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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Fargo city (1990 pop. 74,111), seat of Cass co., E N.Dak., at the head of navigation on the Red River, opposite Moorhead, Minn.; inc. 1875. A railroad hub and regional financial and medical center, Fargo is also the trade and distribution center of a spring-wheat and livestock region. Manufactures include computer software, farm tools, agricultural products, and transportation equipment. The city was founded (1871) with the coming of the Northern Pacific RR and named for William G. Fargo of the Wells-Fargo Express Company. In the city are North Dakota State Univ. and historical museums. The nearby... Read more

Wells Fargo & Co.
...express transport. Founded in 1852, Wells, Fargo transported gold between the west and...services still exist under the name Wells Fargo Armored Service Corp., a subsidiary of Baker Industries. The Wells Fargo Bank's holding company, Wells Fargo &... Read more

Fargo
Fargo, North Dakota/USA Founded in 1871 and named after William G. Fargo (1818–81), a leading specialist in express delivery and a founder of Wells, Fargo & Co. in 1852. Read more

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	Artist Fargo's windows open doors to ever-changing world ; Artist Fargo's windows open doors to ever-changing world...Sentinel Wednesday, December 10, 2003 Linda Fargo's artwork isn't meant to last forever. Found...of Bergdorf Goodman in Manhattan, where Fargo is vice president for visual presentation... Read more
	Wells Fargo Wins Fight for 1st Interstate ; Wells Fargo & Co. won its hostile takeover bid for First...source close to San Francisco-based Wells Fargo -- which is known for its cost cutting...California and 27,200 company-wide. Wells Fargo has 983 banking locations throughout California... Read more
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	The Power of Wagon Wheels. A Chronicle of Wells Fargo's History. ; Stagecoach: Wells Fargo And the American West By Philip L. Fradkin...elements and with gun-slinging bandits. Wells Fargo & Co. carried people, money and goods...passengers on the cross-country trip Wells Fargo & Co. co-founder Henry Wells took in... Read more
	Minnesota review: Goodbye Norwest; Wells Fargo name unveiled in Minnesota ; Giddiyup! The Wells Fargo stagecoach has arrived in Minnesota. Nearly two years after Wells Fargo & Co. of San Francisco announced it would...moniker officially changed their name to Wells Fargo on July 8. Signs on the Norwest Bank's 160 Minnesota... Read more
	Wells Fargo museum captures history of the American west ; [history] Since 1852, the Wells Fargo stagecoach has stood as a symbol of one...stagecoach has become a familiar site to Wells Fargo customers from California to Indiana. The...they can actually visit an authentic Wells Fargo stagecoach and browse through 150 years... Read more
	Strong Financial to Sell $34 Billion in Assets to Wells Fargo. ; May 27--Wells Fargo & Co. said Wednesday it would buy battered...to keep jobs in Menomonee Falls. Wells Fargo may keep at least 700 of almost 1,100 jobs...source familiar with negotiations. Wells Fargo officials declined to say how many positions... Read more

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