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Today’s guest post comes from Bethlehem “Betty” Gronneberg, who grew up in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She graduated with a degree in computer science and statistics from Addis Ababa University, and…

“Why is the snow falling horizontally?” That’s the first thought Dante Battocchi had when he first stepped off the plane in Fargo. It was January 4, 2001, he was 30…

One of the first thing’s you’ll see on Thiken’s website, advertising their custom mobile and web design services, is a button that says “Challenge Us.” It’s a window into what…

The second annual ‘Spark Your Startup’ Business Pitch contest held in Barnesville, MN, has announced the top three winners! First place and $1,000 was awarded to Protosthetics, a developer and…

The world wide web is a very, very big place. According to Internet Live Stats, right at this moment there are 928,097,324 websites in existence (the number constantly hovers just…

This morning at 1 Million Cups, after hearing about funeral webcasting, it was time again for the Live Job Board! If you haven’t heard of it, it’s (usually) the first…

For over 35 years, Fargo-based company FBS Data Systems has been offering multiple listing services for real estate agents. But CEO Michael Wurzer still calls it a “35-year-old startup.” The…

We’ve got the space, the art, the t-shirts, the members, the coffee…the Prairie Den just needed one more piece, and now it’s here. Presenting www.theprairieden.com, a dedicated website to the…

The work isn’t always pretty for Shane White and Kyle Fogarty. They’re the co-founders of Midwest Streams, a platform that offers funeral webcasting for funeral homes. The idea of webcasting…

August was a month of transition, a lot of growth, and celebration. There was a lot of transition here at Emerging Prairie, as we said goodbye to old team members…