Marisa Jackels

NDSU students are cloning tumors for personalized cancer treatments

A cloned tumor doesn’t necessarily sound like a good thing. But for two pharmaceutical scientists students at North Dakota State University, it’s the key to developing more personalized treatments for…

Wefunder talks equity crowdfunding with Fargo startups

A cross-country trip on the Amtrak brought an eclectic team of techies to Fargo yesterday afternoon. They’re the team behind Wefunder, an equity crowdfunding platform that allows anyone, not just…

The Deconstructed Beaker

Tom Kemmer is a Fargo designer and builder. He designs things like steel octopus table legs, tables out of slabs of wood, and, this year, the trophies for Startup Weekend…

Disrupting Fargo: How Airbnb and Uber are impacting the city

In the past year, something called the sharing economy has sprouted roots in Fargo. It’s the idea that people can use the goods they already have and engage in a…

Startup Weekend Fargo 2016 winners

The final products of a weekend spent brainstorming, team-building and not sleeping were displayed live yesterday at the Fargo Theater, as the fourth annual Startup Weekend Fargo came to a…

Building a new Fargo: Thoughts from Mayor Mahoney

Last week, Mayor of Fargo Dr. Tim Mahoney took two days to visit the Kauffman Foundation, a non-profit focused on entrepreneurship and education in Kansas City, MO. It’s a significant…

Dean named for NDSU College of Business

Scott A. Beaulier, executive director of the Center for Economic Liberty at Arizona State University, has been named dean of the College of Business at North Dakota State University. He…

Autonomous snowplow does the shoveling for you

It’s supposed to snow today. Anyone in the Midwest knows the drill; when the snow falls, it must be shoveled. This usually means rising earlier than one would like, up…

Meet the Captains: March 2016

It’s that time again to eat, drink and mingle with sweet folks at Startup Drinks! Including this line-up of Captains. Erik Hatch, Emily Swedberg, and Mike Dragosavich shared some of…

Heitkamp launches bill to boost seed capital for rural startups

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp introduced a bill today that would use $1.2 million in federal dollars to boost startups in rural areas across the country. The bill,…