🌮🎉 Ribbon Cutting Celebration! 🎉🌮

Join the Williston Area Chamber of Commerce as we celebrate the Grand Opening of Taco Bell Williston with an official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony!

📆 Wednesday, August 13, 2025

🕕 10:30 AM

📍 Williston Square

Next to Slim Chickens and

Genesis

The City of Williston is excited to announce the official opening of the new Dakota Drive with a ribbon-cutting ceremony

📆 Wednesday, August 13, 2025

🕕 11:15 AM

📍 Williston Square

Dakota Drive and 3rd Street West

following the completion of the Taco Bell Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. The new Dakota Drive is designed to be one of the main roads into Williston Square, while also providing traffic relief to businesses located on 3rd St W, such as Genesis, Slim Chickens, and Taco Bell.  Local business owners, residents, and community members are welcome to attend.

Join the Brew Your Business team for an energizing morning of coffee, connection, and conversation featuring Christine Nelson of Glo Tanning Spa.

📆 Wednesday, August 13, 2025

🕕 9AM

📍 Williston State College

Teton Lounge

1410 University Ave

Whether you're a seasoned business owner or just curious about the local biz scene, this event is for YOU. Come sip, connect, and grow with Brew Your Business!

𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 is once again teaming up with the James Memorial Art Center for their annual 𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗟𝗼𝘂𝗱 open mic 🎤 on the lawn!

Like all Spotlight events, this one is free & all-ages.  Music, poetry, & comedy are welcome regardless of your experience level.

More creative festivities to be announced soon…👀 

📆 August 22, 2025

🕕 6PM - 8PM

📍 James Memorial Art Center

621 1st Ave W

North Dakota Monitor - North Dakota utility regulators on Thursday approved plans for a large natural-gas power plant that could become the largest single source of electricity in the state. 

Public Service Commission Chair Randy Christmann said Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s plan is well-suited to Williams County and provides the first additional baseload power in 45 years. 

“This is huge,” Christmann said, noting it would be the largest single plant in the state. 

The nearly $4 billion project near Epping is planned to be built in two sections, with the first starting to generate power in 2029 and the second in 2030. Each unit would be capable of generating 745 megawatts of power. 

One of North Dakota’s most impactful career exploration programs is entering a new era, with a refreshed identity and leadership.

The long-standing T4 Program (Tools, Trades, Torque and Tech) will now operate under the name North Dakota Energy Education, signaling a broadened mission to engage and inspire the next generation of the state’s energy workforce. The rebranded program will continue hosting its well-known T4 Summits during the 2025–2026 school year, now under the direction of newly hired North Dakota Energy Education Coordinator, Shawn Brink. This statewide position is part of a collaborative partnership between the Lignite Energy Council, the North Dakota Petroleum Foundation, and Bismarck Public Schools to strengthen energy education and workforce readiness across North Dakota.