Building Permits in Heart of Bakken Set New Record -- Double Previous Record

This really is an incredible story for such a little town.

Williston has set a new record for building permits: more than $100 million in one year for building permits.

The Williston Herald is reporting that there were $104 million worth of new building permits for Williston as of December 1, 2010.

The previous record? Last year (2009).

Value of the previous record? A paltry $44 million.

I cannot even imagine this kind of money pouring into a town the size of Williston. Think of all the workers needed to put up these buildings; the vehicles involved; the property taxes for the city.

Update: Now Dickinson is reporting their numbers. Through 2010, to date, Dickinson reports $68 million in building permits. In 2009, $42 million. Dickinson is #2, behind Minot, in single-unit housing permits for the state.