The University of North Dakota and North DakotaStateUniversity came out the strongest in our list, in large part because the state is not running a deficit.
But Fargo has North DakotaStateUniversity, a vendor of young brains employed by a large Microsoft division and by newer outfits, such as Alien Technology, an RFID chip leader.
But even with the outcome of the nomination all but certain, South Dakotans feel that Tuesday's primary has put them on the political map, says Bob Burns, head of the political science department at South DakotaStateUniversity.