Tag: Advocacy

Town Hall with Minnesota House Representative Jeff Brand

Clean Water Action and the Environmental Justice Table will join Representative Jeff Brand September 14th, 10:00 a.m. to noon at St.Peter Community Center, 600 South 5th Street, Room 219, St. Peter Mn. They will discuss the largest threat of toxic chemicals in Minnesota waters including

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Women with Heart

Held each August, Greater Mankato Area United Way’s Women with Heart Luncheon unites women in our region to make a difference. This is our first pledging event of the annual campaign for our partner programs!

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10th Annual Fire & Ice

Fire & Ice is Greater Mankato Area United Way’s signature black-tie gala and largest fundraising event held each December to raise essential support for United Way’s programs focused on health, education and basic needs in our four-county area.

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Less is Best Event Poster
Less Is Best — Ways to Reduce Waste

Hosted by Mankato Area Zero Waste, this event features breakout sessions, activities for kids, informational tables, door prizes, and free lunch (until food is gone). Saturday, April 27, 10 a.m-1 p.m. Sibley Park Pavilion, Mankato Breakout Sessions: 10:00-10:20: Beyond Plastics 10:30-10:50: Composting 101 11-11:20: Home

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Lunch & Learn – The State of Bipartisanship

Why are we so divided? Is there anything we can do about it? Greater Mankato Growth is pleased to partner with Shannon Watson of Majority in the Middle for a discussion about the current state of bipartisanship in Minnesota. As political polarization has increasingly become

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Policy Roundtable with the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce

Greater Mankato Growth and the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce invite you to join a conversation about legislative impacts on your business. The decisions made by Minnesota legislators have a direct impact on your business and your employees and the chambers need your input to frame

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Advocacy
2022 Legislative Session Recap: What could have been

The 2022 legislative session could be characterized in one word: disappointing. There was so much opportunity to do good work and help Minnesotans. Very little of that opportunity was seized. This may not be entirely surprising, given Minnesota is one of only two states with

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Greater Mankato Growth Sends Letter to Governor Walz

Today, Greater Mankato Growth sent a letter to Governor Tim Walz providing statistics to create awareness of talent challenges facing our region. The Department of Employment and Economic Development has taken great strides to ensure that individuals receiving unemployment insurance are aware of the job

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Join Greater Mankato Growth in Advocacy

As you hopefully know, Greater Mankato Growth has worked tirelessly to identify resources, answer questions, facilitate discussions and advocate on behalf of our business community to allow all businesses to open safely. Today marks another milestone in that effort as many more businesses are allowed

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