Marco named winner of the 2016 Bold Awards
Marco is excited to announce that it is the recipient of the 2016 BOLD Award in the Middle Market Category,
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Southern Minnesota students learns about entrepreneurship at Junior Achievement’s JA Biztown
Mankato, MN. – Students at Franklin Elementary, Mankato, MN and Washington Elementary in New Ulm are participating in a unique Junior
Read MoreREDA: Coming to the Table
Every community knows the importance of courting new businesses and helping nurture the businesses that are already there: more jobs, more property taxes, more money flowing back into the local economy. For decades, the model for economic development revolved around each city jealously guarding its economic interests, snagging interested businesses that came through the area and focusing on the area within its own borders.
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Wilcon Construction
For Bill and Kirsten Freitag, construction is a core part of who they are and what they do. The owners of Wilcon Construction understand the importance of creativity, innovation and quality, building these concepts into every housing unit they construct.
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Mark Carlson of Walmart
The Wisconsin native first discovered his love for team dynamics in high school, playing on the football team. He pursued that passion into college, playing as the tight-end on the college football team for four years even though his school didn’t offer football scholarships. After he graduated, he looked for a job that could offer him that same team spirit, and he found it in a rather surprising place: Walmart.
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Micro-Trak Systems
Just weeks after Daniel Theobald graduated from Minnesota State University, Mankato in 1989, he got a call from Scott Veldman, the president of Micro-Trak Systems in Eagle Lake. The company, Veldman said, was looking to expand its sales force—would Theobald be interested in interviewing for a position?
Read MoreAlways Keep Improving
When it comes to business, remaining the same is usually not the best business model. Shrewd business owners and entrepreneurs realize that for a business to thrive, it needs to keep growing and improving. That expansion can happen in many ways, whether it’s adding a location, a product line or a new employee.
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Cheap Chics Designs
When Amy Stearns and Kari Mulvihill began chatting over their lunch hour at Carlson Craft, they never thought it would lead to them opening their own business together.
Read MoreOne Year Anniversary
It’s hard to believe that this issue marks the one-year anniversary for my time here as editor. Technically, I started on Jan. 2, 2015, but the first issue that was “mine” was our March 2015 spread. I remember walking into my office on Jan. 2 and thinking, “They must have made a mistake. Why on earth did they hire me?”
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