Greater Mankato Growth, Inc. along with hundreds of businesses and professionals 
rooted in agriculture from across the region have been working since 2013 to strategically build on and connect the region’s extensive agricultural business assets in order to develop and position this region to now be known nationally and internationally as the place for talent, business, innovation and education in relation to agriculture.
Agriculture is currently the largest business industry segment within this region with more than $15.3 billion in sales annually. Spanning an economic continuum from production, processing, manufacturing, professional services, research, technology, education, transportation and more; a majority of businesses in the region are either part of ag’s value stream or indirectly impacted. The region boasts an extensive list of ag business concentration and industry dominance amounting to nearly 1,000 ag related businesses.
“GreenSeam is not affiliated with the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District’s GreenSeam® program.”
GreenSeam organizes and aligns the collective work of its stakeholders to promote investment in ag business and contribute to the shared vision.
Our vision is to build on existing ag business prominence across southern Minnesota – northern Iowa maximizing a growing economic marketplace in order to be the premier ag business epicenter in the United States – the most diverse, balanced and sustainable.
March – Greater Mankato Growth Board of Directors holds first round table discussion on furthering ag business across the region
January – Greater Mankato Growth holds an Agricultural Business Summit
June – Steering Committee formed to guide and develop the initiative*
November – Greater Mankato Growth Board of Directors commits $250,000 to launch the project
April – Hired first staff member dedicated to the initiative
June – Action teams were formed to concentrate on strategic areas of work
August – Branding work began
June – New brand launched
December – Announced that GreenSeam will take over the 35th annual Rural Legislative Forum in 2017
GreenSeam Inaugural Board of Governors Elected
GreenSeam officially becomes GreenSeam, LLC
First Official GreenSeam Steering Committee Members:
