Marisa Jackels

On My Own successfully reaches Kickstarter goal!

The final hours of a Kickstarter campaign must be nerve wracking. The clock is ticking, the final funding goal is on the line, and it’s all or nothing – so…

Townnected website keeps townspeople connected

When browsing through the colorful website, one might think of it as a sort of Facebook for towns. Townnected.com is a new website developed by three NDSU college students, who…

Biodegradable soil sensor in design by c2sensor

Charles Stattelman is an apple farmer. He manages about 40 acres of apple trees on the shores of Big Stone Lake, near Ortonville, MN. One of the most important things…

Mug Club party at 1 Million Cups next week!

Calling all mug clubbers! Next Wednesday, March 11, we are going to have a special celebration at 1 Million Cups Fargo featuring those 10-time mug clubbers that are tried and…

Aerial imagery tech by ND startup brings farming to new heights

The field of view (FOV) is the extent of the observable world that is seen at any given moment. That’s what Google tells me upon looking up “field of view.”…

Live Job Board: March 4, 2015

Like every first Wednesday of the month, this week’s 1 Million Cups Fargo concluded with a live job board – a chance for employers to get up on the mic…

Finding Fargo's tech talent: how do we bridge the gap?

As a writer for Emerging Prairie, I’ve interviewed and interacted with a lot of different startups and entrepreneurs. And throughout these past six months of exploring the local startup community,…

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…

Emerging Prairie's February in Review

January was just the warm-up. February hit like the snow that is finally coating Fargo’s streets, bringing with it a series of successful events and big announcements – both good…

Innovation Challenge 2015 Final Awards: the winning teams

The results are in! North Dakota State University’s Innovation Challenge 2015 concluded on Thursday with an Awards Luncheon and a total of $20,000 given to the ten winning teams. The…