CONNECTING TO TOMORROW
North Dakota delivers one of the fastest, most reliable, and cost-effective digital infrastructure environments in the United States. With industry-leading broadband, scalable power, and a pro-business climate, North Dakota is built for companies that depend on speed, connectivity, and growth. It means physicians can share information with colleagues wherever they are. It means education can incorporate distance learning to offer training and classes that were previously out of reach. It means businesses reduce operating costs through advanced connectivity, enabling real-time collaboration, remote operations, and reduced travel expenses.
North Dakotans believe in working together to ensure there’s no home left behind. Case and point: a little 10,000 square mile region in the southeast corner of our state where 100% of homes and businesses are connected to fiber. Collaborative cooperatives Dakota Central Telecommunications (DCT) and Dickey Rural Network (DRN) worked together to make this region the largest all-fiber geographic area in North America.
North Dakota’s IT industry contributes significantly to the state’s overall growth and economic strength, too. Talk about a power grid! It is connected to virtually every industry across the state. Nearly 3,300 businesses employ close to 22,000 North Dakotans in various fields including IT, human relations, finance and marketing.
Companies like Microsoft and Amazon have long called North Dakota home. They, together with other high-demand IT users like Unisys and Cargill Global Business Services and other entrepreneurs understand the state’s economic landscape and have experienced our unbeatable work ethic. North Dakota is the best state for economic growth and one of the best entrepreneurship environments in the nation, reinforcing the fact that this is the place where you can innovate, grow and compete.
Why North Dakota for IT
- #1 in the nation for ultra-fast internet access
- 30% of households with access to 1 GBPS+ speeds
- Largest all-fiber geographic region in North America
- 3,300 IT-related businesses
- 22,000 skilled workforce
- Low-cost, reliable power infrastructure