Every community is shaped by certain economic drivers that generate income for that community. This profile highlights the top 10 economic drivers for your community, how each of these has done over the last decade and the relative importance of each when benchmarked to U.S. averages.
Read MoreThe Bakken Researchers Convening was to highlight research in the region and create connections. Read the full report
Read MoreIncreased oil and gas drilling activity in predominantly rural areas across the United States in recent years, driven by new drilling technologies that enable production from previously inaccessible rock formations, has caused serious disruptions in local housing markets in and around the new activity. View report »
Read MoreThe City of Dickinson developed a comprehensive and transportation plan to address community needs and concerns. "Dickinson 2035" establishes a plan to promote a sustainable future for the City of Dickinson. View plan website
Read MoreThe Wilson Healthcare Planning Design Summit was held on December 8-10, 2014, in New Town, N.D. Approximately 50 healthcare providers, administrators, and community members gathered to design an ideal health system for an 11-county region. Each day of the Summit was devoted to a specific topic area and invited specialists into the process. Read the report »
Read MoreDraft Final Report to the North Dakota Legislative Assembly. Read Full Report
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Read MoreThis Greatest Need Analysis project builds upon the previous work by investigating which areas currently not served within the 14.7 drive-time have the greatest need for an ambulance service. Several factors influencing the need for an additional ambulance station were identified: existing coverage area, population, DOT crash locations, ambulance runs, and proximity to existing cities. These factors of influence were imported into geographic information system (GIS) and analyzed to compare their relationship and find areas with the highest suitability (greatest need). Download Report
Read MoreThe goal of this study is to examine how the rapid population growth resulting from the oil boom has affected policing and crime and ultimate quality of life of citizens living in the "boom towns" in western North Dakota. Download Study
Read MoreThis report is designed to be a factual look at natural gas gathering, processing, and flaring in North Dakota. Download Report
Read MoreThere are several issues in the current debate on the so-called U.S. tight and shale oil ... revolution that contribute to reinforce extreme and seemingly irreconcilable attitudes.
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Read MoreThis report is the result of the 2013 North Dakota Legislature directing Job Service North Dakota to identify all employees who should be included for statistical purposes in oil and gas related employment. Read the Report
Read MoreNorth Dakota 2020 & Beyond is a visionary process to gather input from the people of North Dakota to imagine our future. It identifies opportunities that help prepare the state for ongoing economic and community development. Read the report | 2020 Legislative Update
Read MoreThe Minot-Williston Housing Market Area (HMA), in northwestern North Dakota atop the Bakken Oil Shale Formation, consists of Mountrail, Ward, and Williams Counties. The three-county HMA produced more than 9.4 million barrels of oil during April 2013, up 13 percent from the 8.3 million barrels produced a year earlier. Minot-Williston Housing Market Profile
Read MoreClick on the link below to view a table that provides information on distributions of the counties' share of oil and gas gross production tax revenue. Table of Tax Revenue Distributions
Read MoreThis project is an initiative of the Rural Economic Area Partnership Investment Board (REAP) and is an effort to recognize and quantify the contributions of rural counties within the state. The Great Plains Center for Community Research & Service at Minot State University compiled existing data for the report. Read the Report
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