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Precision Agriculture

Written by: Peter Schott of Myriad Mobile I remember helping my dad load the drill with wheat. It was pretty high-tech stuff to load each compartment with an auger hooked onto…

Fargo Company Creating Endless Possibilities with Spider Silk

As a molecular biologist, Dr. Amanda Brooks has conducted research at public universities that has led to the start of two private sector businesses within the pharmaceutical industry. She is…

Emerging Prairie Welcomes New Intern: Emma McIntyre

Emerging Prairie is excited to welcome our second intern of 2017. Emma will be focusing her time on the TEDxFargo experience. Learn more about Emma in her Q&A below and make…

Don’t squander the summer

Author: Dean Scott Beaulier  Well, school’s out for summer. As I write this column, it’s our first day of work after Commencement. The temperatures are perfect, the sun’s out and…

Techstars facilitator Michael Norton bets on Fargo, moves into Startup House

Michael Norton has spent the past year of his life hop-skotching around the U.S. and Canada, facilitating Startup Weekends and observing the startup communities across the board. This summer, after…

Paul Singh’s very honest tips for Midwest "tech hubs"

If anyone is qualified to offer advice to the so called tech hubs blooming across America, it is perhaps Paul Singh, the man who is taking three laps around America…

Celebrate every day: The story behind the National Day Calendar

It starts with popcorn. Like so many things.   Marlo Anderson, Mandan native and the founder of the National Day Calendar, energy behind the Autonomous Friendly Corridor, and perhaps better…

Fargo's Advanced Bone Technology named in Pioneer's top 500 startups

Advanced Bone Technology, a local startup founded around a research project to recreate human bone material with 3D printing, was named one of the top early-stage startups in the world…

Northern Plains UAS Test Site testing use of dedicated spectrum

Drones in North Dakota can now fly on dedicated spectrum, thanks to a partnership announced Wednesday between Northern Plains UAS Test Site and Access Spectrum. We wrote about Access Spectrum…

Emerging Prairie officially a non-profit

On March 7, Emerging Prairie received official confirmation from the IRS to operate as a 501(c)3 non-profit. The announcement comes much more quickly than anticipated. Emerging Prairie filed in December,…