Tinkering, a time-honored American tradition, describes best what Business Watch editors and writers have done to the current issue.

Readers will discover a number of new sections that have particular relevance to North Dakota business.

For instance, inside Business Watch special attention has been given to the state’s energy industry – facts and figures, briefs on issues and events, and updates. It’s all neatly packaged in two pages for a quick overview of what’s going on in the oil patch, on wind turbine towers and on the ground in coal country.

Similar treatments have been given the business of doing business in North Dakota, agriculture and the upcoming Legislative Assembly, as well as some practical advice in the area of human resources.
In coming issues, Business Watch will dig deeper and offer more numbers and insights about key industries in North Dakota.

It’s about relevance. About being useful.

And it’s in addition to a traditional Business Watch package on business survivors – firms that have evolved as markets and technologies have changed, a package from writer Debora Dragseth on corporate story telling, a town profile featuring Williston and a partner profile highlighting RCS.

North Dakota continues its transition from being primarily about production agriculture to something more economically and technologically diverse and Business Watch will continue to note the mileposts along the way.

As it is, the state’s economy continues to perform at least as well the national economy and better than many states. North Dakota’s state government projects a surplus in excess of $1 billion. Much of this bounty can be traced to the oil patch, where the soaring price of crude has pumped up North Dakota’s oil industry.

Good things are happening in the North Dakota economy and Business Watch has and will continue to follow the story.

Ken Rogers
701-250-8250
ken.rogers@bismarcktribune.com