A gas leak on Collins Avenue in Mandan, North Dakota early Sunday morning left several residents without heat.  But it was a fairly nice day, with lots of sunshine and relatively warm temperatures for this time of year.
Around 4:00 p.m., Gov. John Hoeven dedicated state resources to help fix the problem.  The leak was fixed yesterday but, according to […]

North Dakota’s MDU Resources Group, Inc., is shining again.  According to this associated press article, the fortune 500 company enjoyed record profits again this past year.
As the energy industry here in North Dakota continues to boom, MDU Resources is definitely a company to keep an eye on–and possibly to invest in.  Here are some resources […]

A recent Bismarck Tribune article indicated that some very well preserved remains of a duckbill dinosaur could be on display in the North Dakota Heritage Center as early as June.  The fossil is one of the best-preserved fossils in the world and includes skin and tendons. 
The remains were found in southwestern North Dakota in 1999.  […]

$51.1 million is a lot of money.
That’s the amount of profit made by the Bank of North Dakota last year.  According to this associated press article, it was a record.
The Bank of North Dakota is a state-owned bank.   The article indicates that the majority of the profit came from growth in business loans.  That registers as […]

I discovered a fun new blog today:  The Archaeology of the Mediterranean World, by Bill Caraher, an assistant professor in the Department of History at University of North Dakota.  His latest post discusses how the North Dakota State Historical Society uses podcasts to teach about our archaeological treasures (Scattered Village, Double Ditch, etc.) and the work being done on […]