State Contribution To New Vikings Stadium: $398 Million

David Drew — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 22:58:44 +0000

I think today brought fantastic news in that the Minnesota Vikings are as close as they've been to staying put and having a new facility that will help the entire state. There are still some political obstacles to get over, but the momentum is positive.

After days of intense, closed-door meetings, DFL Gov. Mark Dayton and the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday morning announced an agreement for what the governor called, "a new people's stadium" in downtown Minneapolis.

Wilf 'Optimistic' About Metrodome Site, But Problems Remain

David Drew — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:12:49 +0000

Of course, don't rule out Arden Hills either. It's crunch time for the Vikings stadium decision.

Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf emerged from a three-hour meeting Wednesday in Gov. Mark Dayton’s office and said he was “optimistic” that the team’s new stadium could be built at the Metrodome.

But Wilf, the governor, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak and others painted a disjointed picture of how much progress was being made toward a new stadium, with Rybak again insisting that the city would not participate financially unless there was also monetary relief for Minneapolis’ Target Center.

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State Contribution To New Vikings Stadium: $398 Million

Wilf 'Optimistic' About Metrodome Site, But Problems Remain