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editor's note
A CELEBRATION of You
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ne of the very first things you're taught in journalism school is that, whether you're writing a 500-word recap of a city council meeting or a 10,000-word profile of a sitting president, you always need a throughline. "Throughline" is really just a fancy word for "thesis statement," which is itself just a dressed-up way of asking yourself, "What's my point?" As we were thinking about and planning "Faces of Fargo Business," we challenged ourselves to really think about the answer to that question and come up with a kind of throughline for this second annual year-end issue. Here's what we came up with. 1 In the spirit of the holiday season, this issue is our chance to slow down, reflect and remember why we do what we do. We all spend much of our year running around to appointments, sitting in meetings and making deadlines. This issue is an opportunity to pause all that, be grateful for the year that was, and start
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thinking about what we're excited for in the coming year. Taking the time to actually sit down and go through all the content we produce in a year is such a meaningful experience and has a way of reminding us that all of this is ultimately about people and the connections we hope we have some small part in facilitating. 2 We want to put you front and center. When we gauge success — specifically economic success — it's only natural that we default to things like numbers, growth rates and metrics. There's nothing wrong with that, of course, but what can sometimes get lost is the actual people who are making it all happen. We hope we came up with a design that celebrates and humanizes this amazing business community.
about participating in stories. I can count on one hand the number of "no"s we've gotten. If ever there were a testament to this community's desire and willingness to help, this is it. We don't take that for granted and we want "Faces of Fargo Business" to reflect that by showing that it really does take a village (whether you're raising a child or growing a magazine). Don't ever think we don't appreciate that you're taking time out of your own busy lives to tell your stories and help your fellow community members become better professionals and better people. As always, thanks for reading!
3 This issue is really just one long thank you. Since Fargo INC! launched two years ago, we've reached out to hundreds of people
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