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April 01, 2024

[VIDEO: Le Sueur County Improves Government Center & Saves Old Jail](https://blog.widseth.com/video-le-sueur-county-improves-government-center-saves-old-jail)

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July 27, 2023

[Crow Wing County Celebrates Opening of New Recycling Center](https://blog.widseth.com/crow-wing-county-celebrates-opening-of-new-recycling-center)

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March 20, 2023

[VIDEO: Widseth Engineers Design Utility & Street Improvements for Grey Eagle](https://blog.widseth.com/widseth-engineers-design-utility-street-improvements-for-grey-eagle)

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November 08, 2022

[VIDEO: City of Dawson Receives Complete Infrastructure Upgrade](https://blog.widseth.com/video-city-of-dawson-receives-complete-infrastructure-upgrade)

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December 17, 2021

[Nearing Capacity, Nisswa Calls on Widseth to Upgrade Wastewater System](https://blog.widseth.com/nearing-capacity-nisswa-calls-on-widseth-to-upgrade-wastewater-system)

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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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[![VIDEO: 44th Avenue Project Provides Critical Link on South Side of Alexandria](https://blog.widseth.com/hs-fs/hubfs/44th%20Ave%20featured%20image.jpg?width=618&name=44th%20Ave%20featured%20image.jpg)](https://blog.widseth.com/video-widseth-helps-the-city-of-alexandria-with-44th-avenue-extension-project)

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June 17, 2021

[VIDEO: 44th Avenue Project Provides Critical Link on South Side of Alexandria](https://blog.widseth.com/video-widseth-helps-the-city-of-alexandria-with-44th-avenue-extension-project)

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[![The Road to a Funded Project: Know How to Navigate the Funding Process for Your Wastewater Projects](https://blog.widseth.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AdobeStock_19264490%20-%20cropped%20960x360.jpg?width=618&name=AdobeStock_19264490%20-%20cropped%20960x360.jpg)](https://blog.widseth.com/the-road-to-a-funded-project-know-how-to-navigate-the-funding-process-for-your-wastewater-projects)

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March 11, 2021

[The Road to a Funded Project: Know How to Navigate the Funding Process for Your Wastewater Projects](https://blog.widseth.com/the-road-to-a-funded-project-know-how-to-navigate-the-funding-process-for-your-wastewater-projects)

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[![Use this Map to Navigate the MN Public Facilities Authority Funding Process for Your Water Project](https://blog.widseth.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Water%20Wastewater%20Roadmap_960x360.jpg?width=618&name=Water%20Wastewater%20Roadmap_960x360.jpg)](https://blog.widseth.com/use-this-map-to-navigate-the-mn-public-facilities-authority-funding-process-for-your-water-project)

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February 09, 2021

[Use this Map to Navigate the MN Public Facilities Authority Funding Process for Your Water Project](https://blog.widseth.com/use-this-map-to-navigate-the-mn-public-facilities-authority-funding-process-for-your-water-project)

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[![Small Cities Development Program (SCDP) Available for Public Infrastructure, Housing, and Commercial Rehabilitation Projects](https://blog.widseth.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_0031_Main-St-Lower-Cullen-Road-Nisswa-MN-2015_PN-6_960x540.jpg.jpg?width=618&name=_0031_Main-St-Lower-Cullen-Road-Nisswa-MN-2015_PN-6_960x540.jpg.jpg)](https://blog.widseth.com/small-cities-development-program-scdp-available-for-public-infrastructure-housing-and-commercial-rehabilitation-projects)

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July 06, 2020

[Small Cities Development Program (SCDP) Available for Public Infrastructure, Housing, and Commercial Rehabilitation Projects](https://blog.widseth.com/small-cities-development-program-scdp-available-for-public-infrastructure-housing-and-commercial-rehabilitation-projects)

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