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Richardton: ‘A growing community’

May 21, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

RICHARDTON – This sleepy town 20 minutes east of Dickinson along Interstate 94 is getting less sleepy. Partially because of its proximity to the Bakken oil play and its boomtown neighbor to the West, Richardton is getting to be a busier and busier place these days. Continue Reading

Evolution1 thriving in health care payment world

May 10, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO Fargo-based Evolution1 describes its software platform as the nation’s largest electronic payment solution for companies that offer health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts to pay for health care and the consumers who use them. Continue Reading

ND’s government spending grows with booming economy

May 7, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO At a time when many states are pinching pennies to balance their government budgets, North Dakota just increased education funding, allocated billions to infrastructure improvements and provided $1.1 billion in tax relief. Continue Reading

North Dakota economy: Not just oil

May 2, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

GRAND FORKS North Dakota took the top ranking in a recently released study of economic performance, showing strength in technology fields in the east as well as energy jobs in the west. Continue Reading

North Dakota economy: Not just oil

May 2, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

GRAND FORKS North Dakota took the top ranking in a recently released study of economic performance, showing strength in technology fields in the east as well as energy jobs in the west. Continue Reading

North Dakota economy: Not just oil

May 2, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

GRAND FORKS North Dakota took the top ranking in a recently released study of economic performance, showing strength in technology fields in the east as well as energy jobs in the west. Continue Reading

Dickinson growth hinges on Legislature’s choice with oil impact funding

April 17, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

Dickinson may have to halt growth if the North Dakota Legislature doesn’t restore the funding it removed from House Bill 1358 because the city won’t be able to fund infrastructure in new developments. Continue Reading

ND up 100K jobs since 2000

April 9, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

GRAND FORKS Jobs in North Dakota have grown by almost a third since 2000, increasing by 100,000 during that period and by 33,000 in 2012 alone, the Department of Commerce announced last week. Continue Reading

Growing the faith: Some Dickinson churches see surging congregations

April 5, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

Just like area businesses, schools and political bodies, some church congregations have been faced with changing times lately in Dickinson. As the Bakken oil boom has emerged on the scene as perhaps the country’s biggest and most well-known energy play, no organization seems to be immune from the social peaks and valleys seen recently in western North Dakota. Continue Reading

Huron voters to decide fate of $22M bond project

April 2, 2013 in The Daily Republic

HURON (AP) Voters in the central South Dakota town of Huron are set next week to decide the fate of a $22 million bond project to build additions to three elementary schools as the area grapples with a steadily growing population. Continue Reading