Three news articles from the past couple of days highlight the boom and the problems associated with the boom:
New businesses in Watford City. McKenzie County Farmer, March 31, 2010.
Op-ed: "once-in-a-state's-lifetime" opportunity to maximize growth. The Bismarck Tribune, March 30, 2010.The North Dakota State Bank has received plenty of kudos in the past for how well it has delivered; it will be interesting to see if the bank has any interest in helping out.
Infrastructure stress in the oil patch: it's all about housing. The Bismarck Tribune, March 29, 2010.
I'm sure these links will be broken or will incur a fee to access some time down the road so I have included the media source, and the date.