2011 ~ A Look Back(Editor’s Note: This week we end our look back at the stories we covered in 2011. We hope you enjoyed a look back at the year that was.) October Work on Stanley’s sewer lagoon project was underway in October. The project was bid last May with Gratech LTD as the contractor and Kemper Construction doing the lift station and underground work. The project will add a third cell to the city’s lagoon system and improve the system as a whole as the city works to increase capacity to serve an ever growing population. Conditions permitting, the new cell should be ready for operation in early December. Mountrail County’s Planning and Zoning Commission placed an eighteen month moratorium on man camps/worker camps and RV parks in the county. The County Commission met on October 4 to give their approval to the committee’s decision. The moratorium will give the county a chance to upgrade their temporary housing ordinances, insure proper infrastructure is in place and attempt to bring the roads and infrastructure in the county into a better standing. The committee recognized the housing crunch in western North Dakota, but they also know that they have to balance those needs with public health and safety. Second quarter taxable sales and purchases grew $1 billion compared to the same months in 2010. Of the 50 largest cities in the state, Stanley posted the largest increase, up 114.1%. New Town posted a 62.77% gain. Mountrail County was up 109.2% as a whole. Missouri Basin Well Services made $1000 donations in October to the Stanley Police Department, Stanley Volunteer Ambulance, Stanley Volunteer Fire Department and Mountrail County Sheriff’s Department. The donations can be Login or Subscribe to view full stories.Women In Leadership Development Events Set For FebruaryNorth Dakota Farmers Union will be hosting four regional Women in Leadership Development (WILD) events across the state in February. The registration fee includes a lunch or evening meal. This event is open to all North Dakota Farmers Union members. The four sites will include: 1. Sacred Heart Monastery in Richardton on Sunday, Feb. 5, from 1-5 p.m. (mountain time) 2. Taube Museum of Art in Minot on Monday, Feb. 6, from 6-9 p.m. (central time) 3. Green room at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks on Tuesday, Feb. 7 from 6-9 p.m. (central time) 4. NAFUS Center, level 2, at Jamestown College in Jamestown on Wednesday, Feb. 8 from 6-9 p.m. (central time) Liz Johnson, the White House Project’s national director, will be the featured keynote speaker. Johnson has coordinated White House Project (WHP) leadership training programs within the Midwest region since 2004. A leader in the design and implementation of rural women’s leadership programs, Liz has worked and trained women from over 250 cities and towns across the Midwest and even more Login or Subscribe to view full stories.Meeting The Challenges Of A Growing Industryby Ron Ness, president, North Dakota Petroleum Council For generations, North Dakotans have been seeking to grow and diversify this state’s economy, create more good paying jobs and retain our young people. Today, thanks in large part to the development of the Bakken oil reserves, we are beginning to realize our dream of making North Dakota an economic powerhouse and providing a brighter future for ourselves and our children. The oil industry has already created over 30,000 good paying jobs and our state’s per capita average income exceeds the national average for the first time in decades. We have added $12 billion in annual economic activity to the state and we pay over $1 billion in taxes each year. And all indications are that North Dakota will enjoy continued growth for years to come. But, there is no question that this growth has also created challenges. To realize our state’s true potential and provide long-term economic success, we must address these challenges head on. The oil and gas industry is working aggressively to provide immediate and long-term solutions. To reduce vehicle traffic, we are investing billions of dollars in new pipelines and rail transportation facilities. The oil industry is also working closely with counties to develop traffic corridors and to help maintain those roads affected by Login or Subscribe to view full stories. |
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