October 14, 2016
Candidate Profiles Now Available Online
Profiles of candidates participating in the November 8, 2016 elections in our region are now available on Greater Mankato Growth’s election website greatermankatoelections.com. The information was provided directly from the candidates vying for office.
October 7, 2016
Just Released – Greater Mankato Economic Metrics
On Sept. 20, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released the 2015 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures for Metropolitan Areas across the country. Over the last year, the Mankato-North Mankato Metropolitan Statistical Area (Blue Earth and Nicollet Counties) ranks 3rd in the upper Midwest (Minnesota,
September 22, 2016
Horumarinta Ganacsiga
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
September 6, 2016
Growing a Greater Mankato Campaign Launched
Last week Greater Mankato Growth, Inc. along with the community volunteers serving on the Sales Tax Extension Committee launched a public education campaign known as Growing a Greater Mankato to inform voters about the proposed extension of the existing local 0.5% sales tax by the
August 15, 2016
Horumarinta Ganacsiga
Mankato’s Housing Study
The City of Mankato has finalized an update to the community’s housing study. A study was completed in 2013, however the activity in residential development and other market factors have made an update necessary.
August 10, 2016
Uncovering the Job Gap
Facing my last semester as a senior (second year) in college I was facing thee question, what next? Time for reality, a full-time “grown-up” job was hopefully coming my way very, very soon. But how was I going to find it? For an anthropology major
June 30, 2016
Moving from Cancer Survivor to Cancer Patient…TEMPORARILY
(Warning: Transformation Ahead) While not likely new to any of you, I’ve been a multiple cancer survivor for more than two and a half years. During that time, I have been blessed to have phenomenal, integrated and patient centric health care from the Mankato Clinic,
June 27, 2016
Redesign and Launch of greatermankatoevents.com
So what should we do today? Who has live music tonight? Where can we take the kids to get them out of the house? The website greatermankatoevents.com is being relaunched thanks to a community partnership and technical expertise from VoyageurWeb. The brand new site is
June 24, 2016
Horumarinta Kartida
Yes, it IS worth your time!
Last Wednesday 43 participants graduated from Greater Mankato Growth’s Leadership Institute. Each year a graduation dinner is held on the last day to honor the participants’ hard work and dedication to the nine-month program. One of my favorite parts of this event is when class members volunteer to speak about their
May 25, 2016
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