Category: Business Development

Forget sheepskins; go for the skill

This 10-minute video, “Success in the New Economy”, makes the compelling argument that in today’s job market, future graduates need to take a look at all opportunities not just a 4-year degree which is no longer the guaranteed ticket to career success. https://youtu.be/zs6nQpVI164

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$50K grant helps small biz on pollution

If your business deals with volatile organic compounds or VOC the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has an offer for you. But you have to act before May 11. The MPCA is offering grants up to $50,000 to small businesses to reduce their VOC emissions and it

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Serve on Mankato’s Planning Commission

The City of Mankato is seeking citizens to serve on the Planning Commission. This is an excellent opportunity for a member of our business community to get involved in the community. You can learn more about this position and how to apply by reviewing the press

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Just Released: County Business Patterns

The U.S. Census Bureau has released the 2014 County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics on Thursday, April 21, 2016. CBP covers more than 7.5 million U.S. business establishments, and provides employment and payroll data at subnational levels by industry. In the Greater Mankato area, Blue Earth and Nicollet Counties, there

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Earth Day 2016 | Taking Action

By: Sam Ziegler | Director of Project ABE Earth Day 2016…a time to reflect and take action on making our community a better place. As an avid outdoors-man, farmer and dad protecting our natural resources is important to me as I’m sure it is to

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Opportunity in Professional Sports

This past March, I posted about the upcoming economic opportunity connecting Greater Mankato to the Super Bowl being hosted in Minneapolis in 2018. The connection of Greater Mankato to the professional sports market gained further momentum recently. The largest issue facing businesses in our local economy

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Greater Mankato News Digest

Welcome to your Greater Mankato News Digest |  March 16 – April 19 The Greater Mankato News Digest consists of news  highlights and headlines of Greater Mankato Growth as well as a recap of our Member News feature that just launched in January.

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New Retail Business

JIM:  Hey, John. Just got a note from a woman wanting to know how we could get Bed, Bath & Beyond to the area. This reminds me of the other requests that we get Trader Joe’s and Costco to come to town. While there’s a

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Pulling back the curtain

We at Greater Mankato Growth (GMG) can sometimes look pretty mysterious. What does GMG do? It doesn’t hold property, make anything or have a profit stream. Just what is it anyway?

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