Greater Mankato Growth, Author at Greater Mankato

29 Aug Election Season Means Candidate Forums

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candidate forums.png This election season, Greater Mankato Growth, along with several partner organizations will host a series of candidate forums aimed at providing an opportunity for meaningful exchange between candidates and voters in areas impacting the community, business and the overall vitality of the region. Greater Mankato Growth is announcing the forums for federal and state office that our organization will host in advance of the November General Election. The public is invited to attend any and all of these free events. There is no registration needed for the candidate forums. We continue to work on arranging candidate forums for local offices and an announcement on those forums will be forthcoming.

The scheduled forums include:

22 Aug 2019 Transportation Priorities Forum

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RSVP now for a free breakfast forum with elected officials and candidates on transportation issues in the Greater Mankato Region.Wednesday, September 5 7:30 – 9:00 am 1961 Premier Dr., Mankato Sakatah Trail Conference Room

21 Aug Journeys of Leadership Featuring Dan & Angie Bastian

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Greater Mankato Growth is pleased to announce that Dan and Angie Bastian will be the featured guest speakers at the fourth annual Journeys of Leadership on September 20. This annual dinner event spotlights leading business executives on the national and international stage in candid conversations about their road to success and insights on leadership.Register now for what promises to be a fantastic evening.

15 Aug Greater Mankato compared to: Metros with a similar “College Age” population

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Greater Mankato Growth recently completed the 2018 Economic Report. The report makes three comparisons of the Mankato-North Mankato metropolitan area to similar metropolitan areas in terms of population, geography, and concentration of the college-age population.This blog post dives into the third and final comparison: MSAs with a similar percentage of "College Age" residents. Of the 382 MSAs in the country, Mankato-North Mankato has the 22nd highest concentration of college-age residents in the country. This is a pertinent analysis because of the significant influence the concentration of 18-24-year-olds has on the economy.

13 Aug The Workforce Series (9): Daycare and Employee Retention

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As part of the Talent Initiative, Greater Mankato Growth is publishing a guest blog series highlighting the programs, tools and resources that are available in our marketplace. This series can serve as a catalog or library for businesses to address workforce issues.

Employers have a new tool for employee recruitment and retention. Cultivate Mankato is child care center offering a membership program for businesses to help employees secure high-quality child care services.

10 Aug Vote in the August 14 Primary Election

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Minnesotans’ opportunity to shape the 2019 political landscape begins in earnest with the primary election on August 14. At this election, voters will be asked to winnow down the field of candidates in a number of races for federal, state, and local office and determine which candidates will proceed to the November 6 General Election.Elections are one of the most important and effective ways citizens can make their voices heard. For that reason, Greater Mankato Growth has compiled and created a Primary Election Toolkit that contains all the information you’ll need to fully exercise your right to vote. Please share this information with your employees, colleagues, friends and family and remember to vote on August 14.

06 Aug Funding Announced for Innovation Program

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The Office of Business Finance is now accepting applications for the Innovation Voucher Award Program. On August 1st, $200,000 in funding was made available.

31 Jul Greater Mankato compared to: Metros in the Upper Midwest

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This is the second installment of Greater Mankato Growth's recently completed the 2018 Economic Report. The report makes three comparisons of the Mankato-North Mankato metropolitan area to similar metropolitan areas in terms of population, geography, and concentration of the college-age population.This blog post dives into the similar geography comparison (upper Midwest).

26 Jul ‘Charging up’ Greater Mankato

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Looking to stand out in the crowd? Be more attractive to the millennial generation? How about the ever-growing electric vehicle population? Why not a bunch of electric vehicle charging stations to attract the growing number of EV purchasers?Minnesota is one of the recipients of a portion of the Volkswagen settlement funds...