Dakota Gasification Co.

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During an early phase of construction in February, long-armed cranes reach high to carry the iron in the metal framework for the urea plant under construction at Dakota Gasification Co. north of Beulah, N.D. Two blizzards, nearly 30 inches of snow and frigid temperatures in Mercer County have caused challenges for builders of a $500 million urea fertilizer plant. (Lauren Donovan/The Bismarck Tribune via AP)