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Stadium Watch Blog

Vikings, Wells Fargo stadium district sign dispute goes super-size

Vikings, Wells Fargo stadium district sign dispute goes super-size

The Strib’s Patrick Reusse is taking it to the Vikings today, excoriating the team for its opposition to a plan to put giant bank logos atop the towers Ryan Construction is building for Wells Fargo in downtown Minneapolis. The Vikings say the logos may impinge on the corporate branding they’re planning to sell on the Read more →
by Tim Nelson

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Thank a smoker for paying for that new Vikings stadium

Thank a smoker for paying for that new Vikings stadium

That assertion that Minnesota’s cigarette taxes won’t be needed for Viking stadium financing? Well, that’s up in smoke.
by Tim Nelson

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Gambling contribution to stadium funding is small change so far

Gambling contribution to stadium funding is small change so far

The Pioneer Press’s Doug Belden reports that charitable gambling didn’t amount to much, as far as the Vikings stadium is concerned. Once hoped to be the main source of revenue, electronic pulltabs and other increases in charitable gambling contributed a total of $89,000 in fiscal year 2013 — although the games didn’t run for the Read more →
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Maybe fans won’t be taking a seat in the Metrodome

Maybe fans won’t be taking a seat in the Metrodome

The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority said Thursday the authority’s intention to give away Metrodome seats may be too expensive.
by Tim Nelson

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Photos: Designs for the new St. Paul Saints ballpark

Photos: Designs for the new St. Paul Saints ballpark

People passing by the new Saints ballpark in Lowertown will be able to see all the way to the bluffs of the Mississippi River.
by Curtis Gilbert

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Ryan, Vikings add millions to bid for stadium district development

Ryan, Vikings add millions to bid for stadium district development

Plans for a $400 million mixed-use development, parking ramps and a new downtown park are getting a little closer to winning approval in Minneapolis.
by Tim Nelson

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Vikings officially break ground on new stadium

Vikings officially break ground on new stadium

Hundreds of people gathered in Minneapolis Tuesday for the formal groundbreaking for the new billion dollar Vikings stadium.
by Tim Nelson

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Digging for new Vikings stadium starts at the Metrodome

Digging for new Vikings stadium starts at the Metrodome

They’re burnin’ diesel over at the Metrodome this morning. Just after 8 a.m., a shovel started peeling back the blacktop in the northeast corner of the parking lot, ahead of tomorrow’s formal groundbreaking ceremony. American Engineering Testing was on hand to start collecting soil samples, as well. The digging marks the start of months of Read more →
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Report: Vikings and U sparred over TCF Bank stadium

Report: Vikings and U sparred over TCF Bank stadium

The Star Tribune’s Mike Kaszuba says the negotiations over the TCF Bank stadium lease for two Vikings seasons was more than just a Coke vs. Pepsi dispute. He reports today that the school and the team actually threatened to walk away from negotiations before the deal was signed last year. The U even feared the Read more →
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