Prairie Dog Cities Archives

MultiMedia Cafe Episode 91: Watford City’s Unprecedented Growth

June 9, 2019 jasonspiess 0

MultiMedia Cafe Special Guest and Topics Menu Vawnita M Best, City of Watford, discusses the 274% growth in Watford City, ND, the heart of the Bakken oil field. Best talks about the area’s housing needs, workforce competition, new businesses, educational services and new medical facilities. The interview also discusses the […]

The Crude Life Interview: Geoff Simon, Western Dakota Energy Association

October 31, 2018 jasonspiess 0

Geoff Simon, executive director, Western Dakota Energy Association, gives a run down of the WDEA annual meeting topics, issues and speakers. In addition to the WDEA annual meeting, Simon discussed some of the pressing issues in the Bakken from roads to flaring to local funding.