Marisa Jackels

After 5 years of business, Bismarck-based web service startup Todaymade has been acquired by Agency MABU. MABU is a full-service marketing, management, and multimedia company with offices in Bismarck, ND…

WASHINGTON –  Colonel Robert Becklund, director of the Northern Plains Unmanned Aerial Systems test site in Grand Forks, has been promoted to brigadier general. “Whether it’s flying an F-16 or…

When Jim Sweeney graduated from University of North Dakota, he vowed he would never live in his homestate of North Dakota again. He took off. First to Boston, where he…

In the past few months, I’ve been to a couple retreats that gather startup community leaders and entrepreneurs together from around the country (I wrote about one here). At each…

At this month’s DroneFocus meeting, special guest Sen. John Hoeven commended participants for their work in the field and discussed his hopes for the future of drone technology. On Nov.…

Doug Burgum has numerous speaking gigs around the country each year, but there is often a common denominator. Big bold letters fill the first slide, spelling one word: Gratitude. “It…

Lynn Luckow is a lot more than his bow ties – and that’s saying something. The North Dakota native is former President and CEO of the Craigslist Foundation, and well-respected…

When Detroit native Corey Cliett told his grandma he was moving to Fargo, North Dakota, she asked him this: “Are you sure?” He said yes. “Then go,” she said. And…

Last week, Pay Pal named Fargo the fastest growing city for small and medium online markets in the U.S. But for some local e-commerce leaders, it’s not Pay Pal they…

The word “entrepreneur” meant very little to me a year ago. I was a recent college grad, fresh out of a year living in France, with no concept of the…