State Capitol in Bismarck hosting annual Pride of Dakota Day

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota’s Capitol building is becoming a shopping mall for state products for the day.

Thursday is the annual Pride of Dakota Day at the statehouse in Bismarck. Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says more than 50 North Dakota businesses will take part, offering a range of products for sale and sampling.

Vendor booths will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Capitol’s Memorial Hall, Legislative Hall and west end ground floor. There also will be a farmers market from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the top of the Capitol loop on the south lawn.

More than 500 North Dakota companies are part of the state’s Pride of Dakota branding program.