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Emerging Prairie welcomes new teammate: Lindsay Breuler

Emerging Prairie has hired on Lindsay Breuler as a new teammate! Lindsay will take on the role of event coordinator, while also working on grant writing and general task management…

Delving into virtual reality with Mantis Digital Arts

Today’s guest post comes from Sam Stauffer, who currently works at Mantis Digital Arts in Brookings, South Dakota. Mantis is a game studio dedicated to creating educational and immersive games…

NDSU students turn old land into new energy

Long stretches of mowed grass may look nondescript to a passerby, but they signify a wealth of opportunity for Jade Monroe and her team of environmental scientists at North Dakota…

Northern Plains UAS Test Site testing use of dedicated spectrum

Drones in North Dakota can now fly on dedicated spectrum, thanks to a partnership announced Wednesday between Northern Plains UAS Test Site and Access Spectrum. We wrote about Access Spectrum…

Meet the Interns of Emerging Prairie 2016

We’re excited to announce our interns for 2016! Emerging Prairie scored some good ones this year and we couldn’t be more stoked to start our summer with these rockstars. Look…

One year after launch, Specialisterne announces changes, growth

Specialisterne Midwest, a local chapter of a global non-profit that trains and secures jobs for people on the autism spectrum, is re-branding to Mind Shift. Yes, it is in part…

Live Job Board: April 6, 2016

Looking for a job in the Fargo-Moorhead region? Look no further! Here’s a few companies actively hiring, as announced as today’s 1 Million Cups Fargo live job board (held every…

What is Emerging Prairie's Intern Experience Program?

After a successful debut last summer, Emerging Prairie is launching the Internship Experience Program once again! The 8-week program, open to all interns in the Fargo-Moorhead region, is designed to…

For Sale: Wireless spectrum for drones in North Dakota

At North Dakota’s UAS Industry Day in February, a towering man with a yellow tie took the podium and slapped a big “For Sale” sign on something called wireless spectrum…

This Bemidji startup is making landlines mobile

It’s a simple concept, really; transferring your home phone number so that it connects directly to your mobile phone. This is the basis for OurOldNumber.com, a company Jeff Swenson recently…