Oil Industry

The good and the bad about North Dakota

According to the study, North Dakota has so much to offer, and most importantly, North Dakota has JOBS!

The quick answer is YES!  24/7 Wall St crunched the numbers from 2010-2015 to rank the top 20 fastest growing cities in the United States.

It seems as though these types of incidents are becoming so common, the news of another salt water spill almost surprises no one.

It seems as though these types of accidents are happening more frequently or they are getting more attention. The fact that Bismarck and Mandan have tracks going through the area, this is a report that we should all be concerned about.

The word is getting out, and it's something we already knew. According to Yahoo.com, North Dakota is in the top 10 states for quality of life in a recent survey published today.

We've all heard the stories of how difficult is can be to find quality workers in the oil patch. We've also heard the stories of outrageous rental prices and even some living in tiny tailors, sleeping in cars in parking lots and even some without living quarters.

The 2014 Williston Basin Petroleum Conference is this week in Bismarck at the Civic Center. The dates are May 20th-22nd. You can see all of the activity in and around the Civic Center in Bismarck.

The top 5 states in the best fiscal condition seem to be clustered in the Midwest with the exception of Alaska being number one.