180 blocks make up City Center Mankato, which provides the distinctive experience you want. You'll undoubtedly leave Mankato with an excellent experience situated amid fantastic public art and surrounded by engaging recreational activities, whether it's our thriving local restaurants, unique shopping selections, or thrilling entertainment that draws you here.
Greater Mankato Growth, Inc. (GMG), which includes the chamber of commerce and economic development organization Greater Mankato Growth, the local convention and visitor's bureau, Visit Mankato, and GreenSeam, which uses agriculture to build on the region's extensive agribusiness assets to develop the ag economy. City Center Partnership is a downtown development organization.
As a private/public partnership, their goal is to generate investment in the City Center and create collaboration in order to draw and support the growth of a variety of businesses, customers, tourists, and locals. with the goal of creating a thriving City Center that both represents and anchors the innovation, diversity, and energy of the area.

The City Center Renaissance Plan expands on earlier planning initiatives made by our community and strengthens the possibilities that gave rise to the Valley's historic neighborhood. The plan aims for revitalizing, reconnecting, and reinvesting in the City Center in order to increase the interconnectedness of the residential, industrial, service, and commercial sectors. The City Center's robust employment base, civic amenities, historical assets, and distinctive character serve as the basis for developing initiatives that will support a Renaissance's objectives.