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Minnesota State Moorhead's Move-In Team recruitment affects local student housing activity and campus organizations in the FM area at the start of the academic year.
North Dakota leads national use of the prevented planting program, which covers 67 million acres of farmland nationally and gives farmers options when weather or natural disasters prevent planting.
The annual MSUM community event draws Dragons alumni, friends, and families to a Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks game, connecting the university network with the local business community.
Great Plains Greens, which supplies local restaurants and schools in the FM area, says its indoor hydroponic system allows growers to control water sources, reducing exposure to cyclospora contamination.
The $100,000 grant will fund cultural heritage programming and community engagement throughout Moorhead and the surrounding region, directly affecting local organizations, students, and community members.
James Sang Lee, described as a martial arts legend, is preparing to appear at TEDxFargo, an event relevant to the FM business and innovation community.
MSUM is expecting enrollment numbers to rise due to Scholars programs, including a new $6,000 scholarship for Fargo and West Fargo graduates enrolling this fall.
NDSU Central Grasslands REC trials show virtual fence patch grazing improves bee and butterfly populations while matching cattle daily gains of traditional grazing methods, with implications for regional ranchers and conservation.
A nearly two-year-old Fargo retail business is publicly describing its financial situation as 'dire,' signaling local small-business stress and a potential closure that would affect its animals and customer community.
aerialPLOT's relocation from Ohio to Fargo, supported by GFMEDC, Cornerstone Bank, and BND financing, adds an AgTech employer actively hiring in the FM region.
Local butcher shops and restaurants in Fargo are raising prices to offset costs, and some families are shifting from beef to pork as beef prices have nearly tripled since 2020.
The event draws employees and community members to the Healthy Dakotas campus in Fargo, with a portion of each food sale benefiting United Way of Cass-Clay.
The five-year property tax exemption request covers a $5,374,696.79 renovation of a 106,239-sq-ft downtown Fargo office building that is currently 46% vacant, with tenants including the Greater Fargo-Moorhead Economic Development Corp.
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