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MSUM's Dragon Days Move-In Team recruitment involves clubs, organizations, and individual students — a volunteer mobilization effort relevant to the Moorhead campus community and area workforce.
Emrys Cove's move to a space three times the size of its original downtown Fargo location signals retail expansion and added event programming in the city's downtown corridor.
The multi-building project affects academic, residential, athletic, dining, and support facilities at MSUM through January 2027, with contractor presence and scheduled outages impacting campus operations.
A $300,000 building permit application filed July 27 signals continued commercial buildout at the BLOC complex on University Drive S., adding a national sandwich chain to the Fargo market.
Dr. Wooyang Kim's commentary on travel budgets, food, and fuel costs appeared in publications across multiple states, extending the Paseka School of Business's reach to a national audience.
Sanford Medical Center in Fargo received national recognition for stroke care, including honor roll awards for clot-busting medication and blood clot removal procedures, signaling continued investment in regional healthcare capacity.
The software transition at Minnesota State University Moorhead affects campus spending accounts used by students and staff, with the Campus Cash deposit function still pending full availability.
The SporeCam device, deployed at Grand Farm Innovation Campus in ND, captures airborne fungal spores, analyzes particles with onboard optics, and sends data to the cloud for disease detection — relevant to ag-tech activity in the FM region.
NDSU Extension crops economist Frayne Olson, speaking at Minnesota Farmfest, warned that fertilizer costs are unlikely to fall this year or into next spring, a direct input-cost concern for FM-area grain producers.
The Grand Farm Innovation Campus in ND is actively testing the Acclima Node, a solar-powered LoRaWAN telemetry device collecting SDI-12 sensor data, reflecting ongoing agtech field work relevant to FM's agricultural innovation sector.
A Fargo barbecue brand's move away from grocery store shelves and wholesale distribution toward online sales and trade shows illustrates cost and regulatory pressures facing regional food producers.
Clay County businesses and employees are among those affected by primary outcomes that will determine candidates advancing to the November 3 General Election across federal, state, and county races.
MSUM's Dragon Pride program highlights a Public Safety staff member who jump-started a coworker's car on campus, noting that Public Safety can help jump-start your day.
This story appeared on Emerging Prairie, an FM-based ecosystem platform, but covers David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen's first public appearance since Van Halen's final show in 2015 — not a local business topic.
The summit brings together lawmakers, industry leaders and economic experts to discuss technology across Midwestern industries, with free in-person and livestream attendance options available to FM business readers.
Grand Farm Innovation Campus in ND is engaging youth from Barnes County with hands-on agriculture technology education, reflecting regional ag-innovation activity relevant to FM's farm economy.
State employees at MSUM and other Minnesota agencies can access live virtual sessions on career development, classification, and leadership during MMB's Employee Career Exploration Week, Aug. 3–7.
Confluence, already known locally for Broadway Square, spent nearly eight years on the Medora project — demonstrating the scope of work FM-area architecture firms can carry on major regional and national projects.
MSUM's top-rated Early Childhood Education and Elementary Inclusive Education programs prepare educators who serve classrooms across Minnesota and the region, including through a Moorhead Area Public Schools partnership.
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