Nov 21, 2012
The oil boom: Making a living off the workers
In any mining boom, some people are there to work in it, others are there to supply them. Need a knife in Williston, N.D.? Talk to Bobcat John.
by Todd Melby
Gold rushes and oil booms set all sorts of people in motion, hoping to seize an opportunity, and the oil boom in North Dakota is no different.
Todd Melby is reporting a yearlong project, Black Gold Boom, from Williston, N.D. Marketplace is airing a series of his vignettes of people and scenes from Williston. Today, we hear from someone who picked up and followed the boom to North Dakota, one Bobcat John.
Black Gold Boom is an initiative of Localore and the Association of Independents in Radio.