Wait! There’s an Election This Year!
There are important local elections in November 2015 that voters need to consider.
October 1, 2015
The MOST Debt Savvy Residents in the Country
Mankato was recently identified by SmartAsset.com as the most debt savvy location in the country. A debt savvy location means people there have high credit scores, low average personal loan debt, low credit utilization and low mortgage foreclosure rates. The study aims to find
September 30, 2015
Fall always brings excitement in the Ag world
For a moment take a step back in time with me to understand why harvest is such an exciting time of year. Not back in time when you remember being on your ancestors farm or the nostalgic red barn period. I am talking about back to the
September 29, 2015
Growing the right way
Last week the Bureau of Economic Analysis released the 2014 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures for Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). GDP is the value of all the goods and services produced in a certain area. The Mankato-North Mankato MSA, comprised of Blue Earth and Nicollet Counties,
September 29, 2015
Luncheon with Narayana Kocherlakota, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Don’t miss this truly unique event to interact with one of the nation’s most influential economic policy makers.
September 28, 2015
It just makes sense!
Have you ever pondered what our region of the state, country and world has been built upon? Why did people settle here? What did they make there living from? What are our businesses in our communities great at today?
September 24, 2015
Are we ready for the Industrial Revolution 4.0?
In a recently released report from IBM, we are facing a transitional period for development that relies less on brick and mortar and labor and more on interconnectivity, agility and development of different skills. Spawned by businesses, politicians and academics, the new industrial revolution will
September 23, 2015
Another cool list we appear on…
Community leaders knew when we formed Greater Mankato Growth, Inc. in 2007 we were certainly taking a more unique approach to regional, community based business development. But I’m not sure we realized the name we selected would be viewed as far reaching, future positioning and
September 16, 2015
Let me introduce…Greater Mankato! You’ve never been!?
Yesterday I had the pleasure of introducing a national site selector around the Greater Mankato community. The day was part of the Minnesota Marketing Partnership’s Fam Tour event. Ten site selectors from across the country came to Minnesota to learn more about our development opportunities
September 15, 2015
Megan Flanagan new Director of City Center Partnership
We are excited to announce Megan Flanagan has been selected as our Director of the City Center Partnership. She joins the Greater Mankato Growth, Inc. team with more than 15 years of experience in the nonprofit and government sector and a portfolio of skills required
September 14, 2015