DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) - A Dickinson child care center will be expanding its facility using a $300,000 federal loan meant to ease the area’s day care shortage.
The loan was awarded to Roughrider Electric Cooperative, which will use the money toward renovating KinderKidz Learning Center.
Thousands of people have flocked to the region in recent years searching for jobs associated with the oil boom. Many of the workers have children and need day care services, but the number of facilities cannot support the demand.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded the loan. The agency says KinderKidz had an average of 50 children on its waiting list at any given time. The expansion is expected to allow the business to commute 45 more children and will lead to the hiring of 10 employees.
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