Williston #1 in Sales Tax Receipts; Williams County One Billion Dollars in One Quarter in Taxable Sales

The Williston Herald is reporting that Williston is again #1 in sales tax receipts in North Dakota. Data points:

• Williston, year-over-year, 1st quarter: 76% increase; almost $800 million  2Q12
• Williams County: just over the $1-billion milestone; that's in one quarter
• Fargo: a 14% increase, yoy; about $550 million
• Bismarck: slightly less than $400 million

But get this: the "number" for the city of Williston applies ONLY to goods delivered to sites within the city of Williston and just a small portion is actually delivered to addresses within the city limits. Wow. 

From the front page of the paper, it appears Love's Truck Stop is up and running north of Williston, next to Target Logistics, at the intersection of US Highway 85 north and County Road 6. I believe this intersection will be the northernmost cross-road for the Truck Reliever Route which will circumscribe the west, north, and east rural areas of Williston.