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ND Total Taxablb
2010 - 2015 Sec[ nd Quarter
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$3.426B
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0 -- 2010
sal
$6.451B $6.312B
$4.528B
$7.031B
$5.901B
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
es, purc
Tax Commissioner Ryan sales and purchases for the past sev-
Rauschenberger says the 2015 sec- eral years• When viewed with a
ond quarter taxable sales and pur- longer-term perspective, second
chases report reflects a slowdown in quarter 2015 taxable sales and pur-
activity for some industry sectors• chases are still over 70 percent
Taxable sales and purchases higher than the second quarter of
were $5.9 billion for April, May and 2010.
June of 2015, a drop of 16.07 per- Six of the 15 major industry sec-
cent over those months in 2014. tors reported taxable sales and pur-
"The state has experienced a de- chases gains when compared to the
cline in oil exploration activity due second quarter a year ago, with the
tO the low oil prices," said most notable decline in the mining
Rauschenberger. "We anticipated and oil extraction sector (decreaseof
that the second quarter taxable sales 31.43 percent).
and purchases would be reflective of "Although taxable sales and pur-
the decrease in activity•" chases for the second quarter are
Rauschenberger went on to point down overall, it is encouraging to
out that taxable sales and purchases see that three of our four most pop-
are still strong and reflect a signifi- ulated cities saw an increase," added
cant amount of economic activity in Rauschenberger.
the state• North Dakota has experi- Of the most populated cities,
enced exponential growth in taxable Grand Forks, Minot and Fargo all
saw increases in second quarter tax-
able sales and purchases, with Bis-
marck decreasing by about 2
percent•
Counties with the highest percent
Dakota lunch day
Golva students and teachers are served a meal that partly includes North Dakota-grown
foods during the 14th Annual Pride of Dakota School Day on Oct. 1. Numerous schools and
thousands of students were involved. (GVN-BCP Photo)
Options of training pi
for rem
increases for the second quarter of
2015(comparedtothesecondquar- flying in N rth
ter of 2014) were as follows:
• Sheridan County -Increase ofSen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., has
45.17 percent • told Gen. Herbert J. "Hawk" Carlisle,
Sargent County - Increase of ,,commander of Air Combat Com-
38.21 percent
• Kidder County - Increase of . and, that he backs a new Air Force
stud3/to keview options to train piirts
36.55 percent for remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs).
Burke County - Increase of Hoeven said he believes the study
35.71 percent will help highlight the value of the
• Pembina County- Increase ofGrand Sky technology park at the
25.7 percent Grand Forks Air Force Base as a key
The complete second quarter hub to train U.S. Air Force pilots to
2015 North Dakota Sales and Use fly RPAs. The Air Force faces signifi-
Tax Statistical Report can be ac- cant challenges in training enough pi-
cessed online at www.nd.gov/tax, lots to meet the demand for
unmanned aircraft operations.
to be studied
"1 look forward to
the results of the Air
Force study and
continuing to work
with Air Force lead-
ership so that RPAs
can be used to de-
fend our interests
around the world,"
Sen. John Hoeven
Force uses to train its RPA pilots•
Hoeven said it is important for civil-
ian contractors to have access to U.S.
Air Force curriculum so that allied
RPA pil0ts'at Grand Sky can be
trained to the highest standards.
Carlisle indicated that the Air Force
was working with industry partners to
make the appropriate curriculum
available for international pilots•
Last month, Hoeven announced
that aviation technology leader Gen-
eral Atomics (GA), manufacturer of
the Predator and Reaper series of
RPAs, and Grand Sky Development
Regional pipeline approved for cost-share funding
The State Water Commission has Thompson and Doug Vosper. and North Prairie Rural Water Dis-
approved multiple cost-share re- • Municipal water supply project trict, $3.45 million•
quests for municipal, rural, and re- cost-share approvals included the Large regional water systems
gional water supply projects across city of Dickinson, $1.04 million; city were also considered at the meeting,
the state• of Mandan, $2.29 million; city of with $70 million approved for West-
The commission consists of Gov. Minot, $3.63 million; Watford City, ern Area Water Supply, and $55 mil-
Jack Dalrymple as chairman, Agri- $5.43 million; city of West Fargo, lion for Southwest Pipeline•
culture Commissioner Doug $3.42 million; and the city of Willis- The State Water Commission will
Goehring, and seven governor-ap- ton, $10.89 million, utilize funds appropriated by the
pointed members: Arne Berg, Mau- • Rural water supply projects ap- Legislature for the 2015-2017 bien-
rice Foley, Larry Hanson, George proved for funding were Stutsman nium toward these water supply proj-
Nodland, Harley Swenson, Robert Rural Water District, $4.17 million, ects.
Hoeven included language in the Co. have signed a 10-year lease
Fiscal Year 2016 Defense authoriza- agreement committing GA to estab-
tion bill instructing the Air Force to to be a critical hub for training inter- lish an unmanned aerial systems
consider private sector-led RPAtrain- national pilots of aircraft like the (UAS) training academy at Grand
ing, and he has urged Carlisle and the Global Hawk and the Predator, and it Sky. The agreement also includes an
Air Force to use the private sector to is well-positioned to support the Air option for another 10 years. Hoeven
augment its existing training capac- Force's need for additional pilots of is also working with FlightSafety In-
ity. He also included language in the these aircraft," Hoeven said in a pre- ternational, an associate of Northrop
Fiscal Year 2016 Defense appropria- pared statement• "I look forward to Grumman to initiate a training center
tions bill. Carlisle told Hoeven that the results of the Air Force study and at Grand Sky. Northrop Grumman
the Air Force will conduct a study of continuing to work with Air Force makes the Global Hawk series of
training options, which could include leadership so that RPAs can be used RPAs. Both General Atomics Preda-
using private contractors to augment to defend our interests around the tors and Northrop Grumman Global
U.S. Air Force training capacity• world." Hawks are stationed at North Dakota
"Grand Sky is already shaping up Hoeven and Carlisle also dis-Air Force bases•
cussed the training curriculum the Air
Ellison named Outstanding
City Elected Official
FARGO - Douglas Ellison, mayor
of Medora, was named the recipient
of the 2015 North Dakota League of
Cities Outstanding City Elected offi-
cial at League's annual conference in
Fargo.
Ellison has served as mayor of
this unique small town whose num-
bers swell in the summertime as it is
the No. 1 tourist destination in the
state since 2008. Under his, leader-
ship Medora has built a new fire hall,
built housing for emergency person-
nel, implemented a city recycling
program, passed ordinances to main-
tain the historical integrity and sig-
nificance of the city and funded the
local convention and visitor's bureau
through a lodging tax.
He accepted the award saying he
was honored to be considered and
humbled to be chosen as the recipi-
ent but the city of Medora, Medora
City Council and all Medora city em-
ployees are the ones who deserve the
Ellison has sewed
as mayor of this
unique small town
whose numbers
swell in the sum-
mertime as it is the
No. 1 tourist desti-
nation in the state
since 2008.
recognition.
The Outstanding City Elected Of-
ficial award was established by the
League to honor an individual's ac-
complishments and the quality of
service as a city official.
The North Dakota League of
Cities provides service, advocacy,
leadership, education and support to
the state's 357 cities•
Getting ready for Halloween
From left, Golden Valley Manor residents in Beach, Edie Abraham, Christine Finneman, Gwen Lorenz, Gary Riederer, Dolores
Kremers and Florence Finneman pose with the projects they made in a pre-Halloween activity at the Manor, which included
mini-jack-oManterns, and hangars for their doors. (Photo Courtesy of Marlene Muruato)
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