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Tag: Bakken oil formation

Business
North Dakota oil boom causes huge demand for construction workers, hiring difficulty for South Dakota contractors
The oil boom that has pulled in construction workers and contractors from across the country to the sparsely-populated state of North Dakota has led to a building boom that now requires even more workers. The huge population growth for the state has created a demand for new government buildings, schools, hospitals recreation centers and more […]
April 10, 2014
An oil drilling rig in North Dakota.
Business
Oil shale boom makes North Dakota “fastest-growing state”
You can put this news solidly in construction’s “win” column. North Dakota, site of the Bakken oil shale boom, is the nation’s fastest-growing state since 2011, says the Census Bureau. Largely thanks to the boom, the state’s population grew 2.17 percent between July, 2011 and July 2012, prompting it to move from 37th in growth […]
December 20, 2012
An oil rig is shown on near Williston, North Dakota. Oil extraction discoveries have led to rapid industrial development and job creation in the area. Tom Reichner / Shutterstock.com
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