ND - Working with North Dakota ESGR, MDU Resource Group signed a Statement of Support on behalf of its employees serving in the Guard and Reserve.

MDU Resource Group is the only Fortune 500 company headquartered in the four-state region of North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Wyoming. The corporation is ranked No. 473 on the 2009 Fortune 500 list.  It is the largest publicly traded company in the four-state region of North and South Dakota, Montana and Wyoming.  It provides value-added natural resource products and related services that are essential to energy and transportation infrastructure, operating in 44 states and in three core lines of business: energy, utility resources and construction materials. MDU Resources includes

natural gas and oil production, natural gas pipelines and energy services, electric and natural gas utilities, construction services, and construction materials and contracting.  Its utility business serves nearly 1 million customers, and its Knife River subsidiary is the nation's fifth-largest producer of sand and gravel.

MDU Resources Group has approximately 8,100 employees.   On a company-wide

basis  they have 725 current or former military personnel. 

As the 1.3 million members of the National Guard and Reserve continue to perform an increasing number of unique missions that require extraordinary actions on the part of everyday citizens, ESGR will continue to be the informational agency for the employers of citizen warriors. More information about ESGR employer programs is available at www.esgr.mil.