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Targeting the Future

June 29, 2012 By admin

Targeting the Future “You can still get anywhere in five minutes,” says a lifelong Ellendale resident with a smile. For a community of 1,500, Ellendale, North Dakota, offers a wide range of services and opportunities. From a state-of-the art high school that gives students access to the latest technology to a private college, medical clinics, […]

Filed Under: Children, Families and Learning, Community Development and Design, Developing Models of Partnership, Eldercare, North Dakota, Program - community, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, Rural Business Development

Challenges Met and More to Come in Grafton

June 29, 2012 By admin

Challenges Met and More to Come in Grafton Grafton, North Dakota, sits in the far northeast corner of the state, 45 miles south of Canada, 11 miles west of the Minnesota border and in the flood plain of the Red River. The south branch of the Park River flows eastward through this community of about […]

Filed Under: Business Retention and Development, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Mainstreet, North Dakota, Northwest Area Foundation Horizons Project, Program - community, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, Rural Business Development, Small Business, Sustainable Regional Economy

Reservations Recommended at this Off-The-Beaten-Path Fine Dining Restaurant

June 29, 2012 By admin

Final-Go-Round Supper Club and Rieker’s Gourmet Blend Mott, North Dakota Just about in the middle of nowhere — surrounded by sweeping grasslands abundant with pheasant and a few roving cowboys tending their herd of cattle – the Final-Go-Round Supper Club just outside Mott, North Dakota, ropes in hungry homesteaders, ranchers and pheasant hunters alike who […]

Filed Under: Business - family, Community Development and Design, Creating a More Localized Food System, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, North Dakota, Right Livelihood, Rural Business Development, Small Business, Sustainable Regional Economy

Producers Find Strength in Numbers

June 29, 2012 By admin

Producers Find Strength in Numbers Grand Forks, North Dakota “Direct Line was born out of necessity,” says a confident Rod Holth, one of the founding partners of this innovative partnership composed of North Dakota food processors and private investors. He believes firmly in the future of his venture. “I see Direct Line as becoming one […]

Filed Under: Branding, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Marketing - Ag specific, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), North Dakota, Program - private

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