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Eerc

Headquarters: Grand Forks, N.D.

Number of employees: 225+

Website: undeerc.org

Description: The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) is a global leader in researching and developing technologies that make the energy we use and produce more efficient and environmentally friendly. We work in partnership with clients to develop, refine, demonstrate, and commercialize marketable products that provide practical solutions to real-world challenges. Utilizing decades of research, we are a driving force for innovation and new opportunities in the energy industry. The EERC is part of the University of North Dakota, and is designated as North Dakota’s State Energy Research Center.

Enclave

Headquarters: West Fargo, N.D.

Number of employees: 118

Website: enclavecompanies.com

Description: Enclave is a fully integrated development, construction and management firm that partners with clients from conception and planning to realization. Whether transforming land for growth and vitality, constructing exceptionally well-crafted spaces or creating customer-centric environments, their dedicated team approaches everything they do with resourceful passion, innovation, and a desire to do the honorable thing. A mission-driven company headquartered in West Fargo, its projects include multi-family, commercial and industrial spaces across the Midwest that inspire people to do their best work and live their best life.

Enertech Global, LLC

Headquarters: Mitchell, S.D. (plant); Greenville, Ill. (corporate offices)

Number of employees: 64 (Mitchell location)

Website: enertechusa.com

EMC Insurance Companies

Headquarters: Des Moines, Iowa; branch office in Bismarck, N.D.

Number of employees: 2,400+ companywide; 63 with Bismarck branch office

Website: emcins.com

Description: EMC Insurance Companies is among the top 60 property/casualty insurance organizations in the country based on net written premium. Employers Mutual Casualty Company (EMCC) was organized in 1911 to write workers’ compensation protection. Today, operating under the trade name EMC Insurance Companies, the company provides property and casualty insurance products and services throughout the United States and writes reinsurance contracts worldwide. EMCC is licensed in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Description: Enertech Global, member of the NIBE Industrier AB Group of Sweden, develops and manufactures high-quality heat pumps for commercial and residential HVAC use. Located in Mitchell, S.D., we’re proud to have a growing team of dedicated employees who help us every day in manufacturing the highest quality heating and cooling systems around. Enertech heat pumps can be found all over the world, from Canada to the Cayman Islands, keeping families and businesses comfortable for a fraction of the cost of traditional systems. This year, we at Enertech are celebrating our 25th year in business.

EPIC Companies

Headquarters: West Fargo, N.D.

Number of employees: 50

Website: EPICCompaniesND.com continued on page 28

Description: EPIC Companies, a North Dakota-based company, is an investment, development, and capital firm located in West Fargo, N.D. EPIC Companies is relentlessly passionate about elevating underutilized spaces and building mixed-use buildings that provide a better quality of life for the community. Over the past years we have expanded our footprint into construction and real estate as well including condos. Our portfolio currently has 25-plus mixed-use buildings, more than 350,000 square-feet of commercial space, and 1,000-plus residential units primarily in North Dakota and Minnesota.