North Dakota treasurer Kelly Schmidt announced today that North Dakota has a $1 billion balance in its treasury, a record for the rural state.  The press release gave some credit for the high balance to increases in interest income.  Oil drilling and production in the Bakken formation surely play a part as well, along with energy production from wind farms and ethanol […]

Josh’s unconventional marketing blog published a post today focusing on Michael Marcil of Fargo, North Dakota.  Marcil is the founder and CEO of the Marcil Group.  This four year old company relocated to North Dakota from California and has had tremendous business success.
I especially appreciated these comments from the post:
A majority of my conversation with Michael […]

According to an article in the Bismarck Tribune today, executive coach LaVonn Steiner is now training and teaching classes online as well as face-to-face.  This move will allow clients from all over the world to have easier access to her wisdom and methods as they learn to be both happier and more productive.
On a personal note, I went through […]

In an article entitled Many States Appear To Be In Recession, North Dakota is listed among a few energy-producing states that are economically strong.  Non-energy producing states are struggling more.  From the article:
Some states “have declined so much that they appear to be in a recession,” the NCSL report said.
It also noted the silver lining […]

An article published in the Bismarck Tribune highlights a successful online sales company called Balkowitsch Enterprises.  The company started out as a basement e-bay trading company focusing on antiques and collectibles; now the business sells medical supplies online and has average annual sales in the low millions.
Read the entire story here.