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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 [...]
The MEconomy
By Debora Dragseth According to trendwatching. com, a company that studies global shopping behavior, one of the most significant developments to watch in 2009 will be the continuing shift of consumers away from mass production toward personalization, self-indulgence and nourishing one’s ego. The team at trendwatching.com has coined the term “MEconomy” to describe this growing [...]
How Can We Keep Employees Engaged?
Given today’s economic turbulence, how can we keep employees engaged and provide development opportunities that align with our training budget? Jeanne Masseth, CETI Training Manager Consider a formal mentoring program in your workplace. Mentoring is being recognized more than ever as a cost effective strategy to develop people. A formal mentoring program pairs a successful and respected professional (the [...]
Business Briefs
Real estate prices stable Home prices may have dropped over the past year across the nation, but not in the Dakotas. The states with the largest price jumps between the third quarters of 2007 and 2008 were North Dakota, at 4 percent; South Dakota, at 3.9 percent; and Texas, at 3.2 percent. Federal data show [...]
How can a business or organization plan a successful conference?
Karen Selensky, CETI Conference Manager Conferences remain a viable and often crucial vehicle for your organization to communicate with, educate and receive feedback from your membership or employees. Yet with today’s fast-paced work schedules, you often don’t have the time, resources and staff to dedicate to conference planning. Let us help you! The Division of [...]
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