The old adage ‘if you are not growing, you are shrinking’ is not lost on Jones Metal. Successful growth requires change and at Jones Metal we are excited to reveal some bright changes. It’s especially important for manufacturing businesses to stay relevant as technology progresses,...
The 2024 legislative session has reached the halfway point. The first and second deadlines have passed, and major omnibus bills are starting to come together. This narrows the focus of the legislators but also increases the stakes. As these omnibus bills are put together, it...
A total of $750,000 in grants are available to eligible organizations that are directly responding to immediate challenges in their communities.A partnership between the Otto Bremer Trust and Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation will award grants of $10,000 to $50,000 to organizations doing work within two...
Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee passed the Prove It Act of 2024, led by Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01). This legislation is a key piece of legislation that ensures that federal agencies don’t add unnecessary burdens and barriers to small businesses without calculating the direct and...
MANKATO, MN (March 20, 2024) – Greater Mankato Growth, Inc. (GMG) was awarded a $155,000 grant by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) as part of the Drive for Five Grant Program. DEED’s Drive for Five Initiative funds were made available in...
Federal funding is available to small businesses impacted by the lack of snowfall this winter in Blue Earth and Nicollet Counties.In short, an Economic Injury Disaster Loan is available for businesses that are facing working capital needs due to the ongoing drought. Impacted businesses in...
A grant program that awards $10,000 to eligible small business owners is now accepting applications.The Backing Small Businesses grant program aims to support economically vulnerable and under-resourced small business with community reach. Eligible business owners can apply for $10,000 grants for projects that grow or...
MANKATO — Grants totaling $150,000 recently were awarded to 22 nonprofits in the area by the Consolidated Communications Community Fund.The fund focuses support on local programs that meet critical community needs, such as hunger and homelessness, along with initiatives that provide opportunities for innovative education...
WATERVILLE, MN (March 1, 2024) – Frandsen Bank & Trust and the Frandsen Foundation are excited to announce the addition of five new communities to its college scholarship program. In an effort to positively impact more students, the foundation has included Waterville, Clinton, Ada, Warren/Oslo,...
[Mankato, MN] – Kato Roofing, Inc. has been awarded the Elevate Partner in Quality Award for 2023. This award recognizes contractors who install a minimum of eight warranted roofs in each of the last 5 years and maintain at least 1 million square feet of Elevate roofs...
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