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Economic developer hopes to breathe new life into Watford

By JESSICA HOLDMAN - Associated Press

ADVANCE FOR USE TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2014 AND THEREAFTER - In this Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 photo, an oil truck sits in a dirt lot near a new housing development in Watford City, N.D. The housing development is part of the towns growth explosion from the Baaken oil boom. For years, the town's population hovered around 1,500. Now its at about 7,000 - a number that's expected to more than double in years to come. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)

The promise, the growing pains of oil boom town

By SHARON COHEN - Associated Press