North Dakota's own residents once saw it as 'dying.' How did it become one of the fastest-growing states? - InForum | Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo news, weather and sports

North Dakota was suffering an economic decline and mass exodus of young people in the 1980s. The turnaround started when the state rallied behind an effort called Vision 2000. Then came the oil boom.

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