Article: Grand Forks, N.D., Tourism Official Sees Greater Potential as Destination.

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May 8 -- James Tsismanakis, executive director of the Greater Grand Forks Convention and Visitors Bureau, moved to Grand Forks a year and a half ago from Tuscaloosa, Ala., where he was director of marketing for the Tuscaloosa Convention Bureau. Before holding that position, he worked in hotel sales for about 10 years.

He began his career in Virginia, and also worked in North Carolina and Georgia before coming to North Dakota. His first visit to Grand Forks was for his job interview; it was Nov. 1, 1997, and was his first experience with a North Dakota blizzard.

Tsismanakis and his wife, Bethany, are expecting ...

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