HISTORY
- 2013
- March – Greater Mankato Growth Board of Directors holds first round table discussion on furthering ag business across the region
- 2014
- 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
- 2015
- 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
- 2016
- June – New brand launched
- December – Announced that GreenSeam will take over the 35th annual Rural Legislative Forum in 2017
- 2017
- GreenSeam Inaugural Board of Governors Elected
- 2018
- GreenSeam officially becomes GreenSeam, LLC
First Official GreenSeam Steering Committee Members:
- Jim Beal, JBeal Real Estate Group/ City of Eagle Lake
- Travis Brovold, RSM US LLP
- Mitch Davis, Davis Family Holdings/ Davis Family Dairies
- Brad & Meg Freking, New Fashion Pork, LLP
- Jodie Hermer, Compeer Financial
- Steve Kibble, (KEI) Kibble Equipment
- Gary Koch, Gislason & Hunter LLP
- Brian Martensen, Minnesota State University, Mankato
- Jim Marzolf (Chair), CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
- Sheryl Meshke, AMPI
- Brad Schloesser, South Central College, Southern Minnesota Center for Agriculture
- Tom Seigfreid, Rembrandt Enterprises, Inc.
- Chad Surprenant, ISG
- Patrick Yockey, BluEarth Agribusiness Strategies