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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 [...]
North Dakota 2.0
By DEBORA DRAGSETH For the Tribune In case you haven’t noticed — this is not your grandfather’s North Dakota. It seems as if the land of grass and sky has been transformed overnight and its residents have been forced to come face-to-face with inevitable and enormous change. We find ourselves asking “Where is the state [...]
Mediation service can help with disaster assistance
BISMARCK – North Dakota farmers and ranchers who are eligible for newly announced, federal disaster assistance can get help from the North Dakota Agricultural Mediation Service (NDAMS) in dealing with the necessary paperwork. “The disaster declaration means producers in the designated counties can apply for emergency loans or Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) through the [...]
Legislation Watch
Your guide to North Dakota’s 61st Legislative Session By the end of the sixth week of the 2009 legislative session, state lawmakers were whittling down the workload, passing some bills for the business environment and failing others. A set of energy-related bills passed the Senate unanimously. They include: • SB 2031, which extends the property [...]
Clean(er) Coal: What North Dakota companies are doing to achieve it
By Gwen Bristol The nation is wondering if clean coal technology is real. With more than 50 percent of the country’s electricity coming from coal, it’s no wonder that the question has come up. In the past year, the issue has been visited by prominent media businesses, including Newsweek and CBS News. Recent television advertisements [...]
CO2 Sequestration in North Dakota: Making history
By Gwen Bristol Carbon sequestration has been paying off for Basin Electric Power Cooperative since the late 1990s, when it began selling the greenhouse gas to help with enhanced oil recovery in Canada. For clean coal enthusiasts who want to see carbon capture at power plants as well, it’s a step in the right direction. [...]
A day at the BEACH
Business booms in small-town North Dakota By Tina Ding Emanuel Culman sought a change of pace. An Englishman, he and his wife settled in Los Angeles for a number of years before committing to a lifestyle change. Enlisting an astrologer friend’s help, they discovered they were suited to live along the 48th parallel – which [...]
Adding value to oil: Refining the state’s energy industry
“How many stories are you going to write?” asked Lynn Helms after an early morning discussion about marketing the state’s oil. A lot. The story of adding value to the state’s oil is as dynamic as the market itself. This is the first in an ongoing series of what state and regional leaders are doing [...]
Your guide to North Dakota’s 61st Legislative Session
North Dakota begins its 61st legislative session with a surplus amid a national economic slump. For the business community, legislation that fortifies the state’s relatively strong economy makes sense. Several issues play a key role. They include property tax relief, developing a strong and skilled workforce and strengthening the energy industry. Initiatives in several other [...]
Striking Gold:North Dakota grows its millionaires
During the past several months, reports of oil-made millionaires in North Dakota have reached national headlines as well as local ones. It’s a real-life Cinderella scenar io in which ordinary, hard-working people finally get windfalls. According to Kathy Strombeck, a research analyst at the state tax department, the number of measurable millionaires in North Dakota [...]
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