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Public Invited to Attend Groundbreaking for North Dakota Heritage Center Expansion Project November 23
The public is invited to attend the groundbreaking for the North Dakota Heritage Center expansion project at the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck on Tuesday, November 23, beginning at 11 a.m.
11/18/10 (Thu)
Hess Corporation give $2 million to Heritage Center Expansion, six other energy companies give another $1.35 million
The Hess Corporation has donated $2 million to the North Dakota Heritage Center Expansion project. It is the largest single private gift to date and puts the capital campaign for private donations past the required amount to begin construction. Donations by six other energy companies were also announced today, bringing an additional $1.35 million to the project.
9/29/10 (Wed)
Tesoro Funds Passport to North Dakota History for Third Summer Season
A third edition of the award-winning Passport to North Dakota History, a traveler's guide to historic sites, has been republished for this summer's tourist season with a $25,000 donation from Tesoro. It was unveiled June 8 in a ceremony at the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck that was attended by Lieutenant Governor Jack Dalrymple and project sponsors.
6/08/10 (Tue)
Continental Resources Donates $1.8 million to North Dakota Heritage Center Expansion
Oklahoma-based Continental Resources, Inc. (NYSE: CLR), has donated $1.8 million to sponsor the North Dakota Inspiration Gallery for the expansion of the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck. The new gallery will interpret North Dakota's innovators, opportunities and inspirations.
1/22/10 (Fri)
Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Donate $1.3 Million to North Dakota Heritage Center Project
North Dakota's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives have combined to donate $1.3 million for the expansion of the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck. In honor of their gift, a new gallery featuring traveling exhibits will be named the Touchstone Energy Cooperative Governors Gallery.
12/14/09 (Mon)
Heritage Center gears up for expansion
A full-scale Tyrannosaurus Rex model to old war-time guns are just some of the items that are planned to be on display when the expanded North Dakota Heritage Center is completed in 2014. The expansion will include three new galleries, a 3-D theater and more space to store artifacts as well as 5,000 square feet to house traveling "blockbuster" galleries from around the world, officials at the center said last week. The center's current auditorium also will undergo a renovation to increase access for the disabled.
7/12/09 (Sun)
Students with cell phones help launch New Passport and History on Call
A new edition of the award-winning Passport to North Dakota History, a traveler's guide to North Dakota historic sites, has been republished for another North Dakota tourist season with a $25,000 donation from Tesoro. Complementing the Passport this year is the new State Historical Society of North Dakota's History on Call program, which offers sound bites to travelers about the historic sites included in the Passport.
5/14/09 (Thu)
H.B. 1481 Heritage Center expansion bill now law with Governor Hoeven's signature in May 6 ceremony
A bill appropriating $39.7 million for the expansion of the North Dakota Heritage Center was signed into law by Governor John Hoeven in the Main Gallery of the North Dakota Heritage Center on May 6.
5/06/09 (Wed)
Legislature approves $51.7 million Heritage Center expansion project in historic May 2 vote
Separate votes by the North Dakota House and Senate on Saturday, May 2, 2009 during the final hours of the 61st legislative session approved the $51.7 million expansion project for the North Dakota Heritage Center. The votes were 70-19 in the House and 45-1 in the Senate.
5/02/09 (Sat)
Senate hears Heritage Center expansion bill
A full house gathered for the Senate Appropriations Committee held a hearing Thursday morning, March 5, on the North Dakota Heritage Center expansion bill. The hearing started 15 minutes early and adjourned at noon. A diverse assortment of perspectives about the project and the need for the facility were presented.
3/05/09 (Thu)
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