Feature Articles 
Census snapshot gives nuanced portrait of North Dakota
By MAXINE HERR For the Tribune At first glance, North Dakota appears to be gaining in population. The United States census shows the state boasting a 4.7 percent increase from 2000 to 2010 bringing the residents tally to 672, 591 — just short of the state’s peak population in 1930 of nearly 680,000. But dive [...]
Town Profile: West Fargo comes into its own
By MAXINE HERR For the Tribune West Fargo grabs the distinction of being the state’s fifth largest city after the 2010 census counted 25,830 residents in the booming town. It’s a huge leap from just under 15,000 residents a decade ago. “The numbers are staggering as you look at them, but we’ve worked hard as [...]
Project Safe Send: 20 years of convenient and free contaminant disposal
By DEBORA DRAGSETH For the Tribune Take a look under your sink, storage shed or in the back corner of your garage. Any old rat poison or a rusty can of roach spray? A weed killer you vaguely remember buying sometime in the 1980s? Instead of wreaking havoc on the environment by pouring a dangerous [...]
Tesoro breaks ground on refinery expansion
By HANNA BUSH Bismarck Tribune Construction has started on the expansion of Tesoro Corp.’s crude oil refinery in Mandan, spurred by oil development in western North Dakota, a growing demand for diesel fuel and some timely help from the weather. The company announced its plan to expand the plant in March. The goal is to [...]
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