BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) announced today that three new properties have been awarded the company's Certified Site designation. The sites, located in Minot, North Dakota; Avard, Oklahoma; and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, have already been scouted by BNSF and evaluated for their shovel-readiness. As a Certified Site, businesses looking to locate at any of these properties could save six to nine months of construction time as a result of this analysis, which includes an evaluation of environmental and geotechnical standards, available utilities, site availability and existing and projected infra...