Small Business Development Center - As we talk about business succession, there is, more often than not, a bank involved and is typically working with the buyer to obtain financing. We often hear about the 5 C’s of credit and how that impacts the buyer’s ability to obtain funding. However, there is also 4 C's of Capital that the business has, and this can make it more valuable and attractive to buyers. What are the 4 C's of Intangible Capital that a business has and moves to the best in class as it is compared to its peers?

Associated Press - Maksym Bunchukov remembers hearing rockets explode in Zaporizhzhia as the war in Ukraine began. “It was terrible,” he said. He and his wife sent their adult daughter west to Lviv for safety and joined her later with their pets. Now, about 18 months after the war broke out, Bunchukov is in North Dakota, like thousands of Ukrainians who came over a century ago.

Roundup - Get your grub and good times on at the 19th Annual Best of the West Ribfest & Street Fair on Main Street, Watford City, on Friday, Aug. 11th. Ribfest judging will start at 3 p.m. Ribs will be served to the public at 6 p.m. and at 7:30 p.m. country music act Blackhawk will be opening for this year’s headliner, Hairball. Hairball’s ‘Bombastic Collaboration of Arena Rock’ will take the stage at 9:30 p.m. 

Volunteers are still needed for the third annual XWA Airshow! Volunteers will receive free admission and a donation to their nonprofit organization! Join the XWA Airshow team with a front row seat to the aerobatic delight!