North Dakota

The company’s new Buffalo, ND pea protein processing plant will serve the food and pet food markets.

A mile beneath the surface of West Texas, there are 75 billion barrels of oil in Permian Basin shale deposits.

With so many locations embracing cutting-edge technologies and innovative development strategies, it was hard to pare down the worthy nominees for our economic development awards festival. Here are the folks who made the cut, the best of the best in the applications of smart practices for sustainable growth.

Nebraska edged North Dakota for Business Facilities’ Employment Leaders crown in BF’s 11th annual State Rankings Report.

The facility will consolidate almost 350 Integreon Associates from two existing facilities in Fargo.

The majority of the nitrogen products from the plant will serve farmer-owned cooperatives and independent farm supply retailers within a 200-mile radius of the plant in the Dakotas, parts of Minnesota, Montana and Canada.

If your grocery runs out of Cheerios, blame North Dakota.

For its Economic Growth Potential ranking, Business Facilities considers state business climate, availability of skilled workforce, incentives and education climate, among other criteria.

North Dakota is coming up with creative ideas to address its chronic workforce shortage.

In 2014, Novum will continue to add early phase research services in Fargo as it also broadens its offerings across all Novum sites.

The EU's financial union may be cracking, but our friends overseas seem to be uniting over one thing: they don't like fracking.

Our 9th annual report card of the state, metro and international pecking order features more than 50 rankings categories, including new energy rankings and a close look at which locations are maintaining/upgrading critical infrastructure. From the July/August 2013 issue.

With proposed projects in the Upper Midwest, Texas/New Mexico and Colorado, the wind energy provider hopes to lower costs while cutting emissions.

The Digital Journal reports, "Business Facilities, a national publication focused on site selection and economic development, began releasing the results of its 9th Annual Rankings Report on July 22, 2013. According to BF Editor in Chief Jack Rogers, several states -- including Texas, Louisiana, North Dakota, Washington and Utah -- deserve a shout-out for their overall performance in the magazine's 2013 state rankings."

The Lone Star State has another impressive across-the-board showing in our annual evaluation, with oil-rich ND surging into the top tier.

Three years after a $60-billion deficit threatened to sink the Golden State, state legislators are arguing over how to spend a surplus.

Study points to risk in nation's capital, New York City, America's breadbasket and 46 states.

The key to unlocking California's economic rebound may be sitting deep in Monterey shale.