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Title: Business and Industrial Development Department (BIDD)
Dates: 1972-1976
Series Number: 32293
Quantity: 1.5 feet
Abstract: Consists of photographs, negatives, pamphlets, and promotional brochures of manufacturing and business companies across North Dakota. The name of the Economic Development Commission was changed to BIDD (the Business and Industrial Development Department) in 1969 (S.L. 1969, Ch. 446) and in 1981 the name was changed back to the original name Economic Development Commission (S. L. 1981, Ch. 528).
Access: This collection is open under the rules and regulations of the State Historical Society of North Dakota.
Citation: Researchers are requested to cite the collection title, collection number, and the State Historical Society of North Dakota in all footnote and bibliographic references.
Box / Folder Inventory
Box 1: photos
1 Oil Rigs 8 prints
2 Governor Art Link 1 print
3 Danish Windmill Kenmare
4 Capitol and Pioneer Family Statue
5 Fort McKeen Blockhouse near Mandan
6 International Peace Garden flower beds
7 Sugar Beet Refinery at Drayton
8 Airport (Mandan?) negs/1 print
9 Air Heaters Inc. Tioga negs/8 prints
10 Alloway Lift-A-Broom Fargo 2 prints
11 American Crystal Coop ground breaking Hillsboro 3 prints
12 Andre Industries Bismarck negs/5 prints
13 Arkota Valley City 3 prints
14 Business and Industrial Development BIDD staff Jan. 1974 negs/14 prints
15 Community Betterment Contest 1976 17 prints
Box 2: photos
1 Ask Inc. Minot 1 print
2 Basin Electric ground breaking July 11, 1974
3 Branick Manufacturing Co. Fargo negs/2 prints
4 Ehrich’s Manufacturing Fargo negs/6 prints
5 Environmental Development Corporation Dickinson negs/1 print
6 Expo ’74 Vancouver, BC - Art and Grace Link and Buffy the Bison 20 prints
7 Fargo Foundry negs/1 print
8 Fargo Industrial Park negs/1 contact sheet
9 French Welding and Manufacturing Grafton negs/2 prints
10 Gate City Savings & Loan Carrington negs
11 Gwinner Metal 1 print
12 Haybuster Distributing Jamestown negs
13 Implement Convention Bismarck Nov. 1972 negs/1 print
14 Industrial Molasses Mapleton negs/3 prints
15 Kirschmann Manufacturing Bismarck negs/3 prints
16 Ladish Malting Spiritwood 9 prints
17 Lockwood Aircraft Minot negs/4 prints
18 Loegering Manufacturing Casselton negs/1 print
Box 3: photos
1 McNish Inc. 3 prints
2 MDS – Atron Belcourt negs/13 prints
3 Newman Signs Jamestown negs
4 Nordic Fiberglass 2 prints
5 North American Coal Beulah 3negs/18 prints
6 Northland Oil and Refinery Co. Dickinson 7 prints
7 Northrup Dakota New Town 8 prints
8Olin Manufacturing Co. New Salem 1 print
9 Pembina Bus Plant 3 prints
10 PRS Products Bismarck negs/6 prints
Box 4: photos
1 Red River Valley Coop Hillsboro plant dedication Aug. 24, 1974 – Senators Quentin Burdick and Mark Andrews 4 prints
2 Rhino Industries Grand Forks 8 prints
3 Reiter Inc. Cooperstown 1 print
4 Richardton Machine and Manufacturing negs/5 prints
5 Rolla Jewel Bearing Plant 2 prints
6 Rollohome Corporation Jamestown negs/5 prints
7 Steffes Church Furniture Manufacturing Dickinson negs/15 prints
8 Steiger Tractor Inc. Fargo 2 prints
9 Summers Manufacturing Co. Inc. Maddock 4 prints
10 Tri-W-G Valley City 6 prints
11 TMI Trimline Dickinson negs/6 prints
12 Wahpeton Sugar Beet Plant ground breaking Feb. 3, 1973 3 prints
13 Williston Woodworks negs/5 prints
14 Wil-Rich Wahpeton 2 prints
Box 5: promotional materials
1 Alloway Fargo
2 Andre Industries Inc. Bismarck
3 ARCO Manufacturing, Grand Forks
4 Arkota Industries Valley City
5 BIDD Logos
6 BIDD newsletter Nov. 1976
7 Blumhardt Manufacturing Inc. Ashley
8 Bordon’s Grafton
9 Circle Milking, Inc., Jamestown
10 Ehrich’s Manufacturing Fargo 1973-1975
11 Erskine Manufacturing Co., Erskine, MN
11 French’s Welding and Manufacturing Grafton
12 Frontier West Fargo
13 Kerian Machines Inc. Grafton
14 Leon’s Manufacturing Co, Ltd. Yorkton, Sask.
15 Loegering Manufacturing Inc. Casselton
16 Motor Coach Industries Pembina
17 Nordic Fiberglass Devils Lake
18 Northrup Dakota New Town
19 Oakes Manufacturing
20 PRS Products Bismarck
21 R. Bussiere & Sons Vonda, Sask.
22 Reitan Machine Shop Cooperstown
23 Rhino Grand Forks
24 Richardton Machine & Manufacturing Co.
25 Smith Roles Inc. Minot
26 Steffes Church Furniture Manufacturing Inc. Dickinson
27 Steinman Manufacturing Inc. Carrington
28 Sund Manufacturing, Newburg
29 Swiewo Construction Calgary Alta. 1976
30 Tri-W-G Valley City 1974
31 Versatile Manufacturing Co. Fargo
32 Wedg Cor Inc. Jamestown
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