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IN THIS 2015 PHOTO, WORKERS BUILDING THE SANFORD MEDICAL CENTER IN FARGO INSTALL A FULLY EQUIPPED BATHROOM POD THAT HAD BEEN BUILT ELSEWHERE AND TRUCKED TO THE SITE. MODULAR CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES SUCH AS THIS ONE ARE FINDING THEIR WAY INTO MORE AND MORE OF THE REGION’S CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. IMAGE: JLG ARCHITECTS

ON THE COVER:

THIS RENDERING BY THE KILBOURNE GROUP SHOWS BLOCK 9, THE MID-RISE, MIXED-USE TOWER THAT’S NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND WILL CHANGE THE SKYLINE OF DOWNTOWN FARGO, N.D. THE PROJECT INCLUDES HEADQUARTERS FOR R.D. OFFUTT CO., GROUND FLOOR RETAIL, A BOUTIQUE HOTEL, CONDOMINIUMS AND OFFICES AND A COMMUNITY PLAZA. PAGE 38.

38 Construction Corner

A LOOK AT BLOCK 9, THE KILBOURNE GROUP/R.D. OFFUTT PROJECT THAT’S CHANGING THE SKYLINE OF DOWNTOWN FARGO, N.D.

44 Generation Next

MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY’S NEW MAJOR IN MEDICINAL PLANT CHEMISTRY OPENS DOORS IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL, CRAFT BREWING, FOOD SCIENCE AND MEDICAL CANNABIS INDUSTRIES

DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA AND AN MBA FROM OHIO UNIVERSITY.