How obesity impacts the marketplace

April 18, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Jamie Stang, director of the Leadership Education and Training Program in Maternal and Child Health Nutrition, Univ. of Minnesota Stang explains how obesity is causing issues in today’s workplace and home.  She also talks about agriculture demands to combat the obesity epidemic.

Changes in the family farm

April 18, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interviews: Amy Myrdal Miller, Farmer’s Daughter Consulting Myrdal Miller talks about the changes to the agriculture industry and how technology has impacted the family farm.

Regulations are making it hard for small business

April 18, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview:   US Congressman Kevin Cramer (R-ND) Cramer discusses how regulations and oversight make it difficult for small business to enter the marketplace, whereas corporations have the resources and access to adjust to new laws.  He also comments on the Spirit of Enterprise Award given to him by the US Chamber […]

North Dakota’s Newest Big Bad Wolf

April 18, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Throughout history the practice of eminent domain has been abused in the United States.  Abused to the point where the parties taking the land were colloquially referred as the “big bad wolf”.  The first big bad wolf was the railroad. The process was quite simple, the railroad is considered a […]

The hurdles of the water business

April 9, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Duane Sand, president, North Star Water, Bismarck, ND Sand talks about the water industry and some of the hurdles within their particular industry to capture more market share.

The business of microbrews

April 9, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interviews: Brad Lincoln, co-founder, Funkwerks Brewery, Fort Collins, CO Lincoln talks about some of the hurdles to enter the microbrew and craft beer industry.  He also explains sale, distribution and product development for the growing microbrew industry.

ND water projects and their funding impacts

April 9, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview:   Jared Wirtz, executive director, Western Area Water Supply Authority Wirtz opines about whether the Western Area Water Supply Authority will impact funding to other water project across the state like the Fargo flood diversion.  He talks about the future of WAWSA.  

A new understanding with shale plays

April 9, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Art Berman, petroleum geologist, Houston, TX Berman discusses how many of the oil companies are now understanding more of the shale plays and how it will impact their short and long term future.

Making money selling t-shirts on the road

April 5, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interviews: Brooks West, Musician, Singer-Songwriter West talks about the pros and cons of making money on the road selling t shirts, CD’s and other merchandise. He also explains the monetary breakdown of Spotify and iTunes in regards to splitting money with the artists.

How cannabis and the feds get along

April 5, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview:   Justin Strekal, congressional cannabis advisor, NORML Strekal explains how the Congressional Cannabis Caucus will help the industries grow within states and within the federal government.

The emerging UAS industry

March 30, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Nicolas Flom, executive director, Northern Plains UAS Test Site Talks about the emerging industries in the UAS market including precision agriculture and energy security.

Entrepreneurism alive in the Black Hills

March 30, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview:  Jeffrey Wehrung, Director of the Center for Business, Entrepreneurship, and Tourism , Black Hills State University Wehrung talks about the relationship Black Hills State’s business department has with Sanford Health and the Underground Lab.

WAWSA from the start

March 28, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Jerad Wirtz, executive director, Western Area Water Supply Authority Wirtz explains the origin of the Western Area Water Supply Authority and how it was set up to sell water to the oil companies.  

Water wars in the Bakken

March 28, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Robert Harms, The Harms Group, Bismarck, ND Harms talks about the private water industry in the Bakken and how they have to compete with a public political subdivision which changes its business model to capture more market share.

The Rough Waters of Western North Dakota

March 27, 2017 jasonspiess 0

A 5-part series on the controversial water industry of western North Dakota.     The state of North Dakota is now experiencing a serious crossroads situation regarding the Western Area Water Supply Authority (WAWSA) and its future path.  Uncertainty is nothing new to WAWSA and its project as controversy, a questionable […]

Cramer reacts to Zinke’s BLM and fracking rulings

March 25, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Dan Hedrington, SEH Hedrington talks about the premitting process in Billings County for the new Davis Refinery.  He also goes into detail how they are paying close attention to Theodore Roosevelt National Park and the environment. Interview:  US Congressman Kevin Cramer Reacts to the latest ruling from Secretary of […]

Sand cites “mission creep” in ND

March 25, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interviews: Duane Sand, president and CEO, North Star Water, Bismarck, ND Talks about the water industry and how the government is slowly continuing their encroachment in the private sector and growing their marketshare through political mandates.