Oct 22BusinessesFounders
The Office Made to Fit
A client can learn a great deal about a business on first impressions alone.
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The chamber, the startup ecosystem, local press, civic offices, and social — curated by Fargo INC! editors for what matters to FM business.
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Oct 22
Oct 22BusinessesReal Estate
Commercial Spaces Built For Business. Designed For People.
Floor to Ceiling brings products, design and project expertise together under one roof.
Oct 22BusinessesVenture
Is Your Basement Your Home’s Most Underused Asset?
The smartest homeowners don’t always add on or move up. They put the square footage they already own to work.
Oct 22BusinessesFinance
Financial Success Requires More Than Just Smart Investing
Navigating your finances through each phase of life requires more than just a plan. It requires a partner.
Oct 22
Oct 22BusinessesReal Estate
Big Deals Don’t Have to Move Slowly
When it comes to commercial real estate, a clear answer and the right financing structure can keep your plans moving.
Oct 22BusinessesFounders
Three Ways to Build a More Comfortable, Energy-Efficient Home
Radiant Homes’ David Reid points to three areas that can make a home both more efficient and more comfortable.
Oct 22Businesses
Functional vs. Theatrical Lighting: Striking the Perfect Balance
A great-looking room only works if the audience can clearly see the person speaking. Here is how lighting can do both.
Oct 22PeopleHospitality
10 Questions with John Machacek: Nick Beste of Full Service Foods
From Mighty Spark to Village Salsa to a Hillsboro co-packer, Nick Beste talks scaling food brands, buying businesses and what he would tell his younger self.
Oct 22BusinessesSoftware
Don’t Invest Before You Validate Demand
One of the most expensive mistakes entrepreneurs make is building software before proving customers will pay for it. A Veterans Business Outreach Specialist explains how to avoid it.
Oct 22BusinessesSoftware
Your 2027 Plan Starts With Three Numbers
Facing the hard data before the wish list is how a plan actually delivers. Wendy Klug of the SBA and Gary Manske of Prairie Growth Solutions break it down.
Oct 22BusinessesFounders
A Scoreboard For The Second Half
Century Club founder Neil Keltgen did not build a longevity program. He built a place for men who miss being on a team.
Oct 22BusinessesSoftware
The Hidden Costs Of AI
AI is making work faster and sharper, but it may be quietly removing the experiences that turn today’s employees into tomorrow’s leaders.
Oct 22BusinessesReal Estate
The Next Map Of Fargo-Moorhead
Seven development zones, two clocks and one big question: how much growth should move outward, and how much should be absorbed by places the community has already paid to serve?
Oct 22BusinessesFounders
The Business Owner’s Perspective
Remodeling without closing the doors: for Brooke Erstad, renovating Apex Physical Therapy & Wellness’s approximately 10,000-square-foot West Fargo clinic meant improving the space without stopping patient care.
Oct 22BusinessesConstruction
The Contractor’s Perspective
Grafstrom Construction’s Hans Grafstrom answers the questions business owners should ask before they build or remodel an office, from budgets and bids to timelines and communication.
Oct 22BusinessesSoftware
Office Tour! With Connect Interiors
Connect Interiors recently relocated to a new Fargo showroom and workplace after recognizing an opportunity to better align their space with the way they work today.
Oct 22BusinessesReal Estate
A Different Kind Of Care
Alyssa Lakosky spent four years in emergency rooms before moving into commercial real estate at JBC. The skills she built at the bedside now shape how she guides business owners through big decisions.
Oct 22BusinessesSoftware
The Ones Who Built The Metro
From a wheat field on Fargo’s edge to downtown towers, suburban neighborhoods and adaptive-reuse landmarks, these developers changed where the region lives, works, shops and gathers.
Oct 22BusinessesManufacturing
Examining The Market With Andy Westby
Goldmark Commercial Real Estate’s Andy Westby breaks down the numbers behind Fargo-Moorhead’s industrial boom, the office squeeze and what owners should weigh before they lease, buy or build.
Sep 22BusinessesSoftware
Hidden-Gem AI Tools Worth Adding to Your Stack
ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, and the other major platforms receive most of the attention, but some of the most useful artificial intelligence products are designed for narrower jobs — verifying scientific papers, organizing interview notes, cleaning podcast audio, and more.
Sep 21PeopleStartups
SpaceBeacon Fargo: 10 Questions With Harvinder Kaur
John Machacek, Chief Innovation Officer for the Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corporation, has worked with countless startups throughout our community over the years. Here are his 10 questions for Harvinder Kaur, Co-Founder and CEO, SpaceBeacon Inc.
Sep 21BusinessesSoftware
NDSU AI Degree: Teaching AI From the Inside Out
North Dakota State University is preparing students and working professionals to answer AI's biggest questions through an expanding lineup of education. In fall 2026, NDSU launches a specialized artificial intelligence major built on its existing AI minor, data science curriculum, and certificate offerings.
Sep 21BusinessesSoftware
Applied Digital North Dakota Answers the Hard Questions
We understand that AI data centers in the region have generated controversy, so we decided to ask Applied Digital, the company behind Polaris Forge 1 in Ellendale and Polaris Forge 2 near Harwood, some questions. This is what they're saying.
Sep 21BusinessesFounders
Six Weeks to a New Foundation
For years, Ashley Ritteman tried to build the technology Valor Victoria needed. Working with Chipp.ai founder Scott Meyer, the West Fargo logistics company rebuilt years of freight-tracking software into an autonomous system in approximately six weeks.
Sep 21BusinessesSoftware
Inside Chipp AI Fargo: The Business That Builds Itself
Two years after Chipp made branded AI chatbots accessible to small businesses, Scott Meyer is making a much larger bet: that AI can build software, run workflows and handle entire parts of a company, without asking business owners to become technologists.
Sep 17BusinessesMedia
Pro AVL Install: Mobile Pro's Approach to Permanent AV Systems
Mobile Pro has spent years producing live events where the technology has to work the first time. Now, through Pro Install, the West Fargo company is bringing that same show-day discipline to permanent AV, video and lighting systems.
Sep 17BusinessesFinance
DJ Colter Agency: Real People, Real Coverage in Fargo
DJ Colter Agency isn't just another policy. As a captive agency with independent avenues, the team leads with education first, helping Fargo-area families, farmers and business owners find the coverage that actually fits their lives.
Sep 17BusinessesAgtech
The Math Behind the Missing Calves: 701x's Smart Ear Tags
Nearly 2.4 million calves disappear from the U.S. beef supply every year, worth more than $6 billion in lost value. 701x's ecosystem of smart ear tags is built to catch a fraction of that loss and turn it into real return.
Sep 16BusinessesReal Estate
Built Around the Life Inside: A Fargo Custom Home Builder
A custom home rarely begins with a cabinet color or a line on a blueprint. Radiant Creative Homes, a Fargo custom home builder, starts with the life that will actually happen inside.
Sep 16BusinessesManufacturing
The Hidden Engine Behind Great Fargo Event Production
Great events don't start on stage, they start in the warehouse. Livewire's John Golembeck explains how organization and inventory accuracy drive reliable Fargo event production.
Aug 31PeopleStartups
10 Questions with Jack Brodshaug: Flatland Capital Group's Co-Founder & COO
John Machacek's 10 Questions column sits down with Jack Brodshaug to talk financing programs for ag retailers, building a startup after a corporate career, and what brought him back to the FM area.
Aug 31BusinessesNonprofit
The Warrior's Path: Dean Dauphinais and Native Veterans
Dean Dauphinais is a Marine Corps veteran, enrolled Turtle Mountain Chippewa member, and advocate rewriting the narrative for Native American veterans through both nonprofit work and his own business, Native Eco Solutions.
Aug 31BusinessesNonprofit
One Voice, Thousands of Missions: NDANO's Kayla Deitch
Kayla Deitch became the first full-time executive director of the North Dakota Association of Nonprofit Organizations, bringing an entrepreneurial background to a sector she believes needs one voice representing thousands of missions.
Aug 31BusinessesRetail
Sean Mastel: Building Eyewear to Last
After more than 20 years in the optical industry, Sean Mastel is opening Mastel Made, a downtown Fargo studio handcrafting eyeglass frames designed to last, not disposable eyewear replaced every few years.
Aug 31BusinessesStartups
Kevin Biffert: The Engineer Teaching Cattle to Talk
Kevin Biffert spent decades building precision manufacturing equipment before turning that expertise toward cattle. His company, 70ix, makes GPS ear tags designed to give ranchers an early warning system for their herds.
Aug 31BusinessesFounders
Bringing Private Equity Home: Broadwater Capital
Broadwater Capital buys equity in established Greater Midwest businesses instead of lending money, built by founder Erik Barner to bring institutional private equity expertise back home to North Dakota.
Aug 31BusinessesVenture
No Bank? No Problem: ND Funding Beyond Traditional Loans
North Dakota business owners have more funding options than "get a loan." This guide breaks down the state's gap financing, loan guarantees, tax tools, and grant programs, and which ones fit which kind of business.
Aug 17Businesses · PartnerFounders
Why the Best Time to Plan Your Business Exit Is Now
The best exit strategy starts years before you plan to leave. Mark Schiller of Williams & Schiller on building a business that's ready when you are.
Aug 17Businesses · PartnerVenture
A Financial Institution You Own: Capital Credit Union
Capital Credit Union has grown from 33 members in 1936 to more than 33,000 today. Here's how member ownership shapes everything from rates to service
Aug 17BusinessesFounders
Building Custom? Start With Better Questions
Before you ask what a custom home costs per square foot, ask what's actually included. Radiant Homes' David Reid breaks down the questions that matter more.
Aug 13TechReal Estate
What You Should Know About Data Centers
From powering AI to supporting everyday technology, data centers are making headlines. Here's why, and what North Dakota stands to gain or lose.
Aug 13AdviceReal Estate
Building Custom? Start With Better Questions
"A price means very little until you understand what is included." Here's what to ask instead.
Aug 12AdviceWorkforce
Retiring, Investing, or Changing Jobs? Legacy Wealth Can Help
Four questions people actually ask about retiring, investing, and changing jobs, answered by the people who hear them every day.
Aug 12BusinessesMarketing
Amplify Your Brand with Professional Video Production
You don't need to be a video expert to get a video that actually works. You just need to know what you're trying to say.
Jul 27PeopleFounders
10 Questions with John Machacek: Mustafa Fakhri, Founder, Dirt Dive
Most people fertilize their soil. Dirt Dive founder Mustafa Fakhri is doing something almost nobody else is, using microscopic protozoa to fix it from the inside out. John Machacek gets the full story.
Jul 27NewsStartups
Three Businesses, One Location
Inside a Fargo building with more than 80 years of history, three businesses, Sign Badgers, Bruno's Coffee, and The Shop, are betting that community happens on purpose, not by accident.
Jul 27
Jul 27NewsHealthcare
Removing the Barriers to Recovery
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Jul 27Advice
Concert Production: Staging the Spectacular
Livewire's Zane Biles breaks down the technical architecture behind a flawless live concert, from power and staging to sound engineering and artist support.
Jul 24AdviceFinance
Buy Now or Wait? Why Strategy Matters More Than Timing for Homebuyers
Nine Gate City Bank mortgage lenders share their best advice for navigating today's housing market, proving that a smart strategy matters more than trying to time the perfect rate.
Jul 23PeopleWorkforce
Meet the 2026 DisruptHR Speakers
Occasionally, an event emerges that shakes things up—one that challenges your perspective and leaves you inspired. That event is DisruptHR.
Jul 9Businesses · PartnerVenture
What Really Drives Remodel Cost in 2026 (Hint: It’s Not the Tile)
The first question most homeowners ask when exploring a remodel is cost—and understandably so.
Jul 7BusinessesStartups
North Dakota’s Long-Term Bet on Growth
Five years ago, North Dakota leaders made a decision about the state’s economic future.
Jul 7BusinessesStartups
Meet the 2026 TEDxFargo Speakers
Every year, TEDxFargo brings together people who are asking bigger questions about work, community, creativity, technology, and purpose.
Jul 7BusinessesFounders
2026 SBA North Dakota Small Business Person of the Year: Dr. Sandi Luck
Dr. Sandi Luck can trace her entrepreneurial spirit back to a lemonade stand.
Jul 7PeopleFounders
10 Questions with John Machacek: Kelly Yanke Deltener, Founder & Product Strategist at Podshot
Here are John Machacek’s 10 questions for Kelly Yanke Deltener, founder & product strategist at Podshot.
Jul 1BusinessesHealthcare
Face & Jaw Surgery Center: What to Know About Wisdom Teeth, Oral Surgery, and Access to Care
Wisdom teeth are one of the most common reasons patients are referred to an oral surgeon, but many families are unsure when to start paying attention, what symptoms matter, or how the referral process works.
Jul 1BusinessesVenture
Harris in Fargo: Built on Trust, Ready for What’s Next
Trust is earned face to face and showing up carries weight.
Jul 1Businesses
Why a Mid-Year Remodel Reset Can Change How Your Home Functions
By the middle of the year, many homeowners start noticing what isn’t working in their home anymore.
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