While billions of dollars of oil money is flowing freely to North Dakota, investment in new real estate has not followed. With demand far outpacing supply, rents and land prices are sky-high, and residents have few retail options. By Ernest Scheyder and Ilaina Jonas, Reuters / June 30, 2013 Williston, N.D./New York Money and workers are pouring into Williston, the capital ...

By: Daily Mail Reporter A fascinating collection of images has captured the stark transformation of Williston, North Dakota, from a quiet backwater to a booming mining town where crime and drug use have spiked and men dramatically outnumber women. The area, where agriculture was historically the main industry, has been experiencing an oil boom in recent years, due in part to ...

Bret Jensen July 24, 2013 As West Texas Intermediate oil prices continue their upward march to $110 a barrel, its seems appropriate to look at some energy plays that should continue to benefit from higher oil prices as well as increasing production levels. Today let’s focus on some fast growing E & P concerns in the Bakken shale region which ...

By: Paul Sangrey July 25, 2013 The Bakken play produces vast amounts of gas and oil that need to be transported, either by pipeline or railroad. Thus, as gas production expands, railroads can take advantage of the increased demand for their services. But at the same time, it causes people to use less coal, and hence, less of that needs ...

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) A food pantry in the middle of the North Dakota oil patch was depleted to six cans of peas and four cans of carrots before the shelves were restocked for the weekend. The Salvation Army food shelf in Williston is the city’s main source for canned goods and nonperishable food items. It serves at least 20 families ...

FARGO — Of all the warning bells sounded by law enforcement officials in North Dakota and Montana about crime associated with the Bakken Oil Patch’s rapid population growth, the one that seems to ring true involves drug trafficking. Michael Cotter, U.S. attorney from Montana, cites an April 2012 meeting he sponsored that was attended by about 150 law enforcement officials, ...

By Eric Morath Looking for a job? Head west. Of the 10 states with the fastest employment growth over the past year, nine are west of the Mississippi. Payrolls in Idaho grew 3% in June compared to a year earlier, the strongest gain of any state, the Labor Department said Thursday. Following the “famous potatoes” state are Texas, Colorado and ...

PARSHALL, N.D. — Four ambulance services in the western North Dakota oil patch have formed a nonprofit group to seek grant money that can be used to hire part-time staff to fill scheduling gaps. Ambulance calls in the oil patch have increased nearly 60 percent since 2006, compared with 5 percent in the rest of the state, according to the ...

Minot Daily News BISMARCK (AP) – It’s been called the worst environmental disaster in state history: A broken pipeline belched more than a million gallons of saltwater into a northwestern North Dakota creek, aquifer and pond. Yet nearly eight years later, cleanup efforts are ongoing – with no end in sight, state health officials say. The ruptured pipeline allowed briny ...

Prairie Business KILLDEER,N.D. — Just steps away from an RV park, a contingent gathered here Wednesday to signify the grand opening of a new “affordable housing” apartment building. Local and state dignitaries gathered for a ceremony and lunch at the Buckskin Bar and Grill before heading to the Prairie Gold Apartments, a recently finished 24-unit apartment complex on Rodeo Drive ...