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28 Year Veteran of the Financial Services Industry, 12 Year Volunteer Business Mentor for SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives), BA History & Political Science - Montana State University Bozeman, MBA University of Phoenix
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Plan First inorder to Prosper in the Bakken
The oilfields of North Dakota’s, better know at the Bakken, have become a magnet for many looking for work. But, even with the glut of jobs; doing a little advance homework will make getting hired easier and help you find a place to live other than the back seat of your car. A clean driving [...]
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Bye Bye Bakken
We say good bye to our Bakken immigrant as he bids farewell to the oil fields and heads back home to be with his family. Be sure to check out the series of videos he shot and shared on You Tube about coming to the Bakken in search of an economic opportunity and leaving a [...]
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# 2 and On The Move
The North Dakota momentum continues ! In March, the state surpassed Alaska to become the #2 oil producer, leaving first place Texas the only mountain to top. Production figures for April released on Tuesday, June 12, 2012, by the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources reflect the pace of Bakken gold: 7,025 wells were producing 18.2 million barrels [...]
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Keystone XL…One More Time
R.L. (Bud) Andersen, spokesman for TransCanada, informed members of Montana Association of Oil, Gas, & Coal Counties, Inc. last week in Lewistown, MT that the Calgary based pipeline giant has divided the Keystone XL in two and is moving forward with the $2.3 Billion proposed pipeline running from Cushing, Oklahoma to Nederland, Texas; projected an in [...]
Pavillion – the drama continues !
Return to Pavillion where the drama continues ! Tom Doll, Wyoming’s top oil and gas regulator’s resignation comes within a week of his remarks that Pavillion’s “greed” was fueling residents to demand a new water distribution system in light of the alleged groundwater contamination near the town due to hydraulic fracturing. A spokesman from the [...]
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Come to Bakken with Realistic Expectations
Lot of folks flockin’ to the Bakken for a variety of reasons. The following is a fairly grounded YouTube video from a Nevada immigrant who has learned a lot in his short time in the oil patch.
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Everyone Needs a Bubba in the Bakken
Bubba’s could be your best friend in Williston, North Dakota if you are one of the many homeless, up to your eyeballs in dirty laundery, and don’t have employer provided housing. Quck Link: Bubbas Bubbles – Williston, North Dakota
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Free Parking Options in the Bakken
Since the beginning of February 2012 Walmart in Williston, ND no longer allows people to park/sleep in their parking lot except to go in and shop then you must leave. This created a problem because as many as 200 people had been staying in that lot for quite some time. Here is a couple [...]
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Workin’ But Still Sleeping in My Car
Working, but still sleeping in my car ! Not all that uncommon in the Bakken. While some employers offer housing, many do not. One of the standing jokes in the Bakken is “it’s the single largest growing population of homeless that are making $100,000 per year”. Funny, but not if you are sleeping in your [...]
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A Few More Hoops to Jump Through in the Bakken
With a job offer in hand, our Bakken immigrant has just a few more hoops to jump through in order to get that coveted Bakken oil field job….a functional aptitude test. @ Mercy Medical – Williston, ND: “This morning I completed the Worksteps physical exam at Mercy Medical Center. This should help you when preparing [...]
