Category: Business

A little spotlight for some large hearts

Earlier today at a news conference the 2016 Pathfinder Award Recipients were announced. I have had the honor to assist in a small portion of the process and each year walk away amazed and energized from the kind, brave and deliberate souls that reside across

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Filling the jobs gap

We’re all are facing a talent shortage now or will be in the very near future. And we’re all looking for answers.  An article published by Enterprise Minnesota focused on what innovative strategies manufacturers can undertake to address this need but frankly the solutions offered

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2016 Forecast – Greater Mankato Development

2015 would be a tough year to top in terms of capital investment.  There were some landmark private sector projects that brought in new businesses to our community:  The Wal-Mart Distribution Center (yes we have a Wal-Mart and a Sam’s Club already but this is

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Meet the New MN Chamber President

  Doug Loon assumed the role of president of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce on September 8. Since that time, he has been traveling the state on a Listen + Learn tour to learn about the state issues impacting business.

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Matters of Freight

How can we leverage our defining strengths as a state to ensure we can meet tomorrow’s freight and logistics challenges?  Hear about this and be a part of the conversation by attending the 18th Annual Freight and Logistics Symposium, on Friday, December 4th.  This breakfast meeting

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