January 9, 2015
Fargo is considered the center of shopping, healthcare, manufacturing and education for most of eastern North Dakota. For Marco, it is the center for our business technology services across the state and into western Minnesota. In this “Feature Friday” blog you’ll get a glimpse into Marco’s Fargo office.
Our Fargo office serves as our regional headquarters. This location features warehouse space, a loading dock, shipping and receiving area, new equipment set up space, an IT lab, state of the art conference rooms and flexible work areas for our 35 Fargo-based employees.
We moved into this newly constructed space in February of 2014. Our new office is located at:
2625 41st Street South
Fargo, ND 58103
Quick History Lesson
In 2008 we acquired a company called GR Graphics, which provided copiers in Fargo as well as Grand Forks. This was our first presence within North Dakota, and an important phase in our growth plan in the upper Midwest. Over the next four years and a couple of additional acquisitions, we opened offices across North Dakota that allowed us to offer business technology services throughout the state.
Most offices originally focused on copier and printer services, which was a great starting point for Marco. But we quickly added resources to expand these services to include audio/video, business IT, document management and phone systems.
Fun Facts
- Our CEO, Jeff Gau, and COO, Jonathan Warrey, are both alums of University of North Dakota (UND).
- With family in the Fargo area, Jonathan chose to move back to the area and currently works out of this office.
- In 2014, Marco was selected as the ChamberChoice 2014 Young Professionals Best Place to Work, by the Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce.
- In 2008, the same year Marco entered Fargo (and North Dakota), the city hosted the largest pancake feed in the world. This may or may not be related to why we decided to do business there.
- Also this year, Jonathan Warrey was awarded the 2014 Young Alumni Achievement Award by the University of North Dakota.
- In Fargo, there are 2,160 people per square mile, according to the United States Census Bureau. To compare, the people per square mile across North Dakota is 9.7.
Fargo Faces: Business Technology Specialists
We’ve polled some of our Fargo employees and asked them what they like about their job and Marco. Here’s what they had to say:
Jackie Meyer, Technology Advisor
“There are so many reasons why Marco is a great place to work! Marco’s culture, our consistent expansion and growth, the flexibility and a hands-off approach to management – I could go on. For me, the balance of having the resources to draw from, without someone looking over your shoulder is the best, most effective work environment.
Plus, the people are great. We really do enjoy each other and make a great team.”
Jason Boutwell, Strategic Account Manager
“As employee-owners, the Marco staff is uniquely motivated to help our customers succeed. I play a small part of the overall experience of working with Marco – it is reassuring to know my peers are equally passionate about customer satisfaction.”
Jonathan Warrey, Chief Operating Officer
I am passionate about professional sales – and at Marco I get to live out my passion every day. I love to share best practices with other sales professionals to create value for our customers. Really good sales reps are innovative problem solvers and strive to be among the top performers in their organizations and in the industries they serve. I get to work with some of the best.
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