North Dakota Business and Economic Development

North Dakota is ranked as number two in the country for national entrepreneurship. The ranking is based on total employer establishments and business income, which the state ranked in the top five for both.

Williston has achieved international fame due its position as the largest city in the heart of the oil boom in western North Dakota.

As oil and gas fields boom, North Dakota banks are swamped with deposits and unknown customers seeking non-farm loans. Rural bankers are proceeding with caution.

Would you take a job that pays less than comparable positions, requires you to supervise unruly individuals without the authority to discipline them, and results in your being blamed when other people don’t take care of their responsibilities?

The absence of "massive socioeconomic problems" makes North Dakota an ideal place for tech companies to grow.

In the poll, Minnesota came in at number two, North Dakota number 5. Utah took the top spot. North Dakota earned top marks in job creation and full-time employment.

There’s a story making the rounds while North Dakota’s unemployment stands at the lowest in the country and the top three states with the highest unemployment figures – Nevada, Rhode Island and California -still have numbers in the double digits.

The plains state is on its way to becoming the capital of the unmanned aerial vehicle industry, and with that comes inevitable difficulties.

The economy is so good in North Dakota, it’s almost like being in another country.

This remote corner of North Dakota is the site of the biggest U.S. oil rush in decades.