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Wind Grows Louder
Despite its detractors, wind energy is growing in North Dakota By CHRISTOPHER BJORKE The grandparents of today’s North Dakotans knew how to harness wind to power water pumps. The picturesque windmills that were fixtures on prairie farms are a far cry from the industrial wind turbines that have sprung up across the plains. Modern turbines [...]
Ask An Expert»
Disabilities and employee retention: What’s the business connection?
Harley D. Engelman, M.B.A, Marketing and Business Relations Director Whether they realize it or not, North Dakota business owners and employers deal with disability issues every day. While diverse in nature, many of these issues surround an understanding of their roles and responsibilities regarding disabilities. How do disabilities impact employee retention? When a highly–valued, productive [...]
ND Energy»
Wind Grows Louder
Despite its detractors, wind energy is growing in North Dakota By CHRISTOPHER BJORKE The grandparents of today’s North Dakotans knew how to harness wind to power water pumps. The picturesque windmills that were fixtures on prairie farms are a far cry from the industrial wind turbines that have sprung up across the plains. Modern turbines [...]
Legislative Briefs»
A Legislative Review: Energy heavily supported during 61st Legislative Session
The last weeks of the 61st legislative session were packed with conference committees and the final passage of bills aimed at making the state a better place to live and work. Around 48 of the 1,121 bills were executive budget recommendations for different state agencies. As lawmakers worked to ultimately balance the state budget, the [...]
HR Corner»
RCS: Creating oportunnities
Current economic conditions are challenging us all, and, for employers, recruitment and retention of personnel who are essential to the bottom-line is at critical mass. Human resources professionals are being pushed to find high quality employees in a workforce that now includes five generations of workers, each with a unique work ethic and issues. As [...]
Tech»
Use a smartphone to organize your summer fun
(ARA) – Summer is here, and you’re likely thinking about a vacation or what to do to keep the kids busy. Luckily, you’ve come a long way from the days of guidebooks and day planners. Today, you have smartphones to help plan summer activities with ease. Packed with features like e-mail, calendars, task lists and [...]
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