Battle Lake Is MB Economic Awardee

Minnesota Brownfields, an organization devoted to the promotion, efficient cleanup and reuse of contaminated lands, today announced the recipients of their 2025 ReScape Awards. Minnesota Brownfields proudly offers these awards recognizing exemplary brownfield redevelopment projects completed statewide. These recipients were chosen from a larger pool of nominees. These awards were presented at the 2025 ReScape Awards Gala Thursday, April 17 at The 1893 at the Historic Grain Belt Office. City of Battle Lake received the Economic Award Winner for their Hatchery Row project. Partner were the Battle Lake Economic Development Authority, the Battle Lake City Council and the Otter Tail County Community Development Agency, DEED and the USDA Rural Development Program. Other Awards were Environmental Award- Settlers East of Woodbury; Innovation Award Winner – Soul of St. Paul; Community Impact: Small Project Winner – Bimosedaa of Minneapolis; and Community Impact: Large Project Winner Minneapolis American Indian Center of Minneapolis.