The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development released the April 2019 employment figures on Thursday. The Mankato – North Mankato Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) saw a gain of 501 jobs or 0.9% year-over-year in the month of April.Private sector hourly earning have significantly increased...
Greater Mankato Growth recently completed an update to last year's office/commercial vacancy analysis. The 2018 vacancy analysis was conducted during April, as was this year's 2019 update.The 2018 vacancy analysis served as the baseline for the update. The County's property information system was utilized to...
As part of the Talent Initiative, Greater Mankato Growth is publishing a guest blog series highlighting the programs, tools and resources that are available in our marketplace. This series can serve as a catalog or library for businesses to address workforce issues. Mark Davis, chairman of Davis Family Holdings, will address entrepreneurs and business professionals on May 21. The following guest blog courtesy of a SCORE volunteer outlines the presentation with some background on Davis.
Greater Mankato Growth's Talent Resources Liaison seeks out and identifies resources that support the attraction, recruitment, and retention of skilled workers in hard to fill positions. Manufacturing, agriculture, health care and technology are critical industries to the Greater Mankato area, all of which are struggling to recruit and retain skilled workers. The following guest blog courtesy by Dr. Paul Dettman of South Central College highlights the PIPELINE Program.
With the Greater Mankato Growth Talent Initiative and local efforts regarding talent attraction and retention (like moremankato.com), we feel it is critical to share important and helpful information to further mobilize the community around the workforce shortage. Read more for a guest blog post submitted by the Board President of the Southern Minnesota Area Human Resources Association (SMAHRA), J.D. Qualley.
تفخر شركة Greater Mankato Growth بالإعلان عن دعمنا لتحدي الأفكار الكبيرة 2019 في جامعة ولاية مينيسوتا ، مانكاتو. سيحصل الفائزون في تحدي المركز الأول والثاني والثالث على عضوية Engaged Greater Mankato Growth لعام 2019.
The following is a guest blog post authored by Scot Zellmer. Scot is one of the organizers that worked on behalf of adoption and recognition by the City of Mankato of Indigenous Peoples Day. His post speaks to the importance of ensuring our community adopts a "wide range of inclusive and affirming business practices" in order to attract and retain the talent we'll need to fuel our economy.
The following guest blog post was provided by Bob Rothenbuehler.
Bob brings over 25 years of purchasing, sales and operational experience to the table. In addition, he has 20 years of involvement with various financial services functions. Bob identifies a variety of potential savings opportunities for prospects as well as long-term clients, and then assists them with the implementation for improved profitability and cash flow.
If you had a tax refund coming, would you tell the IRS to keep it for 39 years? Effectively, for many commercial building owners, that’s exactly what they’re doing. In fact, Growth Management Group, LLC savings research has shown that 9 out of 10 of their customers are missing opportunities and overpaying on their income tax.
العربية 
English 
Español de México 
Somali 
简体中文