Keith Lund, Grand Forks Region EDC vice president, and Barry Wilfahrt, The Chamber’s president and CEO, were among featured speakers at a conference in Summit, MS last week to share experiences with a region of the country on the brink of its own oil boom.

1. Grand Forks Region Bakken Initiative

3. East Meets West
Herald Advisory
Committee
 ’97 flood
 Transferrable skills
East Meets West
June 2010
 Contractors, engineers,
architects
 University
 Legislators

4. East Meets West
West Meets East Nov 2010
 Community leaders
 Legislators
Back East, Oct. 2011
 Businesses doing business in the Bakken
 Businesses that want to
 Legislators, community leaders

5. The Bakken Initiative
National Profile
Local Inventory
Bakken
constraints
Economic
development
opportunity
 Collaborative effort

6. Identify Strengths
University of ND
 Petroleum Engineering/Geology
 Core Sample Library
Hwy 2 Corridor
New Business Park
Oil Tycoon Harold Hamm donates $10 million
“Establishing the School of Geology and Geological Engineering is a vital commitment to
continuing North Dakota's national and global leadership in energy.”

7. Identify Capabilities
110 Companies
EDC/Chamber
Membership
Land
Workforce

8. Engage Community
Multi-pronged planning group
Region-wide support

9. Business Community Events
Business Roundtables
 Flight service opportunities
 Sharing Resources
 Transportation
 Housing
 Who knows who
How can I benefit from the Boom?
 Event for local business community
 Learn from others already DBiB

10. Initiative Marketing
Primary Objective
 Business expansions to service Western N.D. oil
activity
Primary Audience
 Business decision makers
Key Messages
 Option for expansion
 Hwy 2 corridor
 Tech-based industries, UND, EERC support industry

11. Events
Build Network,
Awareness
 Williston Basin Petroleum
Conference
 Petroleum Council annual
meeting
 Executive Committee

12. Collateral
 Website
 accessthebakken.com
 Facebook
 Facebook.com/accessth
ebakken
 Video

13. Advertising/Media
 Advertising in state, national
Bakken/oil publications
 Commitments 6 mo-1 yr.
 Regional radio advertising
 Media Coverage
 30+ print stories
 Cbs.com
 Petroleum News Bakken
 Bakkentoday.com
 Regional magazine
features
 Regional radio, television

14. Your Questions

15. Contact
Barry Wilfahrt Keith Lund
The Chamber - GF/EGF Grand Forks Region EDC
barry@gochamber.org keithl@grandforks.org
701.772.7271 701.746.2720