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February 15, 2013 1:12 AM

Hennepin Co. worried about street closures near new Vikings stadium

The Strib’s Rochelle Olson is reporting out of a Hennepin County board meeting that the commissioners aren’t looking too kindly on the prospect that development near the new Vikings stadium might close Portland and Park Avenues. The Star Tribune has reported it is in real estate talks that could lead to the redevelopment of some Read more →

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February 8, 2013 9:26 AM

Stadium bill architect: Don’t hit the panic button on pull-tabs yet

Former state Rep. Morrie Lanning was in the audience for today’s Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority meeting in Minneapolis. The Moorhead Republican was the architect of the stadium plan in the House last year — including the financing plan that’s worrying some of his former colleagues at the State Capitol. Here’s what he had to say,…

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February 7, 2013 4:36 PM

A late entry in the Vikings stadium game: Kraus-Anderson Construction Co.

Days from the scheduled selection of a builder for the new Vikings stadium, Minneapolis-based Kraus-Anderson says it’s among the final contenders to win the job from the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority. Chief operating officer Alan Gerhardt said in an interview today that his firm, based just five blocks from the stadium site, interviewed separately to…

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February 7, 2013 6:30 AM

Builder decision delayed for Vikings stadium

It turns out the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority WON’T be picking a builder for its new stadium tomorrow, as scheduled. The pick was on the monthly meeting agenda, but the MSFA says it’s still talking to the two likely contenders, Arizona-based Hunt Construction and Minneapolis-based Mortenson Construction. “I think we all believe that it’s better to…

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February 7, 2013 2:22 AM

Crunching the pulltab numbers on the new Vikings stadium

Here’s a breakdown of the numbers released this week by the Minnesota Gambling Control Board. You can judge for yourself how they’re measuring up to the state estimates in the fiscal note provided to the Legislature last year. Week Ended Sites Devices Gross Sales per Site Gross Sales per Device 9/22/2012 10 74 $3,703 $470…

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February 6, 2013 3:42 PM

Stern: Timberwolves could host All Star game again, with arena update

The Pioneer Press’s Ray Richardson says that NBA Commissioner David Stern weighed in on the Target Center renovation during a stop in Minneapolis today. It’s yet another effort to sweeten the pot on the back and forth plans for an update for the downtown arena. Stern is taking a bit of a victory lap: he’s…

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February 6, 2013 10:21 AM

Pulltabs: “We’re stuck” says lawmaker

The House Commerce committee is hearing an update on the January results from the electronic pulltab rollout. Minnesotans bet about $1.7 million dollars, a record. But its far short of the $100 million a month that the state was hoping for. Minnesota Gambling Control Board executive director Tom Barrett gives lawmakers the news: there’s about…

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February 4, 2013 9:22 AM

The Super Bowl 2013: A glimpse at the Vikings wired future

Ars Technica had a very interesting look at last night’s Super Bowl — as an internet event. The tech blog says the NFL put up enough WiFi access points to accomodate 30,000 connections at the Superdome in New Orleans. Ars Technica has an interesting spin on it — that the NFL is using the robustness…

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February 3, 2013 6:00 AM

The other Super Bowl: God vs. Football

The Strib’s Rose French notes even the faithful are being tempted by the temple to football being planned for their neighborhood: at least one nearby church is weighing its real-estate options, presumably with an eye on redevelopment opportunity a new Vikings stadium might present.

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January 29, 2013 1:00 PM

Sneak peek at the new Vikings stadium

Turns out there was more to the exchange between the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority than initially met the eye. There were references to “attachments” in the MSFA’s letter to the U. And here they are, overlaid with some proposed amateur baseball accomodations. With just weeks to go before…

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