BAND: Caring for Communities Across North Dakota When Victoria Clair moved from Las Vegas to Williston, North Dakota in 2015, she was drawn to the easy-going pace of small-town life.…
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Tech Tips Spring Tech Cleaning It’s that time of year again—time to push the wool sweaters to the back of your closet, brush the cobwebs from your bicycle, and let’s…
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Tech Tips Broadband vs. WiFi: What's the Difference? Wi-Fi, broadband, cyberspace, the World Wide Web… We hear these words tossed around every day, and while they are often used in…
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People. Progress. Polar. Janelle's Story: Making Work-from-Home Work The Skibicki farm sits three and a half miles south of rural Fordville, North Dakota. It’s where Greg Skibicki farms beans, wheat,…
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Tech Tips New Year, New Apps, New You It’s that time of year again! The presents have been opened, the Christmas lights have been packed away, and New Year’s resolutions…
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Tech Tips Setting up Email on Your Mobile Phone Gone are the days when communicating via email required a desktop computer and a dial-up connection. Today, we can read and…
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How a “flyover” state became a national leader in broadband connectivity. These days, conventional wisdom would have you believe that anything west of the Appalachian Mountains and east of the…
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Tech Tips Spotting a Spam Email Once upon a time, it was easy to spot a spam email. For example: an email from Brad Pitt asking for your hand in…
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Tech Tips Home (WiFi) for the Holidays There’s no place like home for the holidays, but hosting friends and family in your home also requires plenty of preparation. There are…
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Tech Tips What is the Cloud? Have you ever wondered what this “cloud” is that everyone seems to be talking about, but felt too embarrassed to ask? If so, you’re…
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Tech Tips Top Tech Gifts Don’t be the person who puts off shopping until the last minute and shows up to Christmas with gift cards for everybody. This year, give…
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People. Progress. Polar. Scott's Story: Bridging The Digital Divide Through the USDA ReConnect program, Polar will deploy broadband to 1,500 rural locations—including Scott’s Sporting Goods. Scott’s Sporting Goods in rural…
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Tech Tips To Post or Not to Post? Staying Safe on Facebook Once upon a time, Facebook was merely a social media platform, where we shared photos of our family…
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People. Progress. Polar. COVID Story: Keeping Students Connected Working with local schools, Polar delivered broadband to students in need during the COVID-19 pandemic On August 26, 2007, an EF4 tornado…
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Tech Tips What's the Deal with Whole Home WiFi We've all been there—one minute you're at home FaceTiming your best friend across the country, listening to your favorite podcast, or…
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People. Progress. Polar. Education Story: Investing in the Future How a partnership between Polar and local schools prepares students for life beyond the classroom Lights. Camera. Action. At Northern Cass…
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Tech Tips How to Test Your Internet Speed Are your web pages taking longer than usual to load? Is Netflix buffering in the middle of your movie? Does your friend’s…
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People. Progress. Polar. The Gagner's Story: Levi's Hope For the Gagner family, the internet is more than a convenience; it is a way to provide a safe, happy, and fulfilling…
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Tech Tips Work, Connect, and Play Using Zoom Whether your company is working from home, you have a child taking virtual classes, or you watched that viral video about a…
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Tech Tips Meal Planning with Pinterest Is your family growing tired of Taco Tuesday (and Wednesday, and Thursday)? Have you spent the past hour staring into your fridge, praying for…
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People. Progress. Polar. Katie Skoog's Story: Simple Life Patterns With high-speed Internet from Polar, Katie Skoog is able to sell her patterns to an international market without ever leaving her…
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Tech Tips Restarting Your Router Are your web pages taking longer than usual to load? Is Netflix buffering in the middle of your movie? Does your friend’s voice keep cutting…
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People. Progress. Polar. Joe's Story: Arthur Companies Polar internet empowers The Arthur Companies to utilize cutting-edge precision ag technology Arthur, North Dakota is the kind of community where everybody knows…
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People. Progress. Polar. Four Generations of Farmers: Jackson's Story How telephone and broadband services from Polar are helping one North Dakota farmer carry on his family’s legacy. The hours that…
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People. Progress. Polar. Pharmacy at the Push of a Button: FCHC's Story How technology from Polar helps First Care Health Center keep patients healthy and staff safe Local pharmacies play…
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People. Progress. Polar. Terry's Story: Ellingson Simmentals Polar surveillance systems provide peace of mind for local ranchers. It takes, on average, three hours to give birth to a calf. For…
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Work Smarter & Harder: NCC + Sandhill Performance Horses Spotlight There’s never a dull moment at Sandhill Performance Horses in Epping, ND. With over 100 horses on-site, the team is…
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Work Smarter & Harder: DRN + Dakota Precision Fabricating Spotlight Innovation is happening in rural communities across North Dakota. Some view Silicon Valley or Detroit as epicenters of technological and…
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BAND equips Northern Lights Dairy for next-generation farming Anytime you unwrap a stick of Land O’Lakes butter, you’re likely looking at a product made with Northern Lights Dairy milk. Northern…
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Work Smarter & Harder: NDTC + AgResources Spotlight The collection of equipment at AgResources in Maddock, ND resembles an assemblage of Tinker Toys and Legos; red, yellow, blue and green…
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How Giants Snacks became the snack of choice for every American baseball league It was an otherwise ordinary afternoon at Giants Snacks in Wahpeton, ND, when the phone rang with…
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BAND: Building a North Dakota that Works Smarter and Harder Hilary Mehrer grew up like most North Dakotans– in a small town. She always knew when to come home. As soon as…
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Why a new site? We're focused on you and a great user experience. One of the biggest challenges for most organizations is staying on top of trends - we pride…
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