Oil Patch Airports Are Booming in ND and Texas

Some people can hardly spell it. Others can’t point it out on a map. And many just simply haven’t heard of it… But the Chinese and other foreign interests are snatching up as much oil-rich acreage as they can get, in this hotbed for shale production. Welcome to the next round of America’s profitable shale plays! Strap on your boots, we’re headed to the Mississippi Lime formation…in Oklahoma.

The world's largest economics organization IHS Global Insight is reporting today that the Eagle Ford Shale area in South Texas will likely be an even more prolific oil-producing area than the booming oil-rich Bakken region of North Dakota:

The Milken Institute released its 2011 list of Best-Performing Cities Index and topping the list of 200 large U.S. metropolitan areas was San Antonio, Texas, home of U.S. Global Investors. The Alamo City jumped to the No. 1 spot from last year’s 14th place. Milken’s index measures U.S. cities’ economic performance based on job creation, retention and quality as well as where businesses are growing and thriving. San Antonio has experienced widespread growth from many different areas, most notably, military expansion, biomedicine and cybersecurity.

The Milken Institute released its 2011 list of Best-Performing Cities Index and topping the list of 200 large U.S. metropolitan areas was San Antonio, Texas, home of U.S. Global Investors. The Alamo City jumped to the No. 1 spot from last year’s 14th place. Milken’s index measures U.S. cities’ economic performance based on job creation, retention and quality as well as where businesses are growing and thriving.

Grand Forks Herald -- "Minot’s airport has moved ahead of Grand Forks International Airport this year as the third largest in the state, according to a new report from the state’s Aeronautics Commission.

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The Eagle Ford Shale in Texas is the "economic opportunity of a lifetime" and will potentially create 117,000 "shale-ready" full-time jobs by 2021.From the Center for Community and Business Research at University of Texas-San Antonio:

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