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Brau Motors celebrates 80 years in business
Community members filled the Brau Motors Heritage Center from noon to 3 p.m. Oct. 25 to celebrate Brau Motors’ 80-year history, honoring the generations of dedication behind a milestone eight decades in the making for the family business. Despite the event coinciding with a Vikings football game, residents traded...
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Record Yields, Exceptional Test Weights Define Southern Minnesota’s 2026 Harvest
For Chris Schenk, the 2026 harvest is shaping up to be one for the record books. Across his family’s farm near Mankato, Minnesota, corn yields are running well above normal, grain quality is impressing and test weights are giving farmers another reason to celebrate. “Across the farm, yeah, from...
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Growing the Future: Verdánt Organics Breaks Ground on Mankato Indoor Farm
[Mankato, MN] – October 19, 2026 – APX Construction Group is proud to announce the upcoming groundbreaking of Verdánt Organics’ new $13.6 million indoor agriculture facility in Mankato, Minnesota. The project represents a significant investment in. Southern Minnesota’s agricultural economy, bringing together innovative food production technology,...
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Historic Bank Building Being Restored in Lewisville
(Lewisville, Minn.) – Altenburg Construction is working to restore Lewisville’s historic bank building, originally built in 1902, and turn it into new office space for the company. President Andrew Altenburg says the three-year renovation project focuses on preserving the building’s early 20th-century appearance, including its original vaults, exposed brick and historically accurate furnishings. The finished building will provide office space for 15 to 16 employees. Altenburg hopes the project will help preserve Lewisville’s history and encourage other businesses to return to downtown. The company hopes to have the building ready for business by next spring.
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Verdánt Organics Moves Forward with Mankato Facility, Highlighting Impact of Regional Economic Development Work
MANKATO, MN (October 27, 2026) — A planned $13.6 million investment by Verdánt Organics in a new indoor agricultural production facility in Mankato highlights the impact of strategic business connections and economic development efforts led by Greater Mankato Growth and GreenSeam. Greater Mankato Growth and GreenSeam played an...
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BinMaster Names Julie Foral Director of Marketing
BinMaster Sensors and Technologies LLC (BST), a U.S. manufacturer of level, weight, hydrological and environmental monitoring technologies, has appointed Julie Foral as director of marketing. Foral joins the BST team with more than 15 years of strategic marketing leadership, with experience in product management, sales and operations, and solutions-focused marketing...
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MSU administrator running for city council: Bryan Schneider hopes to address student housing affordability
Bryan Schneider, Minnesota State’s assistant CIO and director of technology solutions, says he’ll focus on student housing affordability if elected Nov. 3 to the Mankato City Council. Schneider is running against incumbent Jessica Hatanpa, who is seeking her third four-year term in Ward 5 — a ward in...
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New owners of Mount Kato plan upgrades, reassure skiers hill will stay open
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - Four local business owners have purchased Mount Kato ski hill and say they plan to keep it operating while making upgrades to snowmaking, ticketing and facilities. Jody and Jared Linder, Joe Frederick Jr. and Max DeMars are the new owners. Jody Linder said he and Jared...