Emerging Prairie

Meet Timothy, Our Grand Farm Intern

We’re excited that Timothy Straus has joined the Emerging Prairie team! Tim has joined our team as a Grand Farm Intern. In his role, he will play a big part…
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Microsoft Commits to Partnering with Grand Farm

Emerging Prairie is excited to announce a partnership with Microsoft as our community works towards making Grand Farm a reality.  This creates a one of a kind partnership between farmers,…

Meet William, Our Grand Farm Program Manager

William Aderholdt is the newest addition to the Emerging Prairie team! William has joined our team as a Grand Farm Program Manager. In his new role, he will play a…

The Challey Institute’s New Amercian Entrepreneur Program Announces the 2019 Cohort

  The Challey Institute for Global Innovation & Growth and Emerging Prairie are proud to announce the 10 companies that will make up the 2019 Challey Institute’s New American Entrepreneur…

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai visits Fargo

Emerging Prairie is pleased to host the Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai for a roundtable at the Prairie Den today. The purpose of the conversation is for Chairman Pai…

Emerging Prairie Welcomes New Teammate: Bridget McManamon

Emerging Prairie is happy to announce that Bridget McManamon has joined the team! Bridget joins the Emerging Prairie team as a TEDxFargo Intern. She is currently attending Creighton University where…

Emerging Prairie Welcomes New Teammate: Trevor Schmidt

Emerging Prairie is happy to announce that Trevor Schmidt has joined the team! Trevor comes aboard the Emerging Prairie team as a Grand Farm Intern. He has just finished his…

Emerging Prairie Welcomes New Teammate: Dani Haekenkamp

Emerging Prairie is excited to introduce a new teammate, Dani Haekenkamp! Dani joins the team as our new Event Coordinator, where she will play a key role in event planning,…

Entrepreneur Day at the State Capitol Recap

Emerging Prairie hosted the first-ever Entrepreneur Day at the State Capitol (EDSC) on January 21, 2019, in partnership with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Bank of North Dakota and the…

Emerging Prairie Welcomes New Teammate: Nancy Ngo

Emerging Prairie is excited to introduce a new teammate, Nancy Ngo! Nancy joins our team as the Student Ambassador, focusing on recruitment and student engagement at NDSU and other universities…