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• Rapid City, S.D., construction company owner Andy Scull said there is a growing need for schools, hospitals, recreation centers and government buildings in western North Dakota. He opened an office in Dickinson two years ago that employs 50 workers, and told the Rapid City Journal (http://bit.ly/PEXtuc ) that he could easily hire another 50.
• "It's a wild thing that's going on there, and there is a tremendous amount of need from all different types of resources," he said.
• The other five building trade groups involved in the job fair initiative are the Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers, Cement Masons & Plasterers Local 633, Iron Workers Local 512, Laborers Local 563 and Painters and Allied Trades.
• In March, Lt. Gov. Drew Wrigley and the North Dakota Economic Development Foundation unveiled a similar initiative to address the lack of an adequate workforce. Officials said there are some 25,000 more jobs than takers in all industries in the state. The $800,000 "Find the Good Life in North Dakota" campaign is being paid for equally by tax-supported state funds and a donation by Hess Corp., a New York based oil company. The campaign will rely on media advertising and a state website that is expected to be running in May.
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10 Things to Know for Today
The Associated Press
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• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
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• 1. SEARCH FOR PLANE HINGES ON HOW IT HIT THE WATER
• Possible scenarios depend on angle and speed with which MH 370 could have speared into the sea.
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• 2. UKRAINE NO STRANGER TO BIG POWER POLITICS
• Kiev's new government wants to avoid Cold War tactics between the West and Russia by having its say about its own future.
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• 3. NAPIER BRINGS UCONN SECOND NCAA TITLE IN 4 YEARS
• The Huskies beat Kentucky's Wildcats 60-54 only one year after being barred from March Madness because of academic problems.
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