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Grand Forks startup partners with ESPN, uses drone to film Carson Wentz

Carson Wentz nearly took out a drone with his football yesterday morning. The North Dakota State University quarterback and NFL draft poster boy filmed with ESPN all day yesterday, March…

uCodeGirl: New Fargo program aims to get more women in tech

Bethlehem “Betty” Gronneberg was in Ethiopia the first time she laid hands on computer programming. It was an old IBM, black and white set-up, using floppy disks the size of…

Fargo startup 3D printing human bone presents at VentureWell conference

It was the first time Andy Dalman traveled with human bone in his backpack. Naturally, he got a few questions. “Is that a bone?” the first TSA agent asked him.…

Myriad Mobile installs massive century old bell to celebrate sales

A 500-pound cast iron bell has found a home at local mobile app developer startup Myriad Mobile’s Fargo headquarters. The team is using it to celebrate sales; one ring for…

Drones vs. video games: Why startup Dronesmith is targeting indie developers

Dronesmith Technologies, a Las Vegas based startup that’s involved with North Dakota’s burgeoning drone industry, wants to be the Unity of the drone industry. It’s an interesting thing to say,…

Fargo startup ProudCrowd enters political realm with new social app

The political campaign system right now is ineffective, according to techie whiz and Microsoft engineer Tim Brookins. “Right now, campaigns buy ads and TV commercials, and they push them at…

Emerging Prairie officially a non-profit

On March 7, Emerging Prairie received official confirmation from the IRS to operate as a 501(c)3 non-profit. The announcement comes much more quickly than anticipated. Emerging Prairie filed in December,…

The Emoji Guys: Fargo locals launch emoji plug-in on Product Hunt

Months before Facebook launched their emoji reaction option, Fargo locals Anthony Nelson and Alex Dixon were toying with the idea for WordPress. Heart-eyed smiley faces or poo shaped emojis allow…

Fargo made Givvapp pairs self-improvement with fundraising

Right now, people all over the world are giving up something for Lent; soda, chocolate, meat, Netflix. In fact, a survey by Ohio University shows that one in four Americans…

Obama announces $3.9B for autonomous corridors, North Dakota first in line

Visualize a world where you could drive from Fargo to Frisco without touching the steering wheel. Picture summoning your car via remote at a crowded mall, and having it drive…