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Forum editorial: Microsoft a symbol of progress 
The sprawling Microsoft campus in south Fargo has become an appropriate symbol of Fargo’s embrace of 21st-century progress.
October 22, 2009
Microsoft ‘wed’ to Fargo site
CEO says company committed to campusMicrosoft CEO Steve Ballmer says proof of the company’s commitment to its Fargo campus is in the recently completed $70 million expansion project.
By Tracy Frank , October 21, 2009
Ballmer eyes Microsoft future
Software giant’s CEO says Fargo plays big role in companyMicrosoft CEO Steve Ballmer captivated Fargo business leaders and government officials as he animatedly discussed the future of the industry at Microsoft Fargo on Tuesday.
By Tracy Frank , October 21, 2009
Microsoft cutting price of high-end Xbox 360
NEW YORK - Microsoft Corp. is slashing the price of the high-end Xbox 360 console by $100, matching Sony's $100 price cut for the PlayStation 3 last week.
By Barbara Ortutay , August 27, 2009
Microsoft, Yahoo team up to ding Google with Bing
SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft Corp. has finally roped Yahoo Inc. into an Internet search partnership, capping a convoluted pursuit that dragged on for years and setting the stage for them to make a joint assault against the dominance of Google Inc.
By Michael Liedtke and Jessica Mintz , July 29, 2009
‘Vision’ nearly complete
New building on Microsoft’s Fargo campus allows space for 575 employeesA major part of Microsoft Fargo’s $70 million construction project is almost complete. Employees are scheduled to move into the new building, called “Vision,” on Monday.
By Forum staff reports , July 28, 2009
Thanks Microsoft for DigiGirlz camp
Kudos to the staff at Microsoft in Fargo for an action-packed, fun few days of inspiration this week during the annual DigiGirlz camp.
By Maureen Anderson , June 20, 2009
Trade Talk: Three Fargo firms make Top 100
Three Fargo-based businesses – Border States Electric, Tharaldson Lodging and Scheels All Sports – have been named among the 100 largest majority employee-owned companies in the country.
By Craig McEwen and Tracy Frank , June 13, 2009
Trade Talk: Microsoft Fargo takes first in Cup
Microsoft Fargo won the first Corporate Cup event organized by the Young Professionals Network of the Chamber of Commerce of Fargo Moorhead.
The second- and third-place winners were Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota and Eide Bailly LLP.
By Craig McEwen and Tracy Frank , May 30, 2009
2% of Microsoft's Fargo work force slashed
More Fargo workers are losing their jobs.
The second round of Microsoft job cuts this year came Tuesday with fewer than 2 percent of Microsoft Fargo employees being laid off, according to Lou Gellos, Microsoft spokesman.
By Tracy Frank , May 06, 2009
Fargo's Microsoft begins second round of job cuts this year
UPDATED 10:41 a.m. FARGO - A “minimal number” of employees at Microsoft Fargo are losing their jobs today during a second round of cuts this year, according to a company spokesman.
By Tracy Frank , May 05, 2009
IE8 good, but no need to switch
NEW YORK – I procrastinated for nearly two weeks before installing Microsoft Corp.’s new Web browser.
By By Anick Jesdanun , April 04, 2009
Trade talk: School success top issue in survey
A survey conducted by United Way of Cass-Clay shows that most of the respondents feel that early childhood development and education play a significant role in a child’s success in school.
By Craig McEwen and Tracy Frank , March 07, 2009
Microsoft explores link between education and video games
Devin Krauter sits on the end of his bed, tapping buttons on his video game controller to shoot down alien beasts while chatting with other players through a headset, texting on his cell phone and talking to a visitor.
By Dave Kolpack , February 24, 2009
Microsoft Fargo hit by 40 to 50 job cuts in latest round of layoffs
Possibly 40 to 50 Microsoft Fargo employees found out when they went to work Thursday that they no longer had a job – the latest in a string of job cuts at major Fargo-area employers.
By By Tracy Frank and Helmut Schmidt , January 23, 2009
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