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The event, hosted by League of Women Voters of the Red River Valley, MSUM Student Senate, and Livingston Lord Library, offers registration, updates, and verification for FM-area voters.
The Grand Farm Innovation Campus (ND) farm manager is getting the shop organized for winter, signaling seasonal operational activity at a regional agriculture innovation site.
Regional student teams can compete for up to $5,000 in prizes and feedback from business leaders at a pitch competition held at Minnesota State Moorhead, with registration open through October 18.
The M State-Concordia Affordability Pathway directly affects regional workforce pipelines by offering eligible West Central Minnesota students a low-cost route to a bachelor's degree, accepting up to 10 students per year.
Minnesota State Moorhead's enrollment trends and retention rates directly affect the regional workforce pipeline and economic activity that FM business readers depend on.
Activity at Grand Farm Innovation Campus signals the sugar beet season is active, relevant to FM-area agribusiness and agricultural innovation stakeholders.
FM educators can learn about integrating Coursera Career Academy micro-credentialing materials into courses via D2L Brightspace, with details available from MSUM's Office of Online Learning.
A 22,000-square-foot Fargo salon/spa/medi-spa with over 55 employees is transferring ownership, signaling a succession transaction in the FM region's health-and-wellness business sector.
The two-hour outage will affect both faculty/staff and student housing networks at Minnesota State University Moorhead, a major Moorhead employer and campus community.
The placement marks the twelfth Minnesota State Moorhead Economics student since 2011 to have undergraduate research selected for publication, reflecting ongoing research output from the FM region's academic community.
MSUM's expanded coaching capacity under its Title III SIP Grant may influence how regional employers and students engage with Moorhead's coordinated care and academic support services.
Emerging Prairie, which covers the FM entrepreneurial ecosystem, has released its September 2026 newsletter edition.
The Sept. 13 event at Doubting Thomas Farms near Moorhead spotlights agribusiness income streams and cutting-edge ag research relevant to regional farmers and food businesses.
The Agweek 360 Building at the 46th Big Iron Farm and Construction Show in West Fargo features seminars on agriculture topics relevant to regional agribusiness readers and viewers.
Several Fargo-Moorhead-area employers — including Gate City Bank, High Point Networks, TrueNorth Steel, Ulteig, and Sandman Structural Engineers — appear on Prairie Business's 2026 list of 50 Best Places to Work in the region.
The three-day show at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds draws more than 70,000 attendees and over 900 exhibitor booths, making it a major annual event for agriculture and construction businesses in the region.
The free public event connects visitors with downtown retailers, local makers, and artisans, directly supporting Downtown Fargo commerce and creative industries.
Local FM businesses and shoppers can support Sollera's children's services by attending My Best Friend's Closet's bin-style sale, where thousands of items are priced at $1 and $2 with 100% of proceeds going directly to the organization.
Minnesota taxpayers, including FM-area residents, can learn about the MNSAVES 529 plan's triple tax benefits: a state income tax deduction, tax-deferred earnings growth, and tax-free withdrawals for qualified higher education expenses.
The three-day show at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds drew about 75,000 visitors in 2025 and is a major annual event for FM-area agricultural and construction equipment vendors and business networking.
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