Just after Valentines’ Day, North Dakota got a historic visit from presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Senator, Rick Santorum, and his family. This surprise visit to the heart of the oil country came at an opportune time as it has been been one of the most competitive Republican races in decades. Despite a tough...
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Local news website, inforum.com interviewed Dale Carnegie of North Dakota’s Tonya Stende and Tamara Anderson for their story, Carnegie plan for being likable in business, personal life still resonates today. Dale Carnegie started making a name for himself a century ago with self-help books that continue to resonate with people today. If anything, ideas...
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Dale Carnegie to be Featured on CBS Sunday Morning See an interview with Carnegie CEO, Peter Handal CBS Sunday Morning airs every weekend from 9am – 10:30am. This Emmy-winning program has been a fixture on CBS since 1979 and provides weekly news features on a myriad of subjects including public affairs issues and cultural...
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North Dakota’s exploding economy continues to provide ample jobs to those that are ready to take advantage of the opportunity. Take San Francisco-based Fortune 500 company, URS Corp., for example. URS employs 47,000 employees worldwide and is looking to establish a base for oil and gas services in Bismarck-Mandan for the foreseeable future. However,...
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I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Carolyn Baana, professional coach about what it means to be in her line of work and how important it can be to have a professional coach during transitions in your life. Carolyn is the consummate professional who has such a passion for her life and her work....
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As Williston gets more diverse, so does the Williston State Campus. With 1,000 students at the school, it is seeing a surge of students from different countries. Some come all the way from Japan, Mexico, and Kenya. They say dreams are made in America. And it couldn’t be more true to these students from...
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Talk about being in the right place at the right time! North Dakota native Sally Smith became CEO of Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. after the other guy didn’t show up. It was 1996 and Smith was the top finance officer for the chicken wings chain, which was still relatively small, with about 70 restaurants....
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(Excepts take from an article by Christopher Bjorke for the Bismarck Tribune, Wednesday, September 28) Economic activity in North Dakota, measured by sales and purchases, are on an extended hot streak with totals from this spring up $1 billion or 31.5 percent above the same period in 2010. “Those are big numbers, but it...
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A while back I posted about the employment opportunities abounding in the towns surrounding the oil-rich Bakken formation, estimated to hold anywhere between 4 billion and 24 billion barrels of oil. Well, the news keeps getting better! As oil companies have discovered ways to tap this reserve, more and more manpower is needed to...
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Today’s post relays a story by Debora Dragseth, as found in ndbusinesswatch.com. I was particularly moved by this story because it demonstrates the true spirit and sense of community shown by the overwhelming majority of North Dakotans. Here’s the story in its entirety: Imagine living in a community in which no one gave freely...
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