Well, to be honest, it is in Minot, ND. Thats not exactly a hot spot on most peoples job re-location list.
I know I turned down a very good job offer once because of its location in a similar area.
If there are 40K people in Minot, and if it mirrors the state with 5.1% unemployment, then there should be 2040 people in Minot who are unemployed.
Still seems odd that they will close down just because they cannot supplement their 200 with another 250. (If filling their current building is the issue, they aren’t going to make it easier by moving cities.)