Vikings parking project short of workforce goals

November 25, 2014 2:52 pm Leave a comment

Alex Tittle, equity director for the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, gives an update Nov. 21 at a meeting in Minneapolis on the hiring of minorities for the Vikings stadium and parking ramp construction. (Photo by Bill Klotz, Dolan Media Newswires)

Minorities and women are playing a big role in the construction of the $1.025 billion Minnesota Vikings stadium in downtown Minneapolis, but there is room for improvement on the stadium parking ramp project.

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Traffic plan sought for Vikings stadium area

November 4, 2014 1:36 pm Leave a comment

The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority is looking for a consultant to work on a traffic-management plan, including a light-rail train station, for the Vikings stadium area in downtown Minneapolis. (Photo by Bill Klotz, Dolan Media Newswires)

There’s nothing like a $1 billion stadium project in a busy downtown area to give traffic planners headaches. Throw in a few other big projects, and the challenges mount.

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Committee to weigh Vikings stadium plan

July 8, 2013 2:48 pm Leave a comment

Minneapolis-based Ryan Cos. US has big plans near the site of the new Minnesota Vikings stadium. The plan calls for two office towers, new residential units and a city park. (Rendering courtesy of Ryan Cos.)

City documents offer more details on the nuts and bolts of a $400 million proposal by Minneapolis-based Ryan Cos. US Inc. to redevelop five city blocks in the Downtown East area of Minneapolis.

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First big hurdle coming for Vikings’ plan

June 28, 2013 3:00 pm Leave a comment

Monday could be a key day for Minneapolis-based Ryan Cos. US and its $400 million mixed-use plan for downtown Minneapolis.

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Developer eyeing larger Vikings project

June 18, 2013 3:29 pm Leave a comment

Ryan Cos. US Inc., Minneapolis, is proposing a $400 million redevelopment plan that covers five blocks now dominated by surface parking lots between the downtown central business district and the new Minnesota Vikings NFL football stadium in Minneapolis. City documents suggest that Ryan is considering a larger mixed-use project on the site. (AP rendering by Ryan Cos.)

City of Minneapolis documents suggest that Minneapolis-based Ryan Cos. US Inc. is considering an even larger mixed-use project in downtown Minneapolis than it announced last month.

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Vikings stadium bid packages coming in August

June 17, 2013 3:37 pm Leave a comment

Bid packages for the new 65,000-seat Vikings stadium, which will put fans as close as 44 feet from the sidelines, are expected to be ready by the end of the summer. Groundbreaking is planned for October. (Dolan Media Newswires rendering by HKS Inc.)

Much-anticipated construction bid packages for the $975 million Vikings stadium project are expected to hit the streets this summer as the project team gears up for a planned October groundbreaking.

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Trio pitch for Vikings stadium parking plans

May 22, 2013 2:52 pm Leave a comment

Three companies are pitching plans to accommodate parking for the new $975 million Minnesota Vikings stadium. Ryan Cos. US Inc., Basant Kharbanda and Vedi Associates Inc. The request for proposals calls for 2,000 parking spaces within one block of the stadium, connected to the stadium by skyway or tunnel and another 500 parking spaces within two blocks of the stadium. (Rendering by HKS Sports and Entertainment Group)

The latest scrimmage around the site of the new $975 million Minnesota Vikings football stadium has begun: the battle to build nearby parking.

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Vikings team opens project playbook

May 14, 2013 3:32 pm Leave a comment

Adding the fritted glass proposed by bird advocates could cause the Minnesota Vikings stadium project to lose $10 million in rent and capital improvements if it does not open for the 2016 football season, according to the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority. (Rendering courtesy of HKS Architects)

It was late in the process that the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority and Vikings officials decided that $975 million was not enough to build a football stadium with both a retractable roof and the other amenities they wanted.

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Vikings stadium builder to be chosen by Jan. 25

December 10, 2012 9:50 am Leave a comment

The chase is on for the right to build the new Minnesota Vikings stadium, arguably the most coveted sports construction project up for grabs in the U.S.

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Milwaukee’s Couture faces questions about property designation

July 20, 2012 5:01 pm Leave a comment

Milwaukee County supervisors are wrestling with the designation of land beneath the Downtown Transit Center and, by extension, the legality of The Couture high-rise proposed for the site.

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