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Stadium Watch Blog

New Saints stadium named CHS Field

New Saints stadium named CHS Field

The new Lowertown ballpark will be named CHS Field. The city announced the naming rights had been sold this morning, at a press event at the construction site.
by Tim Nelson

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Vikings, stadium authority have deal to host MLS team in new stadium

The Vikings have struck a business deal with the State of Minnesota to host a Major League Soccer franchise in the team’s new stadium. The Vikings don’t have a soccer team yet. But Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority chairwoman Michele Kelm-Helgen said a rent agreement would help signal pro soccer that Minneapolis is ready. Lester Bagley,…
by Tim Nelson

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SMG chosen to manage new stadium

The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority (MSFA) Board approved a 10-year contract on Friday with Pennsylvania-based SMG to manage the new Vikings stadium.
by Jon Collins

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Vikings add $19.7 million to stadium contribution

Vikings add $19.7 million to stadium contribution

The Vikings said they’re adding nearly $20 million to their contribution to the cost of building a new stadium for the team in downtown Minneapolis. The team made the announcement this morning at the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority meeting in Minneapolis. It means the team has committed nearly $50 million more to the original $477…
by Tim Nelson

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Minneapolis could play host to Final Four again

Minneapolis could play host to Final Four again

Officials with the NCAA are considering Minneapolis as a potential host for the league’s signature men’s basketball championship. The Final Four was played in the Metrodome in 1992 and 2001. Minneapolis is bidding to host the series for a third time in the new Minnesota Vikings stadium, which is set to open in 2016. The…
by Tim Nelson

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U of M: No Redskins at TCF Bank Stadium

University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler says the university will try to prevent the use of the Washington Redskins name when the NFL team plays the Vikings at TCF Bank Stadium. Update: Read and listen to additional reporting here In a letter to Rep. Betty McCollum, Kaler said he finds the team’s name “offensive” and…
by Brett Neely

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Raising the roof on the Vikings stadium

Raising the roof on the Vikings stadium

A crane moved a 400,000-pound steel roof section into place at the new Vikings stadium today, as the new building starts to take shape in the Minneapolis skyline. The building will rise about 300 feet above the ground when complete. One of the world’s biggest mobile cranes is on the site, hoisting the stadium structure…
by Tim Nelson

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Audubon: New Vikings stadium a bird ‘death trap’

Audubon: New Vikings stadium a bird ‘death trap’

The Minnesota Audubon Society on Wednesday took the offensive in its fight with the Minnesota Vikings and Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority over making the new glass encased football stadium safer for birds.
by Paul Tosto

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Video: Watch Vikes stadium rise 2 years in 2 minutes

Video: Watch Vikes stadium rise 2 years in 2 minutes

Mortenson Construction just released this animation showing how the construction of the new Vikings stadium will proceed. The $1 billion, 65,000 seat stadium is scheduled to open its doors to fans by July 15, 2016.
by Tim Nelson

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