North Dakota News

Fixes 4 Kids, Inc. today announced that it has relocated its manufacturing operations to North Dakota. Working with Wahpeton-based ComDel Innovation (CDI), the company is focused on bringing economic development, infrastructure and technological innovation to take advantage of the business-friendly atmosphere the state provides. ... read more

Acme Tools, a leading authorized online retailer of tools and equipment, today announced the opening of its new eBay store. The new store, http://stores.ebay.com/acmetools, connects Acme Tools to the world's largest online marketplace and the more than 100 million active eBay users. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/CG90986LOGO) "The new eBay store expands our e-commerce channel," said Paul Kuhlman, vice president of merchandise operations and marketing for Acme Tools. ... read more

2013 is the 75th anniversary of the founding of Ideal Aerosmith, and the company is planning a year-long celebration. In addition to commemorating its past, Ideal Aerosmith's plans include events, keepsakes and activities that focus on the company's future role in avionics technology, domestic energy independence and even space travel. Ideal Aerosmith was founded in 1938 and has been developing innovative test solutions for the aviation, defense and energy industries ever since. Widely regarded as the world's leader in motion sensing ... read more

Today, the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) unveiled new economic data, which finds that the unmanned aircraft industry is poised to create more than 71 new jobs in North Dakota the first three years following the integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into U.S. national airspace system (NAS). Integration is scheduled to take place in 2015. Beyond the first three years, the study projects that more than 105 new jobs will be created in North Dakota by 2025. "This ... read more

Intelligent InSites, Inc., the leading provider of real-time operational intelligence for healthcare in the government and commercial sectors, has been selected to provide the enterprise-wide software solution for the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) $543 million Real Time Location System (RTLS) contract, as a subcontractor to the prime contractor, HP Enterprise Services. The five-year contract will provide 152 medical centers in the 21 Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs) and seven Consolidated Medical Outpatient Pharmacy facilities with a real-time, system-wide solution ... read more

Viscount Systems (OTCMarkets : VSYS), a leading edge high technology supplier of security systems and software, is pleased to announce that Viscount’s Freedom access control system has been selected to secure a K-12 school district in North Dakota. Viscount’s system will include its IT-based access control ... read more

A new e-commerce website located at www.BeautifulDuvetsAndBedding.com, opened for business today, selling a vast array of bedding products. The new online store is owned and operated by North Dakota-based Internet Company Lockport Enterprise LLC. The Company is committed to delivering fashionable yet affordable high quality bedding products to its consumers. BeautifulDuvetsAndBedding.com currently offers products within the following categories and plans to expand in the New Year as the Company grows: Comforters, Duvet Sets, Down Comforters, Bed Skirts, and Sheet Sets. Each ... read more

NovaDigm Therapeutics, a company developing innovative vaccines for fungal and bacterial infections, today announced the publication of data from its first-in-human Phase 1 study of its NDV-3 vaccine program in the journal Vaccine. The data demonstrate that a single dose of NDV-3 ... read more

Direct Savings Club, LLC, a new membership buying club, launched its website (www.directsavingsclub.com) today with the intention of revolutionizing the way that Americans furnish and remodel their homes, using a platform that eliminates high retail mark-ups by bringing consumers closer to the source of their purchases. With a strong background in the retail industry, the founders and staff of Direct Savings Club bring decades of experience to this innovative project, which focuses on making thousands of products from hundreds of brand-name ... read more

In a timely and innovative move, the University of North Dakota (UND)--offering the nation's first and only fully accredited undergraduate degree in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations--has formed the nation's first UAS Research Compliance Committee in anticipation of federal plans to regulate related privacy issues. The committee will meet monthly to accomplish the following tasks: -- Establish and enforce a University-wide review of all UAS research protocols and perform ... read more

Intelligent InSites Inc., the leading provider of enterprise real-time location systems (RTLS) software helping healthcare organizations optimize operations by transforming automatically-collected data into actionable intelligence and real-time operational insights--enabling them to reduce costs, deliver better care, and improve patient satisfaction--will host their annual industry event, InSites Build 2012, November 14-15, 2012 in Fargo, ND. The InSites Build 2012 conference is designed to engage progressive healthcare leaders and technology providers in working together to share best practices and ideas on ... read more

A joint team of government, a not-for-profit research and development organization and academia has completed two weeks of flight testing "sense and avoid" technology that could some day help unmanned aircraft better integrate into the national air transportation system. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) The MITRE Corporation and the University of North Dakota (UND) developed automatic sense and avoid computer software algorithms that were uploaded onto a NASA Langley Research Center general aviation aircraft. The NASA Langley Cirrus SR-22 flew 147 maneuvers during ... read more

PRACS Institute and Alcmaeon Pharma today announced the signing of a partnership agreement for clinical development services. This exclusive North American development partnership complements each organization's core capabilities and extends their geographic reach to provide full-service development support to generic and biopharmaceutical companies spanning Phases I-III of clinical development. "Working with Alcmaeon is part of PRACS' strategy to help foreign-based companies conduct early phase work and establish their product pipelines cost-effectively with quality data in North America," said James Carlson, Chief ... read more

Intelligent InSites, the leading provider of enterprise real-time location systems (RTLS) software helping healthcare organizations improve patient care and increase healthcare efficiency, announced today the members of its Healthcare Advisory Board. “We are thrilled to be joined by such an ... read more

October is National Indoor Air Month, and the American Lung Association in North Dakota is offering a few tips about health concerns that could be in lurking in North Dakota homes. While the big weather story this year has been drought, not flooding, mold is still a real concern for many homeowners. It can grow unseen inside of walls, ceilings and floors, wherever there is enough warmth, moisture and food for the mold to consume - and mold isn't a ... read more

Bobcat Company launched company sponsored social media efforts today on the following social media channels: Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn and Flickr. Bobcat has had an established YouTube video channel for several years. This multi-channel approach enables Bobcat to increase ... read more

Intelligent InSites announced today the appointment of Margaret Laub as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Member of the Board of Directors. Doug Burgum, who has served as interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Intelligent InSites, will become Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. ... read more

The Rape and Abuse Crisis Center will host a community event entitled, "It's Everyone's Business: Summit to Prevent Domestic and Sexual Violence" on Sept. 18 at the Ramada Plaza and Suites and Conference Center in Fargo. The event is sponsored by the Verizon Foundation with support from Dakota Medical Foundation, Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation, United Way Cass Clay and Deek's Pizza in Fargo. The Summit is designed as a one-day think tank to unite leaders from the local community to design ... read more

Intelligent InSites, Inc., the leading provider of enterprise real-time location systems (RTLS) software helping hospitals improve patient care and increase healthcare efficiency while leveraging any RTLS sensor technology, has announced today that Group Health - the leading consumer-governed healthcare system, serving over 625,000 community members with 25 Group Health medical facilities - has selected Intelligent InSites to help make medical centers of the future a reality today. Group Health began in 1947 as a community coalition dedicated to making quality health ... read more

Verizon Wireless today announced it is bringing the nation's largest 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network to Bismarck-Mandan, Minot and Grand Forks, N.D. on Aug. 16. With the 4G LTE network, customers can use 4G LTE wireless devices in more areas of North Dakota to locally surf the Web, stream music and video, quickly access over-the-air applications, and stay in touch with family and friends at speeds up to 10 times faster than before. "Expanding North Dakota's wireless broadband service ... read more