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March 25, 2024

[What Value Does a City Engineer Add to My City?](https://blog.widseth.com/what-value-does-a-city-engineer-add-to-my-city)

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[![Celebrating National Engineers Week With Civil & Water Resources Engineer Kirsten Plath](https://blog.widseth.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Engineers%20Week%20-%20Kirsten%20Plath.jpg?width=618&name=Engineers%20Week%20-%20Kirsten%20Plath.jpg)](https://blog.widseth.com/celebrating-national-engineers-week-with-civil-engineer-kirsten-plath)

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February 16, 2024

[Celebrating National Engineers Week With Civil & Water Resources Engineer Kirsten Plath](https://blog.widseth.com/celebrating-national-engineers-week-with-civil-engineer-kirsten-plath)

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[![Celebrating National Engineers Week With Structural Engineer Andrew Muer](https://blog.widseth.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Engineers%20Week%20-%20Andrew%20Muer.jpg?width=618&name=Engineers%20Week%20-%20Andrew%20Muer.jpg)](https://blog.widseth.com/national-engineers-week-6-questions-with-structural-engineer-andrew-muer)

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February 16, 2024

[Celebrating National Engineers Week With Structural Engineer Andrew Muer](https://blog.widseth.com/national-engineers-week-6-questions-with-structural-engineer-andrew-muer)

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[![Celebrating National Engineers Week With Mechanical & Electrical Engineer Kaeko Leitch](https://blog.widseth.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Engineers%20Week%20-%20Kaeko%20Leitch.jpg?width=618&name=Engineers%20Week%20-%20Kaeko%20Leitch.jpg)](https://blog.widseth.com/celebrating-national-engineers-week-with-engineer-kaeko-leitch)

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February 16, 2024

[Celebrating National Engineers Week With Mechanical & Electrical Engineer Kaeko Leitch](https://blog.widseth.com/celebrating-national-engineers-week-with-engineer-kaeko-leitch)

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February 16, 2024

[Celebrating National Engineers Week With Civil Engineer Jeremy Schwarze](https://blog.widseth.com/celebrating-national-engineers-week-with-civil-engineer-jeremy-schwarze)

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February 16, 2024

[Celebrating National Engineers Week With Civil Engineer Vanessa Hines](https://blog.widseth.com/celebrating-national-engineers-week-with-civil-engineer-vanessa-hines)

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February 07, 2024

[Joseph Pelawa, PE, Joins Widseth’s Duluth Team](https://blog.widseth.com/pelawa-joins-widseths-duluth-team)

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November 09, 2023

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July 28, 2023

[Rethink Your Approach to Street Projects: Save Money with a Pavement Management System](https://blog.widseth.com/rethink-your-approach-to-street-projects-save-money-with-a-pavement-management-system)

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April 18, 2023

[How Does Having a City Engineer Add Value to My City?](https://blog.widseth.com/how-does-having-a-city-engineer-add-value-to-my-city)

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February 27, 2023

[Lead Service Water Line Inventory and Replacement](https://blog.widseth.com/lead-service-water-line-inventory-and-replacement)

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February 23, 2023

[Intern Cecelia Dircks Gains Experience at Widseth's Wyoming Office](https://blog.widseth.com/cecelia-dircks-gains-experience-at-widseths-wyoming-office)

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