Katie Beedy

When Marc Perea woke one night to grab a drink of water, he was greeted by a familiar melody, a faint blue glow, and the sound of fingers click-clacking on a…

Aaron Simmons, Ben Lippincott, Meg Ridl, Jessi Schmit, and Andrey Vasilyev walked into the Prairie Den on July 15th as a band of misfits. None of them had attended a Game…

Joshua Marineau’s background in business can be traced back to his sophomore year of high school, when he began working as a barista at Kaladi Brothers Coffee Company in Anchorage,…

Mukai Selekwa has become somewhat of a poster child for the Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!). The program, which was developed at the University of Rochester in 2004, teaches high school students how to start and run…

Heat Transfer Warehouse is a lot like Willy Wonka’s factory; but instead of fruit-flavored wallpaper and chocolate waterfalls, shelves of vinyl and glitter line the walls. Each door leads to another, forming…

This weekend, while many Fargoans sought refuge at lakes and public pools, more than a dozen video game enthusiasts and developers kept cool in the A/C of the Prairie Den. Fargo…

When the casting crew for reality TV show America’s Greatest Makers wants you on their show, they make sure you know it. Cooper Bierscheid, NDSU grad and the founder of Fargo-based startup Protosthetics, found…

What do an online transportation network, a full-service pharmacy, and a fantasy sports competition provider have in common? They all got their start on AngelList, one of the most talked-about investment…

In 2012, world-renowned architect Brian Lee made the journey to TEDxFargo to share his philosophy on design: that our cities should be cohesive and connected, vibrant and full of opportunity, stimulating and inspiring.…

On a Friday morning in June, 122 ½ N. Broadway is hopping. Teams work together around tables, while solo workers stand at desks made of reclaimed wood. Work by local artists covers the walls, while Hawaiian…