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The Comeback Chronicles

Go North, young man!

by Ann Carrns
Mar 21, 2012
The promise of steady work is attracting workers of all ages to Williston, N.D., and creating a new boom town on America's energy frontier.
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Oil in North Dakota spurs housing boom

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Dec 26, 2011
Oil towns in North Dakota have spawned a robust job market, but the state's housing situation can't keep up. This year, 2,000 will be built.
Natural gas burn-off from oil drilling familiar sight in North Dakota, where jobs are a plenty but places to live are not.
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North Dakota oil spawns a housing boom

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Nov 22, 2011
North Dakota oil towns have jobs aplenty but nowhere to live. Williston used to get five new homes a year. This year, 2,000 will be built.
Natural gas burn-off from oil drilling.
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