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Stadium Watch Blog

UPDATED: Dayton ‘deeply concerned’ about NJ case against Vikings owners

UPDATED: Dayton ‘deeply concerned’ about NJ case against Vikings owners

Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton is urging further scrutiny into the stadium deal following the news that Mark and Zygi Wilf have lost a big real estate court case in New Jersey. His deputy chief of staff, Bob Hume, just put out this statement: “I am deeply concerned by the Judge’s findings that the Wilf family…
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Metrodome’s field painted for the Vikings final season there

Metrodome’s field painted for the Vikings final season there

They’re putting finishing touches on Mall of America field today — literally. Painters are applying the field markings and logos on the turf in the Metrodome for the last time this week, ahead of what will be the last season for the Vikings in the stadium. “Straightest lines in the NFL,” said Leo Pidde, the…
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Major League Soccer outlines expansion plans, mentions Minnesota

Major League Soccer outlines expansion plans, mentions Minnesota

Major League Soccer had its All Star game in Kansas City last night and as it is with all such gatherings, there was some discussion about the future of the league and the sport. And Minneapolis. MLS commissioner Don Garber (that’s him, above) said during the halftime broadcast that the league would like to expand…
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Lowertown Ballpark might be a solar powered stadium — sort of

Lowertown Ballpark might be a solar powered stadium — sort of

It’s buried deep in the documentation on Xcel Energy’s Renewable Development Fund Cycle 4 documents, but there on page 24, is the Lowertown Ballpark, waiting in the renewable energy bullpen, so to speak. The city of St. Paul has proposed putting up a 105kW photovoltaic solar power array in the stadium’s parking lot, on the…
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St. Paul gives go-ahead to Saints stadium, closes funding gap

St. Paul gives go-ahead to Saints stadium, closes funding gap

The St. Paul City Council reluctantly signed off on a more expensive deal for the Lowertown ballpark tonight.  The newly-approved plan costs 16 percent more than the stadium’s initial estimate. The city has to pick up most of the nearly $9 million cost overrun, with a small contribution from the St. Paul Saints, the minor…
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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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