Rural Health Tech Funding: North Dakota HHS is offering about $500,000 per awardee to help rural providers upgrade electronic medical records under the Rural Health Transformation Program, aiming to improve care coordination and outcomes. Critical Minerals Push: DOE selected the University of North Dakota for negotiations on a $75M rare earth and critical materials recovery pilot at Falkirk Mine in Underwood, building on ND lignite-based research. AI Data Center Expansion: Applied Digital says it completed Phase I of Building 2 at its Ellendale campus, bringing 175MW live capacity (with 400MW contracted long term). Water Infrastructure Cleanup: Cities including Mandan are hunting hazardous lead service lines using state-supported engineering help; West Fargo says it found lead lines in a limited older neighborhood, while still tracking hundreds of unknowns. Airport Improvements: FAA awarded $32M for 11 airport projects across North Dakota, including runway and lighting upgrades in Bismarck, Dickinson, Minot and Fargo. Construction & Travel Alerts: Mandan’s Main Street/Memorial Highway intersection starts lane reductions July 6 for watermain and roadway work; ND 41 briefly closes through Velva July 4. Public Safety: FEMA approved $4.3M for disaster recovery and hazard mitigation in the Dakotas, including ND electric infrastructure repairs. Health Fraud Case: Minnesota charged a Fargo-area resident with alleged Medicaid fraud tied to unlicensed counseling billed using other providers’ identities. Agriculture Field Days: NDSU’s North Central Research Extension Center hosts a July 15 field day, with additional dry bean field days set for July 21 (Forest River) and July 22 (Hatton). Local Industry Spotlight: A Southwest Area Ag Show in Taylor drew regional businesses and vendors, mixing equipment displays with community events.