watch live For 5 Questions this week the Herald speaks to Jeff VanGrinsven, who owns Heroes Rise Coffee Company. The business began in Bemidji, Minnesota, and recently opened a location in Crookston. Construction is going well thus far and the project is expected to be completed in early summer, according to Brian Larson, UND’s director of construction management. After construction is complete, staff will spend the remaining summer months transitioning into the new Memorial Union. Everything should be set to go by the fall semester, he said. The city’s Economic Development Authority approved on Tuesday, Jan. 19, a forgivable loan program that would dole up to $24,999 to area businesses that have struggled financially during the pandemic. The program is funded by the city government, where several officials have bristled at Gov. Tim Walz’s public health-minded restrictions on businesses statewide. Development authority board members will prioritize businesses affected by those orders, but the loan program itself is open to any business within city limits.