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Unleaded 88 Waiver Approved for Summer 2024

Story originally published by the Minnesota Corn Growers Association. Today, the Biden administration approved an emergency waiver allowing for Unleaded 88 sales in summer 2024. Unleaded 88, which is also known as E15 in a nod to its 15% ethanol concentration, is a lower-cost, cleaner-burning

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Permitting Reform — My View: Permit Reform Bill a Good Start

Story originally published in The Mankato Free Press. It’s good to see a strong effort to reform Minnesota’s regulatory environment in St. Paul. When business, industry, labor unions, farmers, and environmental groups come together to improve the permitting process, it deserves to be celebrated. That

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Massive Expansion Coming at Walmart Distribution Center

Story originally published in The Mankato Free Press. MANKATO — Walmart’s already mammoth distribution center is going to grow nearly one-and-a-half times in size in a construction project about to get underway on Mankato’s east side. An expansion topping 600,000 square feet will add nonrefrigerated

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Greater Mankato Leverages Strategic Transportation Corridors for Growth

Greater Mankato, MN leverages strategic transportation corridors for growth. The Greater Mankato Area is an optimal southern Minnesota location with easy access to major metropolitan areas like Minneapolis-St. Paul, Des Moines, and even Chicago. High quality four-lane highways, a state-of-the-art regional airport, and national railways

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Liquor Laws: Legislature Should Tweak Hotel License Law

Story originally published in The Mankato Free Press. It may be a small matter to legislators and the general public that hotels with fewer than 25 rooms cannot offer a mini-bar to patrons. But it’s a big deal if you’re a startup small boutique hotel

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2024 Mid-Session Legislative Update

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

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Nonprofits, Units of Government, and Public Agencies Eligible to Apply for $10,000-50,000 Grants Made Available Through the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation and the Otto Bremer Trust

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

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