(Fargo, ND) — The North Dakota Department of Commerce has awarded funding to four Fargo-based companies on the cutting edge of automation. Part of its Legacy Investment for Technology, over a million dollars will be split between CorVent Medical, Dynon Avionics, Project Phoenix, Valor Victoria. Per a press release, the LIFT program looks to support North Dakota-based technology by “offering funding for the development and commercialization of intellectual property.”