Oil Patch boom 5 times bigger than 1980s
January 4, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
The Bakken oil boom is now five times larger than the area’s 1980s oil boom, according to a report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Continue Reading
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ND city poised to top $300 million in new building
December 9, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
MINOT, N.D. (AP) A North Dakota city in the middle of the state’s oil boom is poised to top $300 million in new building permits for 2012.
Exxon pays $1.6 billion for Bakken assets
September 20, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
Airlines adding service in ND’s oil patch area
September 18, 2012 in The Daily Republic
Williston’s Sloulin Field International Airport was built to handle 6,000 passenger boardings per year. Officials expect more than 10 times that many next year.
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ND native back Grassy Butte area to fulfill bucket list
September 1, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
GRASSY BUTTE North Dakota native John O’Connor left the state at age 25 because the “doggone winters” were too tough. Continue Reading
ND oil patch housing coming from Madison, SD
May 10, 2012 in The Daily Republic
SOUTH HEART, N.D. (AP) The southwest North Dakota oil patch town of South Heart is looking south for housing.
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Minn. senator tours Oil Patch
April 20, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
WILLISTON North Dakota isn’t the only state benefiting from the oil boom, U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Friday. Continue Reading
Architect a visionary for Oil Patch
February 18, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
STANLEY City leaders here knew right away that Dean Dovolis was different than the 417 developers who came before him. Continue Reading
Planning money heading to North Dakota oil patch
November 22, 2011 in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) The state and federal governments are providing $1.8 million to address planning for economic, housing and infrastructure development in western North Dakota’s booming oil patch.
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Lawmakers to make plans for the oil patch
December 26, 2010 in The Dickinson Press
Much of the clamor you’re likely to hear coming out of Bismarck the next few months will be reverberation echoes of the continuing oil boom in western North Dakota as the 2011 Legislature tries to deal with ramifications. Continue Reading
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