MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - Over $300,000 from the state will be poured into a hotel project in Mankato. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) awarded the city of ...

former First Bank Mankato President Bryan Sowers; local developer John Kietzer; and Willmar-based hotel developer TPI Hospitality, which operates 36 hotels in Minnesota and Florida.