The purpose of this study was to analyze the cost structures associated with subterminal facilities. An economic-engineering approach was used to determine the construction and operation costs of four different sizes of subterminal facilities operating at three different plant capacities....

The results from this study represent a pilot effort to develop a functional agricultural trade center classification for North Dakota using retail and professional service functions at each center. Any given center could advance to a higher class in the hierarchy or decline to a lower position...

The commercial bison industry is relatively new to North Dakota. There were an estimated 23,000 head of bison in North Dakota in 1998, and these animals were found in 47 of 53 counties. The purpose of this study was to estimate the economic contribution of the bison industry to the North Dakota...