If you’re paying attention to local issues, you’ve likely noticed a renewed focus on Minot’s downtown. For a car-centric culture like North Dakota, that may seem a bit strange, but when trends from across the country are accounted for, it may be that we’re simply acknowledging and attempting to catch a wave of change that’s building on the horizon.
Check out this article from Governing.com that highlights a number of examples of businesses relocating operations into urban centers because that’s where their most valuable resource — workers — want to be.