Highway Clean-up
Mike Rosland, Director of Transportation/Dispatch for Summit, led a team of 9 volunteers in Statoil’s clean up Williston campaign, on Saturday, May 5. Working along Highway 85, outside Summit’s Shop, the crew spent several hours picking up trash and debris. The modular frac tank crew, led by Travis Gibson, made a strong showing enlisting his entire crew for the effort. Thank you gentlemen for all of your hard work!
Summit Energy welcomes Paula Gardner as new Financial Controller
Paula is a University of Wyoming alumni and has been a licensed CPA since 1995. After working for three years in public accounting, she found her career niche – assisting business owners in building their companies around sound accounting procedures and controls.
Paula has over twenty years of accounting experience including ten years in the oil and gas industry. Most recently she served as the Controller of a Top 100 Golf Community handling real estate, food and beverage, construction, and golf course management.
She is very active and enjoys any type of fitness or outdoor recreation. Paula is the proud mother of two daughters and two black labs, and enjoys spending her free time with friends and family. She believes that Summit Energy Services is built around strong values and moral compass and is very excited to join the team as the Controller.
It’s final!
April 24, 2012, Josh and Rachel Thompson officially became parents again, as their son, Ezekial’s adoption was finalized. Josh was one of Summit’s original 6 employees. It has been an honor and a privilege to watch them parent their two boys, Ezekial and Caleb, for the past two years. Congratulations Thompson Family!!
Here is Ezekial in his Summit attire. Congratulations again, Josh and Rachel. You have a beautiful family!
Explosive Growth in Williston Continues
Williston just won’t stop growing!
In mid-February, we mentioned on the Summit Energy Services blog that Forbes had recognized the North Dakota town as the “6th Fastest Growing Small Town.”
We are happy to share with our readers that the impressive growth trend continues with a ton of exciting projects on the books moving forward, including a new retail center, restaurant, dollar store and recreation center.
Below are a few additional details on each of the aforementioned new additions to the Williston community, as well as links to find out more information on each of them. If you know of anything else exciting coming to Williston, please leave the details in the comment section.
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Details Finally Out on Sand Creek Towne Center
The first phase of the development is set to break ground in April and will be fully operational by Fall 2012. At this point the only confirmed businesses are Menards and a movie theater – Sand Creek Cinema 14. A press release from the commercial real estate company handling the sales and leasing for the retail space said additional phases will be completed in 2013.
For more information, visit HERE.
Elks Lodge to be Renovated, Become “The Williston”
The Elks Lodge is heading for a renovation that will turn the Elks Lodge into a boutique hotel, restaurant and bar by June 2012. The restaurant will be an upscale location that features steak and seafood.
According to the Williston Herald, owner Joel Lundeen said the hotel rooms will be 900 square feet each with full kitchens. They will offer a luxury-living that is not currently offered in Williston.
There will also be additional office space for lease in the building.
For more information, visit HERE.
Basin Dollar and More now Open
On February 15, Carol Finkbeiner held a grand opening for her new store – Basin Dollar and More. The store is and independent retail location with items priced from $1 – $3. The store currently features ballons, party supplies, kitchen and bathroom items, tools and cards. Within the next few months the store will carry food items.
For more information, visit HERE.
New Rec Center Approved
Recently the Williston Park Board approved plans for a new 205,491 square foot building that will be more than two times the size of the West River Community Center in Dickinson. The building will cost almost $67 million and will feature a 25,000 square foot waterpark, a 53-meter lap pool, a fitness center, gym space, indoor track and much more.
For more information, visit HERE.
Read MoreBruce Baxter: Veteran, Former Animal Cruelty Investigator, Current Operator
When Bruce Baxter drove across the North Dakota state line in a truck with a buddy from Alabama- he never thought he would go back to running equipment.
He was simply stopping at a location per the requirements of his job at the time.
But after the driving job fell through, Bruce, along with his buddy Jimmy Royster, saw a Summit ad in the paper, applied for a position and he’s been there ever since.
That was in September of 2011.
Now Bruce serves as an Operator/Lead Man for a crew of four men that build containment berms for oil sites.
Originally from Florida, Bruce grew up in heavy equipment – his dad was a Dozer Operator.
He didn’t get directly into that field however, as he joined the Army upon graduation from high school in 1980.
“I figured the Army would be the best way to stay on the straight and arrow,” Baxter said. “It set me out on my own and helped me grow.”
After leaving the Army in 1986, Bruce spent 10 years with the police department in Tulsa as the Senior Animal Cruelty Investigator.
“Riding bulls in high school and in the Army, along with roping in Oklahoma, made it an easy transition working with animals,” he added.
Now at Summit, he is able to finally bridge working for a great employer with running equipment.
“I’ve been with a few companies that were as professional as Summit – with one major difference. At Summit you have quality employees running quality equipment – that makes a big difference.”
Baxter added, “My bosses [John Fetzer and Dewey Young] are great. They understand that things don’t always go as planned and they support you to the extreme in order to help you get the job done. As long as you make sound decisions and are productive – they don’t care how you get from A to Z – you get great support from both of them.
The only tough thing about the situation is that Bruce’s wife of 17 years is still located in Oklahoma. Luckily he has his son, Frank, and son-in-law, Matthew, living in Williston with him.
When Bruce gets away from the daily grind he enjoys deer hunting and following NASCAR.
Read MoreSummit Energy Services has been Accredited by the BBB!
If you are a frequent visitor to the Summit Energy Services blog, you may have noticed a change to our sidebar just to the right. That’s right – we are now an officially accredited business by the Better Business Bureau (BBB)!
If you aren’t familiar with the BBB, it helps create an “ethical marketplace where buyers and sellers can trust each other.” It basically serves as a way to put back some power into the purchaser/client/consumer and hold businesses accountable for their services and actions.
We are proud to say that the BBB has given us an A- rating on a scale from A+ (highest) to F (lowest).
According to the BBB website, the following factors contributed to the score:
Factors that lowered Summit Energy Services, LLC’s rating include:
- Length of time business has been operating.
Factors that raised Summit Energy Services, LLC’s rating include:
- No complaints filed with BBB.
- A commitment to make a good faith effort to resolve any consumer complaints.
- BBB has sufficient background information on this business.
For more information on this great honor, please click our official BBB Accredited Business seal below, or click the seal located in the blog sidebar.
Top Websites to find Roustabout Jobs in North Dakota
Roustabouts are an extremely important part of the workforce in the Williston Basin and the Bakken Shale play of North Dakota. Without them, it would be tough to get many of the jobs completed that take place in the oil fields every day.
The great thing about roustabout jobs in North Dakota is that they are plentiful right now. If you know the right place to look and need a roustabout job – you can find one. The only problem can sometimes be sifting through all the websites that aren’t very helpful, wasting time, when you could be focusing your efforts on a few websites that really do a good job of showcasing the available roustabout jobs out there.
We have compiled a small list of some of those websites below in hopes that it helps you on your search for a roustabout job in North Dakota. Don’t forget to check out the Summit Energy Services Career page as well.
Good luck and happy job hunting!
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