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Work Hard, Play Hard: Mankato, Minnesota Fits Your Lifestyle

Mankato fits your lifestyle needs with ample opportunities to work hard and play hard. As one of the more active communities in the Midwest, Mankato has green spaces galore, free community concerts and events, and is a certified bike-friendly location. You will never be lacking

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Advocacy
Legislature Adjourns to Conclude Historic Session

The end of the 2023-24 session was extraordinary and acrimonious, capping two years of single party control of state government; record budget surpluses and spending; a sweeping, progressive policy agenda; and unfortunately, a more partisan state Capitol than many of us have witnessed or experienced.

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Member News
Jones Metal Inc. Announces new Integrator, Greg Thomas

Mankato, MN – Jones Metal, Inc. is excited to announce that Greg Thomas will join the leadership team as Integrator/President at their metal fabrication facility in Mankato, MN. “We’re thrilled to welcome Greg to the Jones Metal family” said Sarah Richards who will continue in

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Advocacy
New Overtime Regulation is Wrong Rulemaking at Wrong Time

This piece was originally posted by the US Chamber of Commerce. In the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) latest effort to mimic those Servpro ads about making it “like it never ever happened,” the agency has now issued a new overtime regulation to undo the previous

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Member News
$85K Awarded in Farmers Market Grants

This article was originally posted by Compeer Financial. Sun Prairie, Wis., (April 23, 2024) – Compeer Financial’s Fund for Rural America, the Farm Credit cooperative’s giving program, has awarded Farmers Market Grants, totaling $85,088. This is the sixth year Compeer Financial has offered these grants.

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