The only thing certain in this life is uncertainty.
Never was that more true than in southwest North Dakota in 2015.
We came into the year nervous about the state of the energy industry here as oil prices steadily dropped.
The commodity that had sparked so much growth, development and excitement in our little corner of the world all of a sudden wasn’t having such a great impact. Instead, everything seemed to hit pause, and oil companies began shuttering operations, taking down rigs and cutting workers by the dozen.
We now go into 2016 knowing it’s unlikely that the oil industry will soon return to the boom times that sparked and sustained our growth.
Dustin Monke 