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title: Widseth Blog | Brent Dammann, AIA, VP - Architect
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September 28, 2023

[Facility Assessments Help K-12 School Districts Plan for the Future](https://blog.widseth.com/facility-assessments-help-k-12-school-districts-plan-for-the-future)

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April 27, 2021

[We Can Help Plan and Design Your Manufacturing Facility](https://blog.widseth.com/we-can-help-plan-and-design-your-manufacturing-facility)

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April 06, 2021

[Three Important Planning Strategies for Your Manufacturing Facility](https://blog.widseth.com/three-important-planning-strategies-for-your-manufacturing-facility)

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March 30, 2021

[Widseth's Digi-Key Expansion Project Receives ACEC/MN Grand Award](https://blog.widseth.com/widseths-digi-key-expansion-project-receives-acec/mn-grand-award)

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January 26, 2021

[Learn to Leverage Purpose, Process, and People at Enterprise MN Event on 1/28](https://blog.widseth.com/learn-to-leverage-purpose-process-and-people-at-enterprise-mn-event-on-1/28)

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January 21, 2021

[Communicate Your Referendum Information with a Dynamic Video](https://blog.widseth.com/communicate-your-referendum-information-with-a-dynamic-video)

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[![A Promising Outlook: Your School's Long-Range Plan Offers Hope for the Future](https://blog.widseth.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Long-Range%20Planning%20featured%20image-1.jpg?width=618&name=Long-Range%20Planning%20featured%20image-1.jpg)](https://blog.widseth.com/a-promising-outlook-your-schools-long-range-plan-offers-hope-for-the-future)

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January 12, 2021

[A Promising Outlook: Your School's Long-Range Plan Offers Hope for the Future](https://blog.widseth.com/a-promising-outlook-your-schools-long-range-plan-offers-hope-for-the-future)

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August 10, 2020

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August 27, 2019

[VIDEO: Widseth Provides Full A/E Services for Digi-Key Electronics’ $300M Expansion](https://blog.widseth.com/video-widseth-provides-full-a/e-services-for-digi-key-electronics-300m-expansion)

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[![VIDEO: Does Your School District Need More Space, Greater Efficiency, or Facility Repairs? We Can Help!](https://blog.widseth.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BHS%20breaks%20ground-1.jpg?width=618&name=BHS%20breaks%20ground-1.jpg)](https://blog.widseth.com/does-your-school-district-need-more-space-greater-efficiency-or-facility-repairs-we-can-help)

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October 31, 2017

[VIDEO: Does Your School District Need More Space, Greater Efficiency, or Facility Repairs? We Can Help!](https://blog.widseth.com/does-your-school-district-need-more-space-greater-efficiency-or-facility-repairs-we-can-help)

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