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House of Fades at 2553 Kirsten Lane S. in Fargo adds a new barbershop with a chair-rental model, signaling small-business formation in the FM area's personal-services sector.
Forum Communications and the Marcil family are directly named in a guest column, signaling local recognition of a prominent FM-area media company and its founding family.
The Chamber's annual Women Connect event draws a regional professional audience; advance tickets are $65 for members and $75 for not-yet-members at Scheel's Center on the NDSU campus.
Casselton, N.D.-based SB&B, whose business is 85–90% non-GMO and 10–15% organic soybeans, says food-grade export markets in Asia deliver premiums commodity volumes cannot match.
The family-owned downtown Fargo restaurant's relocation to a larger historic building signals continued investment in the downtown dining district amid recent closures affecting other businesses there.
Grand Farm, an FM-area ecosystem, hosted a sold-out AI summit, as reported in the organization's own feed.
Fewer than six percent of business schools worldwide hold AACSB accreditation, a distinction the Paseka School of Business has maintained since 2010, signaling program credibility for FM-area employers and students.
The application before Fargo's City Commission highlights ongoing local debate over tax incentive accountability, as city leadership reviews whether companies receiving breaks are meeting job-creation targets.
The application highlights ongoing Fargo scrutiny of business tax incentives and job-creation targets, directly relevant to FM economic development policy and the region's value-added agriculture sector.
John Mann led a group of farmers and ag leaders for a field day at the Grand Farm Innovation Campus (ND), an activity relevant to FM-area agriculture and agtech.
The study, published in the Interactive Journal of Global Leadership and Learning, examines how teacher preparation programs can align coursework and field experiences to meet needs of future educators entering regional schools.
Valley Processing Technologies' five-year, $278,453 business incentive request prompts Fargo committee discussion on whether tax-break recipients are meeting job creation targets.
A potential strike at Cass-Clay Creamery, a Fargo dairy production company, could affect regional dairy supply and more than 100 union workers represented by Teamsters Local 120.
Grand Farm, an FM-based agriculture ecosystem, highlights coverage from Farm Progress on the future of agriculture.
Sanford Sports, an FM-area employer, has hired a local MSUM Psychology graduate to provide mental performance coaching alongside physical training for athletes.
A work stoppage at the Fargo dairy cooperative could affect dairy product supply across the region, as more than 100 Teamsters Local 120 members have voted to authorize a strike against Cass-Clay Creamery.
A West Fargo side business selling scratch-made doughnuts at downtown Fargo's Red River Market is already maxing out two-person capacity, with owners deciding to focus on the market rather than expand to multiple vendor shows.
Grand Farm Innovation Campus (ND) is hosting Elevate: An AI in Agriculture Summit, a directly relevant event for FM-area agricultural and business audiences.
Minnesota State Moorhead's shift of student payroll processing from Business Services to Human Resources affects student workers and supervisors at a major Moorhead employer and institution.
Grand Farm, an FM-area agricultural innovation ecosystem, had a representative share updates on its projects at the Montana State University Lutz Farm Field Day.
Moorhead appliance companies are seeing sharp sales increases — Homemaker's Villa sold 300 AC units month to date with 170 more incoming — signaling supply and service demand pressures for FM-area businesses.
aerialPLOT and Grand Farm have collaborated this year to offer drone services and platform to Grand Farm's plot partners, with aerialPLOT CEO Jeremiah speaking at Elevate.
The closure of a restaurant tenant at West Acres, confirmed by the mall's COO, signals a retail shift at the FM region's major mall as the property evaluates new concepts for the vacated space.
CHS representative Devin Wirth is giving the Grand Farm team an explanation of herbicide/adjuvant plots, covering what adjuvants are and the differences they make.
Regional employers hiring BSN and graduate-level nurses gain assurance that Minnesota State Moorhead graduates meet nationally recognized NLN CNEA standards for curriculum, clinical preparation, and student outcomes.
FM-area canola and sunflower producers face a national debate over seed oils, but industry leaders report USDA projects canola food use to increase and sunflower oil demand remains strong.
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