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Photos: Nature Valley Grand Prix races through Uptown Mpls.

Photos: Nature Valley Grand Prix races through Uptown Mpls.

Nearly 200 riders appeared at the 14th annual Nature Valley Grand Prix pro bike race, the state's biggest competitive bicycling event. The Uptown Minneapolis Criterium on Friday was part of the event, which also includes races in St. Paul, Cannon Falls, Menomonie and Stillwater.

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Stadium builders hire equity director to diversify workforce

Stadium builders hire equity director to diversify workforce

Alex Tittle has worked as the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s civil rights director, charged with meeting minority workforce participation goals on state construction projects. He’ll be working with the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority and a yet-to-be-named “employment assistance firm” to recruit, hire and retain minorities for the stadium facility. Tittle served 10 years in the…
by Tim Nelson

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What won’t be at Vikings football games in the future? Your purse

What won’t be at Vikings football games in the future? Your purse

The Minnesota Vikings say they’re always working to improve the fan experience at their games, but starting this fall, that experience will have to fit into a 1 foot by 1 foot clear plastic bag if fans want to bring it into the stadium. The NFL announced its new “all clear” policy on carry in…
by Tim Nelson

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A look ahead at the Minneapolis skyline with a new stadium

A look ahead at the Minneapolis skyline with a new stadium

There might be lacrosse and soccer fields, even a sledding hill in the new park being planned just west of the new Vikings stadium. Ryan VP Rick Collins had a show and tell tonight for the city’s Stadium Implementation Committee. The committee passed a resolution of support for the $400 million plan, which could include…
by Tim Nelson

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Vikings stadium site may not hold pollution surprises of St. Paul’s ballpark location

Vikings stadium site may not hold pollution surprises of St. Paul’s ballpark location

Now that St. Paul knows the Lowertown Ballpark would need an additional $6.2 million in environmental remediation, what about Minneapolis? Critics of the Metrodome site have long suggested that there might be something expensive lurking under the site — something that might cost a lot of money to clean up. It was one of the…
by Tim Nelson

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Saints ballpark budget has $8.8 million hole

Saints ballpark budget has $8.8 million hole

A new minor league ballpark in downtown St. Paul will cost almost $9 million more than the $54 million the city budgeted. St. Paul has found the soil underneath the ballpark site is far more polluted than it originally thought. It also underestimated the cost of constructing the ballpark itself. Despite the shortfall, the city…
by Curtis Gilbert

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Saints ballpark to cost nearly $9 million more than budgeted

Representatives from the city of Saint Paul, Ryan Companies, Saint Paul Saints and the Saint Paul Port Authority have a conference call at 3 p.m. to talk about the Lowertown Ballpark, including recent soil contamination findings. This letter went to city officials in advance of the call. Curtis Gilbert will have more on this story…
by Laura McCallum

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Soil trouble in St. Paul may cost new stadium projects

Soil trouble in St. Paul may cost new stadium projects

Fred Melo over at the Pioneer Press has been doing a little digging — just about literally — on the Saints stadium projects over in St. Paul. Turns out there may be some trouble underground, both out at Midway stadium, and at the location of the new stadium in Lowertown. Melo reports today that the…
by Tim Nelson

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Nature Valley Grand Prix pro bike race returns to Minnesota

Nature Valley Grand Prix pro bike race returns to Minnesota

Tens of thousands of spectators and nearly 200 riders are expected for the 14th year of Minnesota's Nature Valley Grand Prix, the state's biggest competitive bicycling event.
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Minneapolis mulling an “Ultimate Park” for Vikings stadium district

Minneapolis mulling an “Ultimate Park” for Vikings stadium district

The inquiry by Minneapolis mayoral candidate Cam Winton about stadium area development cost estimates got an interesting reply from the city. Winton released an 8-page document, The “Ryan Companies US, Inc. Proposal for East Village Park, Parking and Infrastructure Funding,” which has details about the proposed $400 million development set for the Star Tribune’s land…
by Tim Nelson

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