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                    <title>Midco Announces $9.1 Million in Fiber Network Upgrades in Bismarck-Mandan</title>
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                    <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                        Bismarck-Mandan residents and businesses alike can enjoy fiber-fast internet through Midco, making it easy to work remotely or launch their operations. This connectivity partner plays an important role in local infrastructure while creating jobs and investing in the community.“Midco is a different kind of connectivity partner,” says Ben Dold, Midco...
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                    <title>Employee Ownership: Investing in People, Businesses, and Community</title>
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                    <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                        For employee-owners, work is no longer just a job that pays the bills or an obligation they show up for out of necessity. When long-term financial security and retirement outcomes are directly tied to a company’s success, involvement and effort take on deeper meaning.Members of employee-owned companies depend on one...
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                    <title>Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. Continues to Invest in Its Communities</title>
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                    <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                        Bismarck-Mandan is served by multiple quality utility providers, and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. is a leader among them. The company continues to expand its services while improving infrastructure and providing safe and reliable electric and natural gas service to customers across four states. “Community partnership is who we are, our motto is...
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                    <title>Bismarck State College Supports All Learners With Diverse Coursework</title>
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                    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                        Residents of Bismarck-Mandan and Greater North Dakota have flexible education options to grow their skills or transition into new careers. Bismarck State College (BSC) offers a variety of in-person and online certificates, courses, and degrees that are designed to meet the needs of the local workforce (and the industries that...
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                    <title>The University of Mary Evolves to Meet Workforce Needs</title>
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                    <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                        Since its founding in 1959, the University of Mary has prepared students to support the local workforce. The college initially focused on teaching students nursing and education, enabling them to graduate and meet the community&amp;#039;s needs. Today, the University of Mary offers a much broader curriculum, with nearly 60 undergraduate...
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                    <title>United Tribes Technical College Helps Students Launch Their Careers</title>
                    <link>https://www.bismarckmandanedc.com/news-and-media/p/item/65280/united-tribes-technical-college-helps-students-launch-their-careers</link>
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                    <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                        Bismarck-Mandan is home to multiple quality education institutions, including United Tribes Technical College (UTTC). This organization supports around 500 Native American students per semester and has served more than 10,000 students from more than 75 federally recognized tribes in its 50-year history.“We describe ourselves as a rural college located in...
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                    <title>University of Mary &amp; Bismarck State College Announce New Mystic-Marauder Community Commitment</title>
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                    <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                        New initiative allows BSC alumni to earn online bachelor’s degrees and MBA at reduced cost from the University of Mary.Beginning this summer of 2024, associate-degree graduates from Bismarck State College can enroll in University of Mary online undergraduate programs, and pay the same tuition rate as currently offered at Bismarck...
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