MSFA

Aug 26, 2015

Filings detail Vikings stadium dispute

M.A. Mortenson Co. and the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Authority are at odds over change orders.

May 29, 2015

Funding options explored for stadium pedestrian bridge

Met Council considers building just the footings for the $6 million structure at the Downtown East light ral platform.

Apr 24, 2015

Vikings pedestrian bridge deal delayed

The Metropolitan Council left discussion of a deal for the pedestrian bridge linking the Vikings stadium and the Downtown East light rail stop off its meeting agenda.

Apr 15, 2015

Deal near for Vikings stadium pedestrian bridge

The deal calls for the Met Council to pay the entire cost to build and maintain the bridge, which would pass over the light rail tracks at Fourth Street and Chicago Avenue.

Mar 27, 2015

MSFA to buy more land for Vikings stadium

The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority approved a deal with the city of Minneapolis to acquire portions of Fourth and Fifth streets in the project area to assemble additional land needed for the stadium.

Jan 17, 2014

Mann of war: a new chapter in stadium saga

After Minneapolis activist Doug Mann’s court challenge to the new Vikings stadium forced yet another postponement of a critical bond sale, state officials, project boosters and more than a few bellicose Vikings fans wasted no time in deriding Mann as a frivolous publicity hound.

Aug 14, 2013

Final vote on stadium agreements delayed

The Minnesota Vikings franchise and the public authority that will own its new home are working to break ground on the downtown Minneapolis stadium later this year. But Gov. Mark Dayton’s call for an inquiry into the team’s finances is complicating an already difficult set of negotiations over final agreements for the use and financing of the stadium.