Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Energy Links For Wednesday -- North Dakota #3 in Business Climate -- Only Utah, ND in Top 20 In All Six Vital Categories -- Well Ahead of Texas -- California Not Mentioned

Link here to The Dickinson Press. 
The Forbes ranking measured six categories for businesses, including costs, labor supply, regulatory environment, current economic climate, growth prospects and quality of life. Utah finished first on the list and was trailed by Virginia. North Dakota moved up one spot from its 2011 ranking.
North Dakota finished second only to another energy-leading state — Texas — in the area of economic climate.
“North Dakota is a great place to do business right now,” said Dickinson Chamber of Commerce executive director Cooper Whitman. “I know this sounds crazy, but I continue to say it — western North Dakota is home to the most dynamic business climate in the world right now.”
Rounding out the top 10 on the overall Forbes list are North Carolina at No. 4, followed by Colorado, Nebraska, Texas, Georgia, Oklahoma and Iowa. Besides top-ranked Utah, North Dakota was the only other state to finish in the top 20 in all six vital categories.
Utah, Virgina, North Dakota, North Carolina, Colorado, Nebraska, Texas, Georgia, Oklahoma, Iowa.

I was surprised to see North Dakota that far above Texas. Especially in light of some comments from a reader recently comparing oil taxes in North Dakota to Texas.
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  1. AnonymousDecember 19, 2012 at 6:43 PM

    Not sure if this has been posted before, but it shows the necessary infrastructure improvements growth among certain Bakken towns.

    http://visionwestnd.com/infrastructureAssessments.asp

    Places like Crosby, Alexander, New Town, Belfield, Beach, Parshall all have plans to grow infrastructure to support more than 3000 people each.

    Towns like Ray, Tioga, Killdeer, Stanley weren't included but be significantly larger than 3000.


    Does anyone know the current plan for the Springbrook development, northeast of Williston?

    Earlier this Summer, there was lot of resistance.

    http://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/town-won-t-roll-over-for-arizona-developer/article_33988d0c-ee28-11e1-8611-001a4bcf887a.html


    http://www.willistonherald.com/news/developing-controversy-springbrook-residents-express-concern-over-new-subdivision/article_664bf7b4-b0bd-11e1-a585-001a4bcf887a.html

    Here's the development page:


    http://starpnd.com/Projects.html

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    1. Bruce OksolDecember 19, 2012 at 7:31 PM

      Thank you.

      To make it easier for readers, I also placed all this information as a stand-alone post.

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