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Lift Truck Chain Fargo - Fargo (population 105,549) is a city in North Dakota. It serves as the county seat of Cass County. The City of Fargo is part of the Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area, population 208,777. The Statistical Area consists of Moorhead, Minnesota, neighboring West Fargo, North Dakota and Dilworth, Minnesota.
Fargo is an educational, retail, cultural, manufacturing, and health care center at the crossroads of northwestern Minnesota and southeastern North Dakota.
The City of Fargo was once a popular stop for steamboats on the Red River. When Fargo was founded during 1871, it was called "Centralia." Its later name, "Fargo," honored William Fargo who served as director of Northern Pacific Railway and established the Wells Fargo Express Company. The Railway brought success to the township, which was referred to as the "Gateway to the West".
Agriculture was until more recently, a major economic industry in the City of Fargo. Nowadays, Fargo is more heavily dependent upon food processing, manufacturing, technology, retail, healthcare and education. The most important businesses in Fargo consist of Sanford Health, Innovis Health, Microsoft, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Swanson Health Products and Case New Holland. North Dakota State University is located within Fargo and is the largest provider of jobs in the private sector. The city is considered by Forbes Magazine to be the 7th best small city in the country for establishing a business or starting a career.
The City of Fargo supports cultural arts and with three are universities, they produce and host numerous theatrical events and productions, which are stages by Theater 'B', Fargo-Moorhead Community Theater, Ursa Major Productions, Music Theater Fargo Moorhead, Tin Roof Theater Company and more. Musical events are never in short supply, because of the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra, the Jazz Arts Group and the Fargo-Moorhead Opera. The Fargo-Moorhead Ballet company produces dance events.
The Fargo Theater, is a 1926 Art Deco movie house that hosts film festivals and first-run movies. At the Fargodome, visitors and residents could enjoy concerts, Broadway musicals, dance, sports, and other public spectacles. A key local festival is the Winter Carnival, which has been held in Fargo since the year 1928.
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