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As every politician in the nation wrings their hands about what is the appropriate action needed to resurrect our economy, as they point fingers at each other about who has it right and who has it wrong – it's not as though we should be stumbling in the dark.
For those who don't know how things should be, there is a template right in front of them. It couldn't be more glaring, than the headlines that are sprawled across a very few newspapers. One need say no more than to read the headlines of just the past couple of weeks:
— Three of the Top 10 Fastest-Growing Micro Areas are in North Dakota
PR Newswire
—Average Yearly Wage in Williams County Nearly $71,000 a Year
Williston Economic Development
—Housing Expert Predicts 10,000 New Bakken Jobs in 2012
KXNet
—North Dakota Overwhelmed With New Business License Requests
AP/Jamestown Sun
—Bakken Investor Conference is a Dealmakers Dream
Inforum
—Thousands Pour into Williston Via Amtrak
Grand Forks Herald/AP
—More Passing Lanes to be Added to US 85
McKenzie County Farmer
—ONEOK Partners to Invest $1.5 Billion to $1.8 Billion to Build Crude-Oil Pipeline from Bakken Shale to Cushing, Okla.
News Release
—Basin Electric to Build $64 Million New Power Plant Near Watford City
News Release
—New Multi-Million Dollar Grain Terminal Proposed Near Noonan
Crosby Journal
—Bakken Gold Suites Opens in Tioga
Tioga Tribune
—Best Western Hotel Opens in Sidney
Sidney Herald
—Dalrymple Seeks Minot's FEMA Trailers to Curb Housing Crisis in Fort Berthold
The N.D. Capital and Beyond
—North Dakota Helps Montana Lower Unemployment Rate
Bakken Oil
—Bakken Helps Revitialize Billings Business
The Laurel Outlook
—Bakken Brings Opportunities and Expenses to Billings Businesses
KULR-TV
—Shale Exploration LLC Donates $130,000 to Scobey Schools for iPads
Billings Gazette
— New Restaurant with Wild West Flair to Open in Williston
Williston Economic Development
—3 Amigos Southwest Grill Opens in Williston
Williston Economic Development
—Time to Open a Branch Office in North Dakota
REJournals.com
—Target Logistics Builds 230-room Hotel in Stanley
News Release
—Sidney to Expand Water, Sewer Lines
Sidney Herald
—North Dakota Named First in Job Growth for 33 Consecutive Months
Business Insider
—North Dakota, Texas Lead Private-Sector Employment Gains
The Business Journals
—As Oil Production Declines in Alaska Workers Move to North Dakota
Alaska Journal of Commerce
The Big Sky Business Journal
P.O. Box 3262
Billings, MT 59103