North Dakota Business and Economic Development

Otte Coleman says one reason for the state`s strong numbers is a good marketing campaign that targets those in nearby states and Canada.

The economic activity in western North Dakota has not only drawn state and national attention, but also international attention.

"The state’s broad-based economic growth will enable North Dakota to fund priorities, provide sustained tax relief and continue to build a strong reserve for the future," Gov. Hoeven

The program, called the North Dakota New Jobs Training Program, provides funding to offset the cost of workforce training for companies creating new jobs.

"There are a few small towns that if they don’t grab their own bootstraps they will fail. But most that are here are interested in survival and they are going to grab their own bootstraps, they are going to get something done, they are going to find their purpose."

"All the middle skill jobs, they`re really looking for those types of jobs," said Wayne Kutzer, Department of Career and Technical Education. "They`re needed so badly."

A little more than 10,000 students attend the state`s five community colleges and they say it`s for good reason.

North Dakota added 21,300 jobs between 2005 and 2010 while the country as a whole lost 4.51 million private sector jobs during the same period, according the analysis by Portfolio.com and American City Business Journals.

The all new Medora Musical will be performed nightly from June 2 through September 5, 2010, at 8:30 p.m. MDT. Enjoy family entertainment while in the outdoor splendor of the North Dakota Badlands in the 2,852 seat Burning Hills Amphitheatre.

According to the analysis, 6,620 people from other states found a job in North Dakota last year.