{"id":116,"date":"2014-05-11T02:30:21","date_gmt":"2014-05-11T07:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecrudelife.com\/new-site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=116"},"modified":"2014-05-11T02:30:21","modified_gmt":"2014-05-11T07:30:21","slug":"building-bakken-radio-episode-4-segment-1","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"http:\/\/thecrudelife.com\/new-site\/podcast\/building-bakken-radio-episode-4-segment-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Building the Bakken Radio Episode 4 Segment 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-116-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/thecrudelife.com\/new-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/btb_seg1_FN_08102013.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/thecrudelife.com\/new-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/btb_seg1_FN_08102013.mp3\">http:\/\/thecrudelife.com\/new-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/btb_seg1_FN_08102013.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h3>Segment 1:\u00a0 Aviation in the Bakken<\/h3>\n<p>Steve Fifita, Annabelle ADG Holdings, says their group looks at the Bakken as an emerging market. \u00a0Fifita said their holding company has an operating piece, which are a land, a real estate development company and a property management company currently doing business in the western North Dakota. Fifita\u2019s involvement is on the venture capital side, figuring out which technologies are needed in the Bakken \u2013 \u201cmuch like you would apply in Latin America or Eastern Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fifita lives in Eden Prairie and flies to the Bakken. \u00a0When asked how important the aviation industry has been to the development of the Bakken, Fifita said \u201cmassive.\u201d \u00a0He explained how the \u201ctalent\u201d is needed from time to time and due to a lack of housing, flying them in is an option or \u201can aviation solution.\u201d \u00a0Dickinson is added flights, Houston created a direct flight to Rapid City and smaller airports like Tioga, Watford City and Bowman are making upgrades to accommodate the increased aviation interest.<\/p>\n<p>Fifita continued by stating, \u201cIf the talent itself is solving the problems by flying in, as opposed to driving, that\u2019s a time saving exercise. \u00a0They are making that over a financial decision, so that tells me there is a huge need. \u00a0There is a premium they are paying because they want to save time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vern Whitten has been flying over North Dakota for over three decades. \u00a0In addition to being a pilot, Whitten is an aerial photographer. \u00a0Over the past decade or so, interest in Whitten\u2019s photography has increased to where when he takes aerial photos, he hires a pilot so \u201cboth his hands and eyes can be freed up.\u201d \u00a0This has allowed Whitten to be a top notch eagle eye witness to the expansion of the development in western North Dakota as well understanding the trends within the aviation industry.<\/p>\n<p>Whitten said he believes he has had the best seat in the state to see the changes in the state. \u00a0He said it has been a privilege and North Dakota has some beautiful scenery and different terrain. \u00a0\u201cThe pothole country near Kenmare, the Badlands, farmland around Dickinson, the lake environment, it is all just gorgeous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whether it was the oil boom from the 80\u2032s that changed the landscape or the floods on the eastern side of North Dakota, Whitten has photographed it from above. \u00a0Whitten said one of the more remarkable photograph series over time is Devils Lake. \u00a0To see the water levels rising for a decade or more engulfing farm land and even structures is amazing.<\/p>\n<p>Whitten addressed changes in the landscape due to development. \u00a0Whitten said he has seen changes in the landscape happen over the past 30 years because of agriculture, coal, renewable energies and real estate development, not just oil development. \u00a0 Whitten said it seems the oil companies get positioned as the bad guys all the time and wishes they would do a better job of promoting some of the good things they are doing.<\/p>\n<p>Whitten gave an example of the time last month when he \u201ccame into Tioga from the north.\u201d \u00a0Whitten continued by reflecting \u00a0back to the 80\u2032s when Tioga was a very active area for oil, and they did vertical drilling resulting in a \u201choneycomb\u201d of oil wells. \u00a0Now the wells \u201cspaced out on section lines and on each particular well pad, they can drill four or more different wells down two miles and over two miles, covering a much larger area so your footprint is much less.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whitten said the one thing that has really stood out is the number of people working out in western North Dakota. \u00a0He continued by saying the amount of housing under construction is massive in Minot, Tioga, Williston, Killdeer and Watford City. \u00a0Whitten said Watford City just saw a Cashwise grocery store open up, a number of \u201creally nice\u201d hotels are close to being done and that Watford City is like \u201cBoomtown USA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whitten reset the conversation with the blanket statement of \u201cyes there are issues in western North Dakota, but there good things too.\u201d \u00a0Whitten shared an anecdotal example of a woman 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