Tag: Economic Development

Homebuyer Education Class

HOMEBUYER EDUCATION CLASSES Realizing the American Dream – Our Home-buyer Education workshop is designed to enhance your knowledge of the home-buying process. The class is divided into two sessions, with the first half on Tuesday evening and the second half on Thursday evening. $40 fee

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How to Redevelop a Property in Mankato

Remember that abandoned building, old gas station, junk yard or other potentially contaminated property?  Do you look at these sites and wonder where funding could come from to make this a vital contribution to your community? Is there speculation that the sites may have contamination and

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Opportunity in Professional Sports

This past March, I posted about the upcoming economic opportunity connecting Greater Mankato to the Super Bowl being hosted in Minneapolis in 2018. The connection of Greater Mankato to the professional sports market gained further momentum recently. The largest issue facing businesses in our local economy

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New Retail Business

JIM:  Hey, John. Just got a note from a woman wanting to know how we could get Bed, Bath & Beyond to the area. This reminds me of the other requests that we get Trader Joe’s and Costco to come to town. While there’s a

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Anaga hadaanu nahay kobaca Mankato Greater (GMG) waxay mararka qaarkood u ekaan kartaa wax qarsoon. Muxuu GMG qabtaa? Wax hanti ma qabato, ma samayso wax faa'iido leh. Kaliya waa maxay si kastaba?

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J&J’s Water Cooler Talk: Old Town

Jim Santori is the New Business Development Director at Greater Mankato Growth (GMG).  John Considine is the Director of Regional Business Intelligence at GMG.  They work together to grow the regional business marketplace. JOHN: So Jim, Old Town is going through a planning process that

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The Super Bowl and Greater Mankato

In May of 2014, the NFL awarded Minnesota the 52nd Super Bowl.  The game itself will be played in U.S. Bank Stadium, however the event will stretch out across the entire state.  The vision of Super Bowl LII Executive Board is being developed now.  The

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Real Estate Movers and Shakers

In January, Greater Mankato Growth (GMG) hosted a real estate meeting for area partners such as developers, commercial realtors and financial institutions. GMG brought in the Minnesota Commercial Association of Realtors Executive Director, Matt Anfang. We were fortunate to have Jon Holm and Chris Allen from

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