eogden@minotdailynews.com
Submitted Photo
Bruce Gjovig, CEO emeritus of the University of North Dakota Center for Innovation Foundation in Grand Forks, continues to look for stories about entrepreneurs in North Dakota and northwest Minnesota.
What do Clint Severson, president and CEO of Abaxis Global Diagnostics; the late Joe Whitty, founder of Happy Joe’s Pizza and Ice Cream Parlor; and more than 40 other native North Dakotans have in common?
Crosby native Bruce Gjovig, CEO emeritus of the University of North Dakota Center for Innovation Foundation in Grand Forks, is bringing Severson, originally from Minot, Whitty, originally from Des Lacs and Minot, and others to the forefront in his second book on North Dakota Innovative Entrepreneurs. The book is published by Smoky Water Press of Bismarck and available at regional bookstores or online at DakotaBookNet.com. It includes a forward by U.S. Sen. John Hoeven.