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Doug Burgum is the Republican Nominee for Governor of North Dakota. Firmly rooted with gratitude and perseverance, Burgum literally “bet the family farm” for the seed capital for Great Plains Software, then a very small startup company in the fledgling computer software industry. Driven by a strong belief in North Dakota`s people and a powerful dream, as chairman and CEO he led the company`s growth to a very successful initial public offering in 1997. He steered Great Plains through its strategic acquisition by Microsoft Corporation in 2001 for $1.1 billion. He remained at Microsoft as senior vice president through 2007, helping the company capture a leading position in the business applications software industry.
PRIMA Performance Ltd. is a Maple, ON-based company in the Other sector.
SimActive Inc. is a Montreal, QC-based company in the Other sector.