Communities relying on local champions to attract workers

  • The Orr family takes a break to pose for a photo during a hockey outing at Lions Park in Bismarck on Jan. 12, 2023. From the left Tom, Brekken, Juliette Orr and Matty Orr. The family relocated to North Dakota in August as one of the first families to use the revamped Find the Good Life initiative. Photo Michael Standaert, North Dakota News Cooperative.
    The Orr family takes a break to pose for a photo during a hockey outing at Lions Park in Bismarck on Jan. 12, 2023. From the left Tom, Brekken, Juliette Orr and Matty Orr. The family relocated to North Dakota in August as one of the first families to use the revamped Find the Good Life initiative. Photo Michael Standaert, North Dakota News Cooperative.

    Childcare, education, and affordability key concerns of recent arrivals

    A relaunched effort to attract workers and families to settle in North Dakota aims to rely on local “community champions” to act as connectors between newcomers and local employment.

    Gov. Doug Burgum’s proposed funding of $25 million for the Find the Good Life campaign – revamped this past June – would focus on marketing North D…