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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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February 07, 2024

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

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July 21, 2023

[Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities Summer Conference Reception Thursday Night](https://blog.widseth.com/coalition-of-greater-minnesota-cities-summer-conference-reception-thursday-night)

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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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March 21, 2023

[Join "The Jungle" at MCFOA’s Conference March 21–24!](https://blog.widseth.com/join-the-jungle-at-mcfoas-conference-march-21-24)

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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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January 17, 2023

[Civil Engineer Schoonhoven to Speak at CEAM Conference](https://blog.widseth.com/civil-engineer-schoonhoven-to-speak-at-ceam-conference)

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March 17, 2022

[Let’s “Git ‘R Done!” at MCFOA’s Conference March 22–25!](https://blog.widseth.com/lets-git-r-done-at-mcfoas-conference-march-22-25)

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March 07, 2022

[Muer Earns Professional Engineer License](https://blog.widseth.com/muer-earns-professional-engineer-license)

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January 25, 2022

[Performing Arts Center Design for Brainerd and Pillager School Districts: 'Technically, Architecturally Wonderful Spaces'](https://blog.widseth.com/performing-arts-center-design-for-brainerd-and-pillager-school-districts)

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December 01, 2021

[Visit Us at the Association of Minnesota Counties Annual Conference in Bloomington on December 6 & 7!](https://blog.widseth.com/visit-us-at-the-association-of-minnesota-counties-annual-conference-in-bloomington-on-december-6-7)

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[![See You at the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities Conference on July 29!](https://blog.widseth.com/hs-fs/hubfs/handshake-1.png?width=618&name=handshake-1.png)](https://blog.widseth.com/see-you-at-the-coalition-of-greater-minnesota-cities-conference-on-july-29)

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July 26, 2021

[See You at the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities Conference on July 29!](https://blog.widseth.com/see-you-at-the-coalition-of-greater-minnesota-cities-conference-on-july-29)

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