Innovative Entrepreneurs of North Dakota and Northwest Minnesota: 150 Years of Impact!
By Hiram Drache and Bruce Gjovig
Read by Wayne Evans
Unabridged
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3 Formats: CD
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3 Formats: Library CD
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3 Formats: MP3 CD
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ISBN: 9798200492619
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ISBN: 9798200492589
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ISBN: 9798200492602
| Runtime: | 11.77 Hours |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Business & Economics |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
Dr. Hiram Drache and Bruce Gjovig, two experts on agriculture history and innovation and entrepreneurs, have published a book about the impact of innovative entrepreneurs in North Dakota and Northwest Minnesota during the past 150 years.
This book profiles seventy-six successful regional entrepreneurs in sixty-five chapters covering the Dalrymple Bonanza farm of the 1870s to today’s technology innovators.
The foreword was written by former North Dakota First Lady Betsy Dalrymple.
Author
Author Bio: Hiram Drache
Hiram M. Drache (1924–2020) served in the US Air Force as a combat navigator on bombing missions in the European Theater of Operations of World War II. He then earned degrees at Gustavus Adolphus College, the University of Minnesota, and the University of North Dakota. In 1991, Drache became Historian in Residence at Concordia College. He contributed to several books and wrote more than fifty articles, chiefly on contemporary agriculture and/or agricultural history, leading to a speaking career with over one thousand engagements in thirty-six US states, Canada, Australia, Germany, and Norway.
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Author Bio: Bruce Gjovig
Bruce Gjovig is CEO Emeritus, entrepreneur coach, and founder of the UND Center for Innovation Foundation, a program focused on innovation, entrepreneurship, private investment, and the entrepreneur ecosystem. Launched in 1984, under his leadership the Foundation became one of the premier venture development organizations in the world. In 2008, Gjovig was presented with the Knight of the First Class, Royal Norwegian Order of Merit by HM King Harald V of Norway. In 2014 he was presented the Ronald Reagan Award by CPAC for his thirty years of promoting free enterprise, innovation, and entrepreneurship. In 2019, Gjovig, along with the late Dr. Hiram Drache, published Innovative Entrepreneurs of North Dakota and Northwest Minnesota: 150 Years of Impact! Gjovig is a native of Crosby, North Dakota, and has two degrees from the University of North Dakota.
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Details
Details
| Available Formats : | CD, Library CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Business & Economics |
| Runtime: | 11.77 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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