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In this bonus episode of the Living in McKenzie County the Long X Development team explains how their shared work supports Watford City and all of McKenzie County. Team members include City of Watford City Community & Business Development Director Vawnita Best, Tourism Attractions and Promotions Lead Doug Bolken, Long X Arts Foundation Director Jesse Veeder Scofield, Technology and Communications Specialist Cauy HarteI, Administrative Assistant to Community Development Jess Hunt, McKenzie County Economic Development Director Meghan Taunton, and Marketing and Communications Coordinator Hope Felli, with a shoutout to Regional Director for the Small Business Development Center at Williston State College Keith Olson. They discuss the evolution of economic and community development, tourism's role in workforce attraction, storytelling initiatives like "Faces of the Patch," community orientations, new resident connections, local events resources, and preparing for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library opening July 4.
00:00 Welcome
00:50 Meet The Team
01:41 Keith
03:15 Doug
04:00 Jessie
06:31 Cauy
08:02 Jess
09:38 Meghan
12:21 Hope
15:00 What Economic Development Does
17:04 Tourism as an Economic Driver
24:40 Outdoor Recreation And Events
30:55 Employee Recruitment
33:31 Arts, Culture, And Belonging
37:46 Community Alignment In Action
42:37 Small Business Development Center
45:12 Community Orientation
46:15 Chess Club Origin Story
47:52 Role of Economic Development
50:10 Moving to Watford
53:59 Rough Rider Fund Opportunity
57:18 Sharing our Boomtown Story
59:03 Faces of the Patch Series
01:03:50 Brand Kit and Tagline
01:06:20 2035 Comprehensive Plan
01:12:34 Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library
01:16:21 2025 Year in Review Report
01:18:42 In Closing
Development Team Year in Review: https://econdev.mckenziecounty.net/wp-content/uploads/Development-Loft-2025-Year-in-Review.pdf
Rough Rider Fund: https://cityofwatfordcity.gov/roughrider-fund
McKenzie County 2035 Comprehensive Plan: https://mckenziecounty2035.com
Living in McKenzie County Magazine: https://econdev.mckenziecounty.net/living-in-mckenzie-county
Area Events: https://watfordcityevents.com
