Energize
Communities

We are cheerleaders and champions of the people who are doing great things in our community. Working from the idea of “a rising tide lifts all boats,” we celebrate those who are making progress and positively impacting our community.

About Us

Our initiatives

StartupBREW Fargo

StartupBREW Fargo is a weekly Wednesday event held on the Brewhalla patio from 8 AM - 9:30 AM. This morning meetup is for entrepreneurs, innovators, creatives, and community members alike to come together and explore the entrepreneurial journey.

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Become a Software Engineer

Apply for Emerging Digital Academy's 20-week coding boot camp to become a fully qualified software engineer. No prior experience needed, and financing options are flexible.

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Giving Hearts Day 2025

Giving Hearts Day is your chance to make a big impact in our community for non-profit organizations. Your support at Emerging Prairie helps continue our work to energize the startup, technology and innovation communities in our region. Early donations are NOW OPEN and will close on February 13th at 11:59pm.

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Emerging Prairie is an organization that focuses on energizing communities through innovative programming and events that move the needle and ignite economic growth for the state of North Dakota. With our values, mission and vision as a guiding force, we strive to support the founders, creators, innovators and community builders across the region to be curious and relentless in their pursuits.

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Our annual report

Events

The events and conferences that Emerging Prairie helps organize connect people from around the region and the country to explore and celebrate innovations, bright spots and new ideas.

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Stories

We create and publish content about what’s happening in the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. We strive to keep people informed
on our startup community.

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