Trying to Lure Tourists? Call It Far North Florida
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The Greater North Dakota Assn., the state’s chamber of commerce, wants to change the state’s name to simply “Dakota.” Supporters say that a change would help alter North Dakota’s image as a frigid, treeless prairie.
Katherine Satrom, a Bismarck travel agency owner and advocate of the change, called the plan “a serious economic development initiative , which could have far-ranging benefits to our state’s future.”
But Lee Peterson, the governor’s economic development director, had another theory: “The problem with North Dakota is that no one knows about us.”
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