MANKATO — Walmart’s already mammoth distribution center is going to grow nearly one-and-a-half times in size in a construction project about to get underway on Mankato’s east side.
Mankato one of 144 cities that could lose metro area status
Mankato one of 144 cities that could lose metro area status By Bernadette Heier | March 8, 2021 at 6:39 PM CST - Updated March 8 at 6:42 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - Mankato is one of the 144 U.S. cities the federal government proposes to downgrade from a metropolitan to a micropolitan status.
This raises concerns among city officials on the impact the switch would have on federal funding and economic development.
“It would eliminate our MSA (metropolitan statistical area) from critical databases that are used by site selectors who are working on behalf of companies for expansion locations.,” Greater Mankato Growth President and CEO Jessica Beyer said. “It would also impact how our region’s economic alliance is able to market our region and how we can directly provide critical business information to prospects. So really this could result in our region not being considered for millions of dollars for investm
Q: Hello Ask Us Guy,
I bought a house and moved to Mankato about a year and a half ago. A while back, a neighbor casually mentioned that there is a city ordinance prohibiting clotheslines on residential properties. Is this true? If so, what is the story and rationale behind the ordinance? Are the handful of clotheslines I see in my neighborhood grandfathered in or is the city simply lax on enforcement?
To be clear, I am pro-clothesline and would not wish to see the city demanding they be removed. In fact, I would like to install one at my own home if there is no such ordinance.