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Vikings stadium construction is hitting the road across Minnesota

Vikings stadium construction is hitting the road across Minnesota

The folks building the new Vikings stadium are taking their show on the road, starting next week. The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority this morning announced a four-date tour  to include builders Mortenson Construction and Thor Construction. The plan is  to provide an overview of the project, introduce the project team, review the construction schedule and…
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Is there Saints stadium buyer’s remorse on the St. Paul City Council?

Is there Saints stadium buyer’s remorse on the St. Paul City Council?

It sounds a little like it, in a story from the Star Tribune’s Kevin Duchere today. St. Paul City Council member Dave Thune told the Strib that he felt “abused a little bit” that the stadium’s design didn’t have more community input, although it did have a 15-member design committee. The Strib quotes from a Thune…
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Twins pitching mound for sale, slightly used

Twins pitching mound for sale, slightly used

It’s a familiar task for anyone who has moved: you gotta go down to the basement and start clearing out all that stuff that isn’t going to your new place. That’s true for pro sports venues, too. And now that amateur baseball has cleared out of the Metrodome and the last sinker flung over the…
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St. Paul strikes deal for Saints stadium funding

St. Paul strikes deal for Saints stadium funding

The City of St. Paul announced today it has reached a tentative deal to pay for the new Lowertown Ballpark, future home of the St. Paul Saints. The $54 million project ballooned by $8.8 million this summer after tests showed contaminated and unstable soil that added $6.2 million to the cost. Additional design and construction…
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Next up in the Great NFL Stadium Sweepstakes: Oakland

Next up in the Great NFL Stadium Sweepstakes: Oakland

The Vikings could break ground on their new stadium in a little over two months. The Falcons are kicking the tires on new stadium plans and financing in Atlanta. Next up: the Raiders. The Oakland Tribune is reporting that the team and the city are looking to build a replacement for the O.co Coliseum, formerly…
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Could the Vikings have paid for a new stadium in Minneapolis themselves?

Could the Vikings have paid for a new stadium in Minneapolis themselves?

Maybe, according to Forbes. The magazine is out with their annual ranking of the most valuable teams in sports, and the Vikings slot in at #35 this year, up from #41 the last two years. That might have a little something to do with having the league MVP on the team’s roster. But the ranking isn’t the most  interesting…
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Electronic pulltab gambling sales dismal as more bars offer them

Electronic pulltab gambling sales dismal as more bars offer them

Let’s start with the good news — at least good news if you expect electronic pulltab gambling to live up to its promise when it was  legalized to pay for a Vikings stadium. Despite recent disappointments, more people are getting into the electronic pulltab business. The number of distributors in Minnesota grew by 50 percent…
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