The Bottom Line

06/16/2011

With a booming economy, the lowest unemployment rate in the nation and 17,000 job openings, our neighbor [North Dakota] lacks one thing -- potential employees, according to a recent article in the Star Tribune.

When it comes to employment, North Dakota has a problem most states would love to have

05/23/2011

North Dakota offers a 'tax, regulatory and legal environment that’s quite extraordinary' reports a recent article in The Washington Times.

It was supposed to be the trendy places and the college towns, the warm-weather beaches and the hipsters' ski resorts where the new American culture would fund the new American economy. Instead, it's ... North Dakota: the cold end of the old buffalo commons, the back end of beyond.

04/04/2011

A very charming and entertaining look at the nation's crush on Fargo and all thing North Dakota ... .

Cited for economy, education, values and ‘cool factor’ In New York, they’re cooing about the Dakota work ethic. In Southern California, they’re casting longing glances at the Hotel Donaldson. In Washington, they’re whispering sweet nothings about burgeoning budget surpluses. It’s the makings of a

03/08/2011

Is Fargo the best hideout from the recession? What do you think?

As part of the annual Best Places to Live feature, Men’s Journal selected Fargo as the best place to forget the recession, citing its low taxes and unemployment, budget surplus, and revitalized downtown.

03/07/2011

Introducing "The Job Chronicles" ... It's an interesting new series by Marketplace Money.

Commentator Samantha Barnes describes what it's like to readjust to a new identity when you're forced to take a new, less quality job.

03/03/2011

Learn more about Experience Works, a nonprofit agency that provides on-the-job training and employment for low-income seniors who want to rejoin the work force.

Funding to an older workers program faces ‘catastrophic’ cuts Tino Gonzalez said he felt afraid when he was one of 100 people laid off at West Fargo wind tower manufacturer DMI in 2009 as product demand waned in the economic recession.

03/01/2011

A bit of good news! Fewer companies report layoffs in monthly economic survey for Midwest, Plains states.

02/28/2011

For your reading pleasure, we offer this recent article in The Wall Street Journal.

As the U.S. struggles with 9% unemployment, companies in North Dakota are struggling to find workers and recast a reputation some local officials blame on cold weather and a bad image stemming from the movie Fargo.

02/23/2011

We're working hard to spread the word about The Bottom Line. Posters are available and will be going up around town thanks to a special friend.

Is there is a business, organization, gathering place or other location that needs a poster about this independent documentary project? Or, feel free to simply nominate your favorite stomping grounds. Thanks!

02/23/2011

As if finding work weren't hard enough, a federal agency warns that some employers are excluding jobless workers from consideration for openings. Read more ...

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02/18/2011

An Op-Ed columnist share his two cents ... .

Our economy could be suffering because we're not innovating like we used to.

02/16/2011

Promotional poster created to promote The Bottom Line.