Host Joel Heitkamp is joined in studio by Derrick LaPoint and the Mayor of Moorhead, Johnathan Judd.

Every month, host Joel Heitkamp gets the opportunity to visit with Derrick LaPoint, CEO of Downtown Moorhead Incorporated to talk about the growing city of Moorhead and all the businesses within the city, including many that are in the heart of downtown Moorhead. For this May edition, Derrick is joined by Sheri Larson to discusses those businesses. Larson is the Executive Director of the Moorhead Business Association.  May also means summer time is close, which also means road construction. Derrick briefly lets listeners know about the Center Avenue project.  (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on Twitter @JoelKFGO.) 

In this April edition of 'To the Point with Derrick LaPoint,' Derrick visits with host Joel Heitkamp about Minnesota legislation, the Center Ave road construction project in Moorhead, and a new tech and career academy being built in Moorhead. Tune in to hear all things downtown Moorhead with Derrick LaPoint.  (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on Twitter @JoelKFGO.)

With Spring finally on its way for the Fargo-Moorhead region, Derrick LaPoint gives listeners an update about downtown Moorhead with Moorhead's City Manager Chris Volkers. Topics include downtown development updates and an open house for the Center Avenue road project. (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on Twitter @JoelKFGO.)

For the February edition of To the Point with Derrick LaPoint, Joel visits with Derrick about how the downtown communities of both Fargo and Moorhead can come together to better our region. Derrick also is joined by Melissa Rademacher with the Fargo Downtown Community Partnership to talk about the upcoming St. Patrick's Day Parade. (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on Twitter @JoelKFGO.)

Derrick discusses the new Mayor of Moorhead and Tim Walz's recent visit to Moorhead. (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on Twitter @JoelKFGO.)

Presented by Moore Engineering : Derrick LaPoint, President/CEO of Downtown Moorhead Inc. (DMI) , and Board Chairman Dave Anderson talk about the organization's beginnings. LaPoint credits Anderson for putting in the early work that ultimately laid the foundation for DMI's formation. With a diverse board of area leaders from various industries, LaPoint says it's clear that the people of Moorhead want this group to succeed, ultimately for the betterment of the city's future. Anderson says one of the first tasks will be finding where Moorhead's center is, so that growth and development can start from there, just as it has in Fargo. (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on Twitter @JoelKFGO.)

"To the Point with Derrick LaPoint" presented by Moore Engineering : Derrick LaPoint, President/CEO of Downtown Moorhead Inc. (DMI) , a nonprofit working to revitalize downtown Moorhead, provides an update on the city's latest projects. Two of the chief downtown development projects in Moorhead include Block E and Simon Warehouse. Additionally, LaPoint provides an update on the underpass project at Main and 20th/21st Street, which he describes as "the largest transportation, road project, done in Moorhead's history." Also underway in Moorhead is a federal grant application for the downtown 11th Street underpass. Given the numerous projects planned and otherwise that LaPoint is a part of in his new position with DMI, he says it's an exciting time to be involved, "It's good to have a voice for Moorhead. There's a lot to talk about." (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on Twitter @JoelKFGO.)

Presented by Moore Engineering : For six months, Derrick LaPoint has been working in his new gig as the first President/CEO of the newly-formed Downtown Moorhead Inc. (DMI) , a nonprofit working to revitalize downtown Moorhead. LaPoint says a lot of his time to date has been spent in conversations, doing in-depth research and navigating local government and the city of Moorhead's structure. "Everybody I've talked to has Moorhead at the forefront" and "wants to see change," LaPoint explains. But it's a matter of, collectively, "trying to figure out what we [Moorhead] want and how to get there." LaPoint is encouraged by the community's response to DMI's goals under his leadership. And that's reflected in the Moorhead City Council's recent approval of a contract for DMI to provide citywide economic development services, as he explains in this segment of "To the Point with Derrick LaPoint" with host Joel Heitkamp. (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on Twitter @JoelKFGO.) Presented by Moore Engineering, President/CEO Derrick LaPoint talks about the newly-formed Downtown Moorhead Inc. (DMI), and how it's working to revitalize downtown and encourage growth.