Phasing out the 2-week-on-2-week oil worker

June 26, 2016 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Gene Veeder, director, McKenzie County Economic Development Veeder gives an overview of how the economic activity in McKenzie County. Veeder also talks about how the oil workers are phasing out of the 2-week on 2-week off workers for year round workers.  He also explains why Watford City is becoming […]

Downturn impacting Gillette, WY

June 26, 2016 jasonspiess 0

Interviews: Brent Sanford, Mayor, Watford City Gives an update on the Hot Zone in the Bakken from local businesses to housing to hotels. Interview: Luther Martinez, Production Systems, Gillette, WY Talks about how the downturn has impacted their business, causing them to adjust accordingly.

Watford City still growing in the Bakken

June 4, 2016 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Amanda Anderson, Clean Harbors Explains how emergency clean up services work in health care, agriculture and oil and gas. Interview: Gene Veeder, executive director, McKenzie County Job Development Authority Talks about the oil and gas activity in Watford City and McKenzie County and how the it has impacted the […]

Watford City still busy despite to low oil prices

May 7, 2016 jasonspiess 0

Now that oil prices have been reduced the once frenzy-like Bakken activity, Watford City’s mayor Brent Sanford takes a moment to recall the past five to seven years. “If you go back seven years ago, that’s when the drilling rigs started to move into the county and they haven’t left,” […]