We're "THE GOOD TIMES MEETING PLACE!" Ground Round of Grand Forks serves the North Dakota area with great service and an inviting atmosphere. Originally founded in 1969, Ground Round is a pioneer in casual dining. The Ground Round Grill and Bar provides an atmosphere and menu that is inviting to families, and fun for adults too.

-Over saw day-to-day operations, established restaurant business plan by surveying restaurant demand; conferred with people in the community; identified and evaluated competitors; prepared financial, marketing, and sales projections, analyses, and estimates. -Attracted patrons by developing and implementing marketing, advertising, public and community relations programs; evaluated program results; identified and tracked changing demands. -Controlled purchases and inventory by meeting with the management team; negotiated prices and contracts; developed preferred supplier lists; reviewed and evaluated usage reports; analyzed variances; took corrective actions.-Maintained operations by preparing policies and standard operating procedures; implemented production, productivity, quality, and patron-service standards; determined and implemented system improvements.-Accomplished restaurant and bar human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining management staff; communicated job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planned and reviewed compensation actions; enforced policies and procedures.-Accomplished company goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; explored opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

The mission of the Alerus Center is to provide premier entertainment and events thatstimulate economic impact and improve the quality of life for Grand Forks area citizens.

The mission of the Events Center Commission (also known as Alerus Center Commission) is to provide leadership that enables the Alerus Center to be beneficial to the regional economy, responsive to patrons, and accountable to Grand Forks taxpayers.

Make policy decisions for The Chamber which support the mission and vision of our chamber on behalf of our members.

• Develop priorities for the arts community and event production based on the needs and wants of the community to create a vision of what Grand Forks should be.• Create a set of community-vetted criteria for a successful arts community and range of events.• Inventory arts and events programming/calendars and City funding history.• Assess the structure of organizations and relationships producing arts and event.• Identify roadblocks and constraints inherent in the arts community and event production process.• Make specific recommendations to enhance the future of the Grand Forks arts community and event production