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Chuck Hoge named executive director of NDSU Research and Tech Park

After nearly three years as the interm executive director of North Dakota State University’s Research and Tech Park, Chuck Hoge has now signed a contract to move out of the…

Tech startup Buzz360 eyes growth in North Dakota

The headquarters of tech startup Buzz360 may be in Uptown, Minneapolis; but most of their hiring, and their investment money, is coming from the North Dakota prairie. The startup, which…

Bringing entrepreneurship to education: The vision of Epicenter

Tom Byers, a Stanford professor who spoke at TEDxFargo this year, knows that words like “entrepreneurship” and “startup” are buzzwords. They’ve become trendy as “startup fever” sweeps the globe, college…

Downtown Fargo shops use Pokémon Go to lure customers (and Pokémon)

Walking down Main Avenue in downtown Fargo this weekend, a piece of paper stood out against a streetlight. In blue pen, it read words that, for some triggered excitement and…

Fargo company BNG Holdings is the team behind credit card processing

As a customer, one doesn’t often think about the back end of walking up to a register, purchasing a product, and swiping that ever-so-convenient piece of plastic known as the…

5 rural cities that rode the startup wave to fame

From coast to coast, country to country, a common theme has emerged in the past decade; people are challenging traditional corporate models and jumping on the startup wave to start…

AngelList: What is it, who is it for, should you care?

What do an online transportation network, a full-service pharmacy, and a fantasy sports competition provider have in common? They all got their start on AngelList, one of the most talked-about investment…

Former Intelligent InSites exec Jim Traynor announces new role at NetSuite

Jim Traynor, formerly the director of partnerships at local healthcare startup Intelligent InSites, recently announced his new position as a regional sales manager at NetSuite. NetSuite is a business management…

Arthur Ventures hires fifth active investor, Ryan Kruizenga

Fargo-based venture capital firm Arthur Ventures announced this week that they have expanded their team with the addition of a new partner, Ryan Kruizenga. Kruizenga is coming directly from nearly…

One year after launch, Specialisterne announces changes, growth

Specialisterne Midwest, a local chapter of a global non-profit that trains and secures jobs for people on the autism spectrum, is re-branding to Mind Shift. Yes, it is in part…