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702 Communications: your friendly neighborhood Internet rocket fuel provider

Every year, Brian Crommett puts about a million dollars into the ground. As the Sales and Service Manager for 702 Communications, that’s his job. He and his team provide Internet…

Robots take over Fargo…just for one weekend

If you walked into the Fargo Civic Center on the weekend of December 4 -6, you would have seen a very interesting sight. Robots flooding the main arena on a…

Botlink to hire 6 new employees, upgrades to bigger office

In the wake of a very successful 1 Million Cups presentation and media coverage both on our blog and in the Forum, drone-tech startup Botlink is now seeing a huge…

Prairie I/O : Fargo's new tech community umbrella

The first thing you see on the Prairie I/O website are the words, “Welcome to Silicon Prairie.” No, not Valley. Prairie. Sure it may seem like a lofty self-title coming…

The Nerdery launches new school for software engineers: Prime Digital Academy

Today, December 15, 2014, CEO and co-founder of The Nerdery Mike Derheim is announcing the launch of Prime Digital Academy (Prime), a new school for software engineers. The announcement came…

Hack Fargo hackathon showcases 4-hour coding creations

The second hackathon ever to hit Fargo went down last Wednesday night, December 3, consisting of four hours of hardcore brainstorming, coding, and snacking. From 6 – 10 PM Myriad…

Announcing Fargo Startup Weekend 2015!

The wait is over. We know you’ve been biting your nails in anticipation ever since those life-changing 54 hours came to a close at Fargo’s last Startup Weekend (watch Grassfire’s…

Mattermark says Intelligent InSites is North Dakota's fastest growing startup

A San Francisco research firm, Mattermark, has taken on the colossal project of tracking startup growth across the country, and they’ve just released their first Startup Traction Report. According to…

New Fargo Specialisterne branch trains people with autism, partners with Myriad Mobile and Appareo

Before Alex Lee started working for Appareo Systems, he was a cart attendant at Target part-time on weekends. He knew it wasn’t a career path, but as someone with Autism…

Fargo-based startup Medytex is getting positive attention

Earlier this year, Fargo hosted the Intelligent InSites’ BUILD conference which emphasized the stark need for a technology reform in the healthcare industry. But even before that, Fargo local Saurabh…