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The fair connects students with faculty, staff, and partners offering internships, research opportunities, and exchange programs that can involve local academic departments and regional employers.
A Fargo-area restaurant operator is consolidating hospitality group operations into a single downtown Fargo building, shifting from a West Fargo strip mall to a 21-and-older supper club and casino format.
The Moorhead-based program, already noted as Minnesota's first ACCE-accredited Construction Management program, moved up from a previous top-10 ranking—signaling regional workforce training capacity for the construction industry.
Fargo's proposed commercial redevelopment incentive policy could affect which projects qualify for tax incentives in high-vacancy or growth-targeted areas, directly shaping the business environment in the FM region.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis survey of 900-plus Ninth District businesses — covering the Dakotas and Minnesota — found most report profit declines and rising expenses, directly affecting FM-area employers and service businesses.
MSUM's Tutoring & Writing Center provides free course tutoring, writing support, and study skills resources through in-person or virtual drop-in or scheduled sessions, a resource available to the regional student workforce pipeline.
UND and NDSU economists warn the U.S.-Canada trade war could raise prices for FM-area consumers and pressure regional industries including housing, agriculture, and dairy that are central to the local economy.
The case involves a Fargo-area entertainment company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy and a disputed merchant cash advance agreement with a New York financing firm, with liabilities of nearly $2.9 million.
A Trader Joe's opening in Fargo would fill a vacant retail space and serve a metro area Visit Fargo-Moorhead estimates has grown to 279,000 people.
Strand, who played college ball at Minnesota State Moorhead, is competing for a roster spot on the Atlanta Falcons' 53-man roster, connecting the FM region to NFL-level competition.
FM momentum this week — coverage volume, trending topics & most-active companies.
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