Category: Advocacy

School Board Candidate Profiles Now Online

Did you know there is an election this year? On November 7, 2017 voters in our area will be asked to select candidates to serve on the School Board for the Mankato Area Public Schools. This body is responsible for the education of our most

Read More
State of the Cities

Join Greater Mankato Growth and your fellow colleagues for breakfast as the leaders of Mankato and North Mankato present on the “State of the Cities.” Friday, September 29 7:30 – 9:00 am Greater Mankato Growth, Sakatah Trail Room Register Here

Read More
Breakfast With Congressman Tim Walz

Join Greater Mankato Growth and your fellow colleagues for the August Public Affairs Forum Breakfast with Representative Tim Walz. Monday, August 21 7:30 – 9:00 am Verizon Hall, Room 245 (new event center) Register Here

Read More
Health Care Forum

Join Greater Mankato Growth and your fellow colleagues for our July Public Affairs Forum Luncheon Health Care: What’s Going On And What It All Means. Tuesday, July 18 11:30 am – 1:00 pm Mankato Clinic Administration Office 1400 Madison Avenue, Suite 324B Register here Hit ‘read

Read More
Weigh In On Mankato Transit

The City of Mankato is in the process of gathering input for their transit development plan which will set the direction for the system for the next four to five years. The city would like to have business input during this process and is hosting

Read More
Highway 14 Makes Progress at Legislature

After several years of gridlock, the Legislature and Governor came to an agreement this year on a transportation bill that injects much needed funding into our state’s transportation network. The bottom line for Highway 14: there is funding to keep working on the four-lane expansion

Read More
Tax Relief Signed Into Law

Governor Dayton took action Tuesday on all the major bills sent to him – signing all the budget bills and tax bills to avoid a government shutdown. The Governor did veto a bill that would have preempted local governments from setting their own labor standards.

Read More
REAL ID Passes: What You Need to Know

Governor Mark Dayton last week signed a bill that will finally bring Minnesota into compliance with the federal law known as REAL ID and allow the Minnesota Department of Public Safety to begin the process of making these new IDs available. The new law requires

Read More
en_USEnglish