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Article: North Dakota warms up to Colo. workers Little-known state has message to tell: Plenty of jobs there.(Business)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
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- November 9, 2007
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Byline: James Paton, Rocky Mountain News
Hint: It's the Peace Garden State, birthplace of basketball coaching legend Phil Jackson and home of the Fighting Sioux.
Give up?
You're not alone.
It's not that people have the wrong idea about North Dakota. Many don't have any idea at all.
"A lot of times, when I meet people in my travels, they say 'Gee, you're the first person I've ever met from North Dakota,' " said Shane Goettle, commissioner of the state's Commerce Department. "It's not so much that there are misconceptions about North Dakota because they don't really know anything about us."
Facing a labor shortage, ...