North Dakota Pitches Itself As a Utopia for Drones - Businessweek

North Dakota Pitches Itself As a Utopia for Drones - Businessweek: "The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Monday named six sites dedicated to the research and testing of unmanned aerial systems, or drones. Earlier this year, it received 25 proposals from 24 states looking to cash in on what could be a growing industry in the coming years, once the federal government has developed a legal framework for pilotless airplanes. Among those chosen to run a site was the Commerce Department of North Dakota, a state that has long seen aviation as a major driver of economic activity and has been increasingly focused on drones. Flush with tax revenues from an oil boom, the state government has been building the bones of a drone industry for years."

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