North Dakota Oil Boom Strains Infrastructure, Schools

Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Dave Hynek, a commissioner in Mountrail County, North Dakota, E. Ward Koes...  More »

Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Dave Hynek, a commissioner in Mountrail County, North Dakota, E. Ward Koeser, mayor of Williston, North Dakota, and Viola LaFontaine, superintendent of Williston School District, talk with Bloomberg's Jennifer Oldham about the impact of North Dakota's oil boom on their community.¶ North Dakota's economy outpaced every other state in 2011, with the fastest personal income, employment and home price growth, according to Bloomberg Economic Evaluation of States, or BEES, index data. Yet the boom fueling the nation's lowest unemployment rate is also pushing rural North Dakota’s housing, electric, water, police and emergency services to the breaking point. (Source: Bloomberg)  « Less