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Centers of Excellence
Creating commerce, feeding the economy & building jobs
From her third-floor perspective, Kari Knudson, vice president of the new National Energy Center of Excellence at Bismarck State College, can almost see the future of the energy industry forming. The NECE has several expanded labs with state-of-the-art equipment.
Students get quality hands-on experience, preparing them to fill high-paying [...]
Jamestown: Agriculture & manufacturing push the local economy forward
Following an extraordinary winter, Jamestown residents predictably looked forward to spring thaws and warmer temperatures along with fellow North Dakotans.
Unexpectedly, a rapid melt caused the grounds surrounding town to quickly saturate and area reservoirs to pool alarmingly fast. Overnight the creeks, rivers, dams and lakes were swollen with far too much water.
“At one point water [...]
Innovating North Dakota: Investing in new business
About half a dozen workers sit around a table in the CiNCity Designs shop in Mandan, talking and laughing as they piece together the custom tail lights that the company is gaining global attention for.
According to Nic Cruz, CiNCity owner, there are reasons for the good feelings. Besides working on something he loves, the company [...]
Five Inventors earn awards
We’ve all heard that famous quip about inventions being 99 percent perspiration and one percent genius – but a handful of area innovators recently honored by North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven can perhaps identify with Thomas Edison’s reasoning a little better than most.
On May 19, five people were named winners of the third annual Innovate [...]
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