Standard Industries to triple in size

Standard Industries has announced plans to break ground on a new, 120,000-sq.-ft. building in Fargo, N.D. The company previously occupied 38,000 sq. ft. of space. This $8.4 million project ($7.2 million building and $1.2 million in new equipment) is expected to create 26 jobs.

Standard Industries operates as a metal fabrication business and provides a variety of stainless steel, precision steel, and aluminum products. Its historical product focus has been in the ag equipment space, such as cultivators, defoliators, seedbedders, and harvesters. In recent years the company has shifted into other, more diverse product areas, including large industrial tank manufacturing.