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Jesse Riley teaches STEM and environmental stewardship while raising money for schools with SongBird Creations

SongBird Creations is putting an environmental spin on school fundraising. The start-up partners with schools to help students raise funds for STEM-oriented projects. How the process works is schools partner…

New app Tavolo makes dining out a seamless experience

A team of young Twin Cities entrepreneurs is working to streamline your dining experience with their new app, Tavolo. Users of Tavolo will be able to browse restaurants’ menus, order,…

Golden Path Solutions looks to provide a faster road from school to career for students and employers

Patrick Mineer of Blue Fire Consulting is looking to revolutionize career planning by bringing students together with hiring companies earlier and more deeply through a new start-up, Golden Path Solutions.…

Fargo start-up Harvestable streamlines the process of getting local produce into the hands of local chefs

Nate Heinold and Travis Rosenbluth are helping bring farmers and chefs together to put locally-sourced ingredients in restaurants with their recently launched web platform, Harvestable. The pair of co-founders were…

QuePics makes printing photos easier than ever before

Photography is a bigger part of social life than ever, and there has been a parallel rise in the ways available to share your photos—at least digitally, that is. The…

North Dakota's Pakkage brings the sharing economy to shipping

The movement of packages is a lifeline to our economy, and shipping has never been more important. In the U.S., the most prominent avenue to ship packages is antiquated, and…

Michelle Lucas promotes STEM/STEAM through space with nonprofit Higher Orbits

In our distracting world, it can be difficult to get students interested in STEM topics. Higher Orbits founder and president Michelle Lucas believes studying human spaceflight can help change that.…

Hamse Warfa harnesses the power of blockchain to help the world’s poorest participate in the global economy with BanQu

The ability to acquire credit is one of the key elements necessary to participate in a modern economy. Unfortunately, having a traceable credit history is a typical requirement for acquiring…

Josh Ulrich provides the inside scoop on the success of his Fargo candy shop, Scoop N Dough Candy Co.

The recently opened Scoop N Dough Candy Co. in downtown Fargo grew out of founder and owner Josh Ulrich’s desire to do something for his community. “I love Fargo and…

Michelle Pulling on launching The Silver Lining Creamery in Fargo

Experienced ice-cream-and-coffee entrepreneur Michelle Pulling just expanded her successful Rapid City business, The Silver Lining Creamery, into Fargo. The new location has been open for roughly two months. “We specialize…