 Zoe Lindmuth of Meehan says that United Airlines is looking at a flight to and from Denver out of Grand Forks. Grand Forks is seeing the bang for its buck from the Alera Center. The annual Joint City Council and Event Center Commission meeting heard that to date in 2024, the Alera Center events have generated close to $17 million in economic impact. The center is ahead of projected budgets and income.