personally contacted former Transportation Se… Continue Reading
08.19.13
Hoeven: Enbridge Energy Projects Improve Public Safety
BERTHOLD, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today joined Enbridge Company leaders and state and local officials at a ceremony to mark completion of the Bakken Pipeline Expansion project and the Berthold Rail facilities, and to mark the start of the Sandpiper Pipeline project. The Senator cited the new projects as important additions to the state's oil transportation system and as examples of the infrastructure our nation needs to become energy secure. "As we close in on producing one million barrels p… Continue Reading
08.16.13
Hoeven Statement on Death of General David C. Jones
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven and his wife Mikey extended their condolences today to the family, friends and colleagues of Gen. David C. Jones, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who died this week. "Gen. Jones was an accomplished man who dedicated his life to serving our country and rose to the highest ranks in the military. Raised in Minot, N.D., where a local airfield sparked his desire to become a pilot, he later attended the University of North Dakota and Minot State College … Continue Reading
08.16.13
Hoeven, Dalrymple: EDA Awards University Center Grant to NDSU Research and Technology Park
FARGO, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven and Governor Jack Dalrymple today announced that the Economic Development Administration (EDA), through its University Center Program, has awarded $100,000 to the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Research and Technology Park in Fargo, which in 2003 was named as one of the state's first North Dakota Centers of Excellence. The North Dakota Department of Commerce is providing $100,000 in matching funds for 2013. The new EDA grant and the North Dakota Departme… Continue Reading
08.16.13
Hoeven Announces Agenda for Annual State of Technology Conference in Fargo
FARGO, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today announced the agenda for the 2013 State of Technology conference he is hosting with the Fargo-Moorhead-West Fargo Chamber of Commerce. The State of Technology Conference, which has become an annual event, serves as a forum to showcase the impact technology has had on industries across North Dakota and seeks to build on this success with presentations and discussions of new technologies and products. The conference will be held August 20, 2013, at the Rama… Continue Reading
08.16.13
Senator Hoeven's Public Events for Monday and Tuesday
MINOT, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven will hold public events in Minot and Fargo on Monday, Aug. 19 and Tuesday, Aug. 20. The schedule is as follows. Monday, August 19 Hoeven along with local and state leaders will cut the ribbon to dedicate the 55th Street Minot Bypass/Overpass Project. This project, which has been funded through federal, state, local and private dollars, will help reduce traffic congestion and support intermodal shipping for the growing city. Parking available northeast of new b… Continue Reading
08.14.13
Hoeven Hosts Roundtable to Discuss Farm Bill Priorities Ahead of Conference Committee
FARGO, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today hosted a farm bill roundtable at North Dakota State University's Agriculture Experiment Station Research Greenhouse Complex to gather input from agriculture association leaders and discuss the priorities the senator will work on as a member of the joint Senate-House conference committee. The new legislation in both the Senate and the House versions focuses on enhanced crop insurance. The measure includes a new Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO), continues… Continue Reading
08.13.13
Hoeven Leads Open Forum with Bismarck-Mandan Chamber, Local Leaders
BISMARCK, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today led an open forum in Bismarck with business leaders and state and local officials to provide an update on his work in Washington and to invite discussion from local community leaders on their ideas and priorities. Hoeven focused his update on his efforts to pass a five-year farm bill and two pieces of energy legislation he recently introduced, as well as housing and infrastructure legislation that is benefiting North Dakota. The event was hosted by the … Continue Reading
08.13.13
Hoeven Hosts Roundtable to Discuss Farm Bill Priorities Ahead of Conference Committee
BISMARCK, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today hosted a farm bill roundtable at Bismarck State College to gather input from agriculture association leaders and discuss the priorities the senator will work on as a member of the joint Senate-House conference committee. The new legislation in both the Senate and the House versions focuses on enhanced crop insurance. The measure includes a new Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO), continues the sugar program and provides new Agriculture Risk Coverage (AR… Continue Reading
08.09.13
Hoeven: Partnering Traditional and Renewable Energy in Innovative Ways an Important Part of America's Energy Future
SPIRITWOOD, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today marked the groundbreaking for Great River Energy's (GRE) Dakota Spirit AgEnergy biofuels facility in the Spiritwood Energy Park near Jamestown. Within three years, the energy park will be home to a coal-fired power plant, an ethanol biorefinery and fertilizer plant. Partnerships between traditional and renewable energy producers like these are a model of integrated ag-energy development and an important part of America's energy future, the senator sai… Continue Reading
08.08.13
Hoeven Helps Break Ground on Phase II of Washington Townhomes Project
MINOT, ND - Senator John Hoeven, along with state and local community leaders, today participated in an open house and groundbreaking for the Washington Townhomes housing project in Minot. The leaders marked the completion of the first 32 affordable residential rental units and broke ground on the second phase of project, which consists of an additional 32 units. Phase II of the project is expected to be completed by summer 2014. Washington Townhomes will be a two?story, townhome?style design, e… Continue Reading
08.08.13
Hoeven Statement on IHS CERA Keystone XL Pipeline Study
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to a new study from IHS CERA, Inc. that found the Keystone XL pipeline would have "no material impact" on U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. IHS is an international information, research and consulting firm based out of Colorado. "Now we have yet another study confirming what expert, including the administration's own State Department, have been saying for years: the Keystone XL pipeline project will have no significa… Continue Reading
08.08.13
Hoeven Helps Dedicate New United Pulse Facility in Minot
MINOT, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today joined United Pulse Trading in dedicating the new $30 million pulse processing facility in Minot. As governor, Hoeven worked with North Dakota's Department of Commerce, local officials and executives from United Pulse Trading's parent company to bring the company to North Dakota, one of the primary pulse producing states in the nation. This collaboration was part of Hoeven's efforts to expand agribusiness throughout the state as part of North Dakota's stra… Continue Reading
08.08.13
Hoeven Honors Three Minot Veterans with Military Awards
MINOT, N.D. - At a ceremony in Minot today, Senator John Hoeven presented three local veterans with military awards to honor their service in the U.S. Army. Hoeven presented Vietnam veteran Spc. Douglas Benjamin with replacements of the medals he lost during the 2011 flooding of the Souris River. The senator also awarded medals to veterans Sgt. Franklin Eklund Jr. who served during Vietnam and Sgt. Lyder Nord who served during the Korean War. Senator Hoeven's office has been working with all thr… Continue Reading
08.08.13
Hoeven Addresses Annual Minot Area Development Corporation Meeting
MINOT, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today spoke at the Minot Area Development Corporation (MADC) Annual Meeting, citing the importance of agriculture, energy and the city's successful work to recover from the historic 2011 flood. The senator gave the group an overview of his work on the Senate Agriculture and Energy committees. "Minot has grown tremendously during the past decade, not only rebounding from the most severe flood in its history two years ago, but also with an unprecedented burst of … Continue Reading
08.07.13
Hoeven Holds Dickinson Business Roundtable
DICKINSON, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today held a business roundtable in Dickinson to provide an update to local leaders and residents on his work in Washington on the farm bill and energy legislation, and to invite discussion from local leaders on housing and infrastructure. Representatives from a wide-range of groups were in attendance, including the transportation, health care, education, energy and telecommunications sectors, as well as local officials and residents. Hoeven focused his upd… Continue Reading
08.07.13
Hoeven Reviews Construction of New Dakota Prairie Diesel Refinery Site
DICKINSON, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today joined officials from MDU Resources Group, Inc. and Calumet Specialty Products Partners to review construction of the new Dakota Prairie Diesel Refinery in southwestern North Dakota. Hoeven cited the $300 million facility as the kind of infrastructure investments needed to grow domestic energy production, create good jobs and is a key component in a comprehensive national energy policy to make our nation energy secure. "The Dakota Prairie Diesel Refin… Continue Reading
08.07.13
Hoeven Calls For Angel in Adoption Nominees
BISMARCK, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today announced that he is accepting nominations of North Dakota residents and organizations who have distinguished themselves through their work on behalf of adopted children, foster children and their families. As in past years, Hoeven will select one individual, couple or organization to represent North Dakota at this year's national Angels in Adoption program slated to take place in Washington, D.C. in October. Nominations should be submitted by contactin… Continue Reading
08.06.13
Senator Hoeven's Public Events for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
BISMARCK, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven will hold public events in Dickinson on Wednesday, Aug. 7, Minot on Thursday, Aug. 8, and Jamestown on Friday, Aug. 9. The schedule is as follows. Wednesday, August 7 Wednesday morning, Hoeven, along with Sen. Heidi Heitkamp and U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, will provide a brief wrap-up of their tour of western North Dakota and Theodore Roosevelt National Park and be available to media for questions. 9:30 a.m. MT Media Availability Outside of Dako… Continue Reading
08.06.13
Hoeven, Heitkamp Welcome Interior Secretary Jewell to ND, Showcase State's Robust Energy Development, Good Environmental Stewardship
WILLISTON, N.D. - Senators John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp today welcomed U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell to North Dakota's oil patch and accompanied her on a tour of oil production facilities. The purpose of the visit is to showcase how North Dakota is aggressively developing its energy resources and to help the secretary better understand North Dakota's comprehensive, states-first approach to energy development. As head of the Interior Department, Secretary Jewell plays a key role in ener… Continue Reading
