AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoEnergy and Oilfield Services: North Dakota’s natural-gas output and producing-well count hit records in August, with oil wells topping 20,100. Sunrise Oilfield Supply is also adding a regional service location through its acquisition of Morris Pump & Supply in Kansas, effective Nov. 1. Business and Regulation: The state notified 25 pharmacy benefit managers they may be operating without licenses; they have 20 days to apply before cease-and-desist orders. North Dakota’s Development Fund approved $6.3 million in third-quarter financing for business growth. Infrastructure: Work continues on an $83 million, five-and-a-half-mile stretch of Highway 85, a major freight route. The Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority has completed the first planning phase for a proposed Chicago-to-Seattle route through North Dakota. Agriculture and Energy Demand: Fuel costs remain a strain for farmers, while candidates for state agriculture commissioner differ on data center development—an issue with implications for land use and power demand.
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