MDU Resources Group Inc. and Calumet Refining LLC on Tuesday announced the companies will partner to consider building a 20,000 barrel per day diesel refinery in southwestern North Dakota. The refinery would process Bakken crude and market fuel to industrial and agricultural clients in the region.
“We believe this joint venture will add value to Bakken crude. It will provide value to southwestern North Dakota communities by providing steady, good-paying, long-term jobs and through the two companies’ longstanding commitment to the communities in which they operate and serve,” Terry D. Hildestad, president and CEO of MDU Resources said in the release.
For more information, check out the complete press release:
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120221007016/en/MDU-Resources-Group-Affiliates-Calumet-Specialty-Products
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#1 from Sean Harmer on March 07, 2012
Hi Jim -
Thanks for writing this piece and giving some background on the businessman. I know this happens all the time and I’m glad to see you pushed back. There is a lot of great content that has considerable value. Just taking it is essentially stealing from that value - which someone else created.
I doubt that businessman was trying to be malicious. However, there is a whole other world of malicious plagiarism, content theft, and data mining. I was just talking with someone recently who was trying to quantify the total damage caused to businesses that manage content , classifieds, or even user data. We’ll see what she comes back with.
Perhaps you can write a piece about the ways businesses or individuals can addresses this issue when they’re the victim. Like the DMCA, Captcha, etc…