Editing Grand Forks, North Dakota (section)

===Largest employers===
According to the city's 2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grandforksgov.com/home/showpublisheddocument/48180/638235463926970000|title=City of Grand Forks 2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report|format=[[Portable Document Format|PDF]]|page=212|access-date=October 2, 2023}}</ref> the largest employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! Number of employees
|-
|1
|[[University of North Dakota]]
|5,562
|-
|2
|[[Altru Health System]]
|3,400
|-
|3
|[[Grand Forks Air Force Base]]
|2,897
|-
|4
|[[Grand Forks Public Schools]]
|1,700
|-
|5
|City of Grand Forks
|831
|-
|6
|Valley Memorial Home
|818
|-
|7
|[[LM Wind Power]]
|560
|-
|8
|Development Homes
|480
|-
|9
|[[Hugo's]] (4 locations)
|460
|-
|10
|[[Simplot|J.R. Simplot]]
|440
|-
|Total
|—
|17,148
|}

[[Image:LMGlasfiberBlade.jpg|right|thumbnail|Employees at [[LM Glasfiber]] work on a blade for a wind turbine]]

Major manufacturers in Grand Forks include wind turbine manufacturer [[LM Glasfiber|LM Wind Fiber]]<ref name="lm">{{cite web |url=http://www.lmglasfiber.com/About/Contact.aspx |title=Contact |access-date=June 5, 2007 |work=LM Glasfiber |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070523075733/http://www.lmglasfiber.com/About/Contact.aspx |archive-date=May 23, 2007 }}</ref> and light aircraft manufacturer [[Cirrus Design]].<ref name="cirrus">{{cite web |url=https://cirrusaircraft.com/careers/ |title=Cirrus - Careers |access-date=June 15, 2024 |archive-date=June 1, 2007  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070601202900/http://www.cirrusdesign.com/contact/employment/default.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> Major food producers include potato processor [[Simplot|J. R. Simplot Company]]<ref name="simplot">{{cite web |url=http://www.simplot.com/company/food_plants.cfm#CP_JUMP_17344 |title=Food Plants |access-date=June 5, 2007 |work=J.R. Simplot Company |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928122215/http://www.simplot.com/company/food_plants.cfm#CP_JUMP_17344 |archive-date=September 28, 2007 }}</ref> and the [[public ownership|state-owned]] [[North Dakota Mill and Elevator]], the nation's largest flour mill.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.prairiepublic.org/programs/datebook/bydate/06/1006/103006.jsp |title=Dakota Datebook, October 30, 2006: State Mill & Elevator |access-date=June 8, 2007 |work=North Dakota Public Radio|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070930155628/http://www.prairiepublic.org/programs/datebook/bydate/06/1006/103006.jsp |archive-date = September 30, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> SEI Information Technologies<ref name="sei">{{cite web |url=http://www.sei-it.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970201122045/http://www.sei-it.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 1, 1997 |title=SEI |access-date=June 5, 2007 }}</ref> both operate call centers in Grand Forks. Other large private employers in the city include the locally owned [[Alerus Financial]] branch of banks, [[Home of Economy]], and the locally owned [[Hugo's]] chain of supermarkets.<ref name="hugos">{{cite web |url=http://www.gohugos.com/ |title=Hugo's |access-date=June 5, 2007 |archive-date=November 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113153219/https://www.gohugos.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The retail and service sector is also an important part of the economy. The historic center of shopping in Grand Forks was the [[Downtown Grand Forks|downtown]] area. Today, downtown is home to small shops, bars, and restaurants. The south end of Grand Forks has become another major retail district, with three large shopping centers.<ref name="shopping"/> The oldest, [[Grand Cities Mall]], is on South Washington Street and contains small, locally owned stores and two churches. With about 70 stores, the city's largest indoor mall is [[Columbia Mall (Grand Forks)|Columbia Mall]]. The newest major shopping center is the Grand Forks Marketplace [[Power center (retail)|power center mall]], which features three big box retailers and several smaller stores. Due to its proximity to Canada, the Greater Grand Forks area attracts many shoppers from [[Manitoba]].<ref name="dollar">{{cite news|last=Noronha|first=Charmaine|title=Currency goes loonie|agency=Associated Press|date=June 5, 2007|url=https://secure.forumcomm.com/?publisher_ID=40&article_id=39723|archive-date=March 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315152931/https://secure.forumcomm.com/?publisher_ID=40&article_id=39723|url-status=live}}{{Subscription required}}</ref>