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Appropriations committee approves $400,000 one‑time for trade office; director outlines plan for part‑time Singapore presence
Summary
The committee agreed to move $400,000 to one‑time funding for the North Dakota Trade Office. Executive Director Drew Combs described current balances, membership revenue, audits, and plans to contract a part‑time representative in Singapore for roughly $35,000 annually.
The Appropriations — Government Operations Division approved a $400,000 one‑time addition to the North Dakota Trade Office budget and discussed how the office spends its base appropriation and membership revenue.
Drew Combs, executive director of the North Dakota Trade Office, told the committee he estimated roughly “about 500 left” (meaning $500,000 remaining in trade‑office funds) for the rest of the biennium, and he described planned activities that include establishing an overseas, contracted presence in…
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