Coming Home to North Dakota
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| Marilyn Mitzel |
| 11/17/2009 |
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| North Dakota`s stars are shining brighter than ever these days. Our state continues getting a lot of positive media attention for many reasons, including our abundance of jobs. It`s attracting new residents to our state, and more people who used to live here are coming back to stay. As a young girl growing up in Pettibone, Dawn Mock wanted more out of life than what North Dakota had to offer. "It always seemed the grass was greener on the other side," says Dawn. "More people more going on, opportunities and it seemed like north Dakota was a slower pace then every where else." Her husband Jay, also from Pettibone thought so too. "I knew there was more out there and I certainly wanted to explore," he says. As a young married couple they did just that living in several states. Fast forward 13 years, three kids later and the Peace Garden state starts looking better with each passing year. "Very often, young people leave the state looking for bright lights of the city, excitement and get that for a few years and then they start settling down, thinking about a family or have a family and then north Dakota starts looking a whole lot more attractive," says Shane Goettle, the commissioner of the North Dakota Department of Commerce. The Mocks are not alone. A lot of people are leaving sunny climates and moving back home to cold weather. The reasons? Low crime, and job opportunities, to name a few things. "Most times people would say `You`re moving to North Dakota? Why? `and I`d say `Don`t judge it until you`ve been there,`" says Jay. They took a leap of faith to move from Wisconsin to Bismarck. Dawn was first to find a job with the Department of Human Services. It took Jay a little longer, and now he is a district sales manager at Coco Cola. A couple of things surprised them. "It`s been wonderful," says Dawn. "I hope the honeymoon`s never over." Once their dream home is finished, their move back will be complete. "You can`t put a price tag on work, family community that cares and it takes a village to raise kids and I`m glad we`re in this one," says Dawn. Currently the North Dakota Department of Commerce is working with 1,400 people wanting to move here. It created a separate department to bring new residents to our state and others back home. They also say it`s easier to get people to move here now than a decade ago because we have a lot more good paying jobs... |
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