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Stadium Watch Blog

Vikings stadium: Ryan Cos. picked for parking project

The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority has  approved negotiations with Ryan Companies for new parking ramps and skyway bridges associated with the new Vikings stadium in downtown Minneapolis. More details here from MPR reporter Matt Sepic.
by Jennifer Ehrlich

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Will the new Vikings stadium mean the end of tailgating?

Will the new Vikings stadium mean the end of tailgating?

It’s a rite as old as Minnesota’s football franchise. Fans gather outside the stadium to eat, drink and tailgate. It’s a do-it-yourself celebration of team spirit. But some of the Minnesota Vikings most ardent fans are worried the new stadium will mean the end of tailgating as they know and love it. Three downtown Minneapolis…
by Tim Nelson

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New I-94 freeway ramp headed for stadium district in Minneapolis

New I-94 freeway ramp headed for stadium district in Minneapolis

The Minnesota Department of Transportation and the state Department of Employment and Economic Development just announced a housewarming present for the Vikings as they’re headed for their new home in 2016. The westbound Interstate 94 ramp that enters downtown on 5th Street is going to be replaced. Or, rather, “repurposed,” as the description of the…
by Tim Nelson

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Demolition starting on Lowertown Ballpark site in St. Paul

Demolition starting on Lowertown Ballpark site in St. Paul

The sprawling shampoo factory at the edge of Lowertown begins its demise today. The city of St. Paul says interior demolition on the 650,00 square foot Diamond Products site will start today. It’s the start of a four-month demolition process. Rachel Contracting, of St. Michael, says it intends to recycle 90 percent of the building…
by Tim Nelson

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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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