GRAND FORKS — Agristo, the Belgian potato processor, has been awarded $250,000 from the state to develop engineering plans for its planned Grand Forks processing facility.

The $450 million project, when completed and operational in 2028, is expected to add some 350 jobs to the area.

Agristo North Dakota LLC received the award as part of a round of funding totaling $926,800 announced by North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring Friday morning, Nov. 28. Other organizations to receive Agricultural Products Utilization Commission awards are:

Independent Data Management, of Fargo, was awarded $250,000 to improve the MyAgData electronic acreage reporting system;

The North Dakota Department of Agriculture was awarded $85,000 to help North Dakota companies promote their products at d

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