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(KNSI) – Two Central Minnesota Cities have been awarded grants to make infrastructure improvements.
The $1,895,000 worth of grants comes from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Greater Minnesota Business Development Public Infrastructure Grant Program (BDPI).
Sauk Centre was awarded $1,320,000 to assist with a new 58-acre industrial park. The city estimates $177 million in private investment and 20 new jobs in the park within five years.
The industrial park will provide additional capacity for long-term growth.
Princeton was awarded $575,000 to assist with extensions of streets and utilities to allow Northwoods Manufacturing and Sylva Corporation to expand.
The companies project will allow them to retain and add 170 full-time jobs.
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KINGSFORD Quick thinking employees contained a fire at a Kingsford manufacturing facility Thursday.
The Kingsford Public Safety Department was called to Northwoods Manufacturing at about 7 a.m.
Employees had the fire contained using fire extinguishers by the time first responders arrived, according to a Kingsford Public Safety press release.
The fire started in an exhaust stack in the painting booth at the plant. A minimal amount of damage was reported.
A buildup of material from the painting process is believed to burned inside the structure.