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Apple Pay in Fargo

One month ago today, Apple released Apple Pay – a slick, plastic-free way to pay using the latest iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. In that month people have been raving…

Midcontinent Communications to offer gigabit Internet in North Dakota

North Dakota is being kept up to speed quite literally, with the help of Midcontinent Communications Gigabit Frontier Initiative. In a press release on Monday, November 17, Midcontinent announced that…

President of NDSU to speak at 1 Million Cups

The President of North Dakota State University, Dr. Dean Bresciani, is hitting the stage at 1 Million Cups on Wednesday, November 19, to talk about the role of a university…

7 ways to avoid fraud for the holidays, and save yourself a million bucks

Did you know 5% of all revenues are lost annually as a result of fraud? That’s right, in just 2014, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) reported that the…

Bringing safety to the skies: How North Dakota could own the drone industry

While Fargo-based Aerobotic CEO Shawn Muehler was speaking at 1 Million Cups Wednesday morning about drone safety, the Associated Press was publishing an article about the exact same thing. The…

Fargo startup develops groundbreaking drone tech

Once again, Fargo technology is at the forefront of innovation. And this time, it’s at the head of an estimated $98 billion market – the drone industry. Aerobotic Innovations, a…

GoodSurv app now available for iOS

Last month we heard how a stroke of inspiration at a burrito joint lead to two young college students developing an app called GoodSurv. Following the story, Rachel Black and…

5 things you didn't know about Hack Fargo

What the heck is a hackathon? You might be asking this question when you hear Fargo is hosting a hackathon on December 3. We met up with Blaine Booher, founder…

The "Guru of Geek" comes to Fargo

Marlo Anderson is a dedicated techie. So dedicated, that in his years of working with countless computers, he’s been willing to sacrifice his own hair. “Every time I get shocked…

October in review

As November begins, we can look back on what has been an awesome month for Fargo and for our startup community! In October we saw Fargo’s new co-working space, CoCo…