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Minneapolis stadium owners settle with injured concert goer
U.S. Bank Stadium officials have agreed to pay their share of a $1.2 million settlement to a Wisconsin man whose foot was injured at a Garth Brooks concert in 2019.
Report calls for additional oversight of U.S. Bank Stadium reserves
A new report from the Minnesota Legislative Auditor says the Legislature should take a closer look at a U.S. Bank Stadium reserve account that’s expected to increase by $149 million during the next five years.
U.S. Bank Stadium deemed a ‘model’ for green operations
Two years after getting high marks for treading softly on the environment, U.S. Bank Stadium is taking "green" design principles to an even higher level on the operations side.
Light-filled U.S. Bank Stadium makes for complex Final Four conversion
For the teams that have made it to Minneapolis in the NCAA tournament - the guys from Michigan State, Texas Tech, Auburn and Virginia - they'll soon be competing in a stadium that might have been built for professional football but can be made to seem much smaller by hanging giant drapes over seating sections.
MN United owner tells of lessons from soccer project
Looking back, Dr. Bill McGuire can joke that his decision to buy a soccer team was “probably pre-senile dementia.”
Vikings stadium’s security walls to be strengthened
More than six months after two protesters scaled U.S. Bank Stadium’s massive ridge truss to unfurl a banner, the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority is taking steps to strengthen security in the same spot.
Troubles lurk with Vikings stadium’s envelope
By Clare Kennedy Bridgetower Media Newswires Executives overseeing the U.S. Bank Stadium project in Minneapolis are taking a deeper look into how the building’s envelope was constructed. In the meantime, […]
Minnesota sports authority’s new CEO hopes to restore public’s trust
Rick Evans, a local attorney with decades of experience in the public and private sector, is the new executive director and CEO of the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, the public body that oversees the operation of the U.S. Bank Stadium.
Kelm-Helgen vows ‘smooth transition’ for U.S. Bank stadium oversight
In her final board meeting as chair of the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, Michele Kelm-Helgen promised a “smooth transition” as new leadership takes over the public body that oversees operation of U.S. Bank Stadium.
U.S. Bank Stadium builders finish panel repairs
Work to replace and repair several zinc panels damaged or blown off U.S. Bank Stadium over the weekend and on Monday has been completed sooner than the stadium’s builder had expected.
U.S. Bank Stadium doesn’t have enough storage space?
U.S. Bank Stadium has 1.75 million square feet of space in downtown Minneapolis, but the officials overseeing its operation says there’s not enough elbow room for event-level storage.
Facilities authority expects cushion in Minn. stadium contingency
Despite a series of budget increases and other hiccups, the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority said that it expects to close the books on the $1.1 billion U.S. Bank Stadium project with a positive balance in the owner’s contingency fund.
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Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
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- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
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