FARGO, N.D. (AP) -- Housing officials from across the Great Plains are in North Dakota for a three-day conference.
Sen. Kent Conrad says the 2010 Sustainable Homes and Communities Conference in Fargo is an opportunity to bring together local, state and federal resources to provide training for housing and community development specialists.
The North Dakota Democrat says the goal is to find solutions to housing challenges.
Adequate housing is a particular problem in western North Dakota, where the booming energy industry has created a housing crunch. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan visited Williston earlier this month to get a firsthand look at the problem.
