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Oil Patch hospitals to get help in screening for bad debt risks

FARGO — Medical centers in western North Dakota’s booming Oil Patch need help in diagnosing which patients requesting nonemergency services are bad debt risks. As part of a fund of almost $10 million to help defray hospitals’ bad debts in 2013-15, lawmakers appropriated $700,000 for new information technology screening tools to curb bad debt expense by evaluating patients’ creditworthiness.

By Patrick Springer , May 19, 2013

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Faces of the Boom: Safely to school we go

Faces of the Boom: Safely to school we go WILLISTON — Tana Turcotte has figured out a way she can make sure her kids get safely to school in the Oil Patch. She volunteered to drive the school bus.

By Amy Dalrymple , May 19, 2013

Utilities, cooperatives prompted to boost capacity

BISMARCK — Ample supplies of natural gas, and sharp increases in demand for electricity in North Dakota’s Oil Patch, have prompted utilities and cooperatives to boost capacity.

May 17, 2013

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Faces of the Boom: Rehabilitation on wheels; Chiropractor follows patients to the Oil Patch

Faces of the Boom: Rehabilitation on wheels; Chiropractor follows patients to the Oil Patch TIOGA — After Las Vegas chiropractor Stephen Alexander had 65 patients relocate to North Dakota, it wasn’t long before his phone started ringing. The men who moved to northwest North Dakota to work in the Oil Patch struggled to find chiropractors available and called “Dr. Steve” for help.

By Amy Dalrymple , May 12, 2013

ND House adopts $1.1B bill for Oil Patch infrastructure

BISMARCK — Rep. Bob Skarphol said late Wednesday a bill to provide $1.1 billion to western North Dakota communities will deliver ample funding to address infrastructure and other needs, but will not provide the long-term help the bill was intended to do.

By TJ Jerke , May 02, 2013

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Steffes Corp. helping to produce efficient natural gas flares

Steffes Corp. helping to produce efficient natural gas flares Whether glancing at satellite images from space or taking a leisurely nighttime drive from Dickinson to Williston, it’s clear that flaring is a big part of the Bakken oil play.

By Bryan Horwath , April 27, 2013

Conference connects ND Oil Patch with investors

WILLISTON — A new private equity firm based in Minot aims to create an avenue for people to invest directly in oil and gas activity in western North Dakota.

By Amy Dalrymple , April 18, 2013

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Chancellor Shirvani pushes for UND branch in Oil Patch

GRAND FORKS — A proposed University of North Dakota campus in the heart of the state’s Oil Patch made it as far as committee hearings in Bismarck, but won’t get funding this legislative session.

By Jennifer Johnson , April 14, 2013

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Men vs. Women: The Wage Gap: ND has 1 of the nation's largest pay divisions

Equal Pay Day, which was celebrated Tuesday, has come and gone, and American women are no closer to having the same paycheck as men. But some say women have themselves to blame.

By Katherine Grandstrand , April 14, 2013

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Consortium drafts 2nd-year plan despite legislative uncertainty

Consortium drafts 2nd-year plan despite legislative uncertainty KILLDEER — Leaders from across western North Dakota continued making plans for individual communities and the region as a whole, despite uncertainty of what may come from the North Dakota Legislature in terms of funding and support.

By Katherine Grandstrand , April 12, 2013

GOP strips Oil Patch funds out of House bill

GOP strips Oil Patch funds out of House bill BISMARCK — Sen. Dwight Cook said Tuesday that some funding was stripped out of a bill to help cities deal with effects of the oil boom, in part to get those cities to justify why they need the extra funding.

By TJ Jerke , April 10, 2013

Crew camp controversy comes to Jamestown

JAMESTOWN — While there are specific projects to build crews camps or temporary housing, Stutsman County and Jamestown officials are trying to get ready.

By Kari Lucin and Keith Norman , March 28, 2013

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Williston deaths highlight challenges of policing Oil Patch

WILLISTON — One man was shot in the face outside a strip club. Another was stabbed after drinking with his crew camp roommate.

By Amy Dalrymple , March 19, 2013

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Sand storm brewing on the horizon

Mining for sand used in the hydraulic fracturing process has become a hot topic in Minnesota and state leaders in North Dakota are paying attention.

By Bryan Horwath , February 23, 2013

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North Dakota oil boom again draws national media attention

FARGO – A national magazine criticized in 2008 for running a story about North Dakota’s abandoned farm houses is covering the state again.

By Erik Burgess , February 21, 2013

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