Category: Blog

  • July 9, 2014

    Small Business Week = Economic Development

    Small Business Week = Economic Development Remember when you used to open up the hood of your car and see…

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  • July 7, 2014

    Commit to Excellence

    All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence. -Martin Luther…

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  • June 30, 2014

    The American Dream

    This week we celebrate the Declaration of Independence, the principles on which the United States of America was…

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  • June 23, 2014

    Is It Worth It?

    As a busy business leader or as a citizen, is it worth it to put your time, energy…

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  • June 16, 2014

    The Necessities of Growth

    Some things are essential for growth; water is one of those things. Both communities and businesses are dependent…

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  • June 9, 2014

    Looking to the Past

    “If future generations are to remember us more with gratitude than sorrow, we must achieve more than just…

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  • June 2, 2014

    The Kind of Place You’d Want to Live In

    “We’re building the kind of city we want to live in.” -Greg Tehven, Co-Founder, Emerging Prairie in Fargo,…

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  • May 19, 2014

    Affordable Housing and Economic Development

    The majority of the world’s population and economic activity takes place in, and immediately around, cities. Concentrations of…

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  • May 12, 2014

    What Would Make You Move to a City?

    Massive demographic changes and a workplace centered around information technology and advanced skills have employers scratching their heads…

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