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Major Projects
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$85,000 Grant Given to Enhance Specialty Potato |
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Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has awarded 10 grants totaling more than $640,000 to promote the development and cultivation of specialty crops in North Dakota. "Specialty crops, such as vegetables and fruits, are increasingly important in North Dakota, as more consumers look to local food sources, especially for fresh produce," Goehring said. "These grants will help boost production and sales of these crops, ensuring North Dakota producers play a larger role in the 'go local' movement." Specialty crops are defined in law as "fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits and horticulture and nursery crops, including floriculture." The Williston Ag Diversification Group was one of the recipients - receiving $85,340 to enhance the competitiveness of specialty potato variety Mondak Gold (MN15620) and evaluate multi-state potato breeding lines for processing and fresh specialty markets. See Entire Story. |
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| New Williston Bypass Starting to Take Shape |
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City and county commissioners took a step forward recently by approving the path for a new truck bypass around the city of Williston. Williston Public Works Director Monte Meiers said work continues on finding a temporary truck route for use until the permanent truck route is complete. See Entire Story. - Williston Herald |
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Multi-Use Rail Terminal |
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Savage Companies (Savage) has announced it plans to construct, own and operate a large multi-user rail terminal in Trenton. The terminal, to be known as Trenton Railport, will be served by the BNSF Railway, and will be designed to bring large-scale rail service to the Bakken Formation (the Bakken) with oil-field related materials such as tubular, frac sand and other strategic materials, including the capability to load and ship unit trains of crude oil. Savage believes that the Bakken's oil and gas resource potential is significant and strategic in strengthening America's energy independence and existing primary sector. |
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| Natural Gas Processing Plant |
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ONEOK Partners, L.P., has announced plans to invest another $260 million to $305 million between now and the end of 2014 for additional projects in the Bakken Shale in the Williston Basin. These investments include $135 million to $150 million for the construction of a new 100 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) natural gas processing facility - the Stateline II plant - in western Williams County, N.D. - which is expected to be in service in the first half of 2013. |
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