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MN Governor Dayton Still a Holdout on Minnesota United Stadium Bill
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: MN Governor Dayton Still a Holdout on Minnesota United Stadium BillMinnesota Governor Mark Dayton stood before the media on Wednesday afternoon to address an error that will, among other things, delay approval of Minnesota United’s new stadium. He explained that in the legislature’s rush to finish an omnibus tax bill in the final hours of the session, they created a wording mistake that would short…
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Waiting on the Governor: Minnesota United Stadium Bill at the Mercy of Mark Dayton
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Waiting on the Governor: Minnesota United Stadium Bill at the Mercy of Mark DaytonIn the wee hours of Sunday night a Midway soccer stadium bill, somehow, made its way though a very dysfunctional Minnesota State Legislature. Minnesota United fans as well as many citizens of the City of St. Paul who hope for redevelopment of the Midway area, woke up Monday morning to joyously discover the news. What…
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Safe Standing Takes Shape in Minnesota Stadium Plans
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Safe Standing Takes Shape in Minnesota Stadium PlansLead designer for Populous, Bruce Miller, speaks exclusively to FiftyFive.One about the ‘safe standing’ supporters section planned for the Minnesota United stadium. When Minnesota United FC publicly unveiled its stadium design back in February, primary owner Dr. Bill McGuire made a point of highlighting the club’s plans to incorporate a large, single tier supporters section…
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Source & Report: Legislature Agrees on Property Tax Exemption for Minnesota United Stadium
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Source & Report: Legislature Agrees on Property Tax Exemption for Minnesota United StadiumThe Star Tribune reported Friday afternoon that the Minnesota State Legislature has agreed to a property tax exemption for the Minnesota United FC stadium they have proposed to build in the Midway area of St. Paul. A source at the State Capital has also confirmed the Star Tribune story. With the 2016 legislative session just…
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How the Minnesota United Stadium Bill Might Get Passed Through the State Legislature
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: How the Minnesota United Stadium Bill Might Get Passed Through the State LegislatureAlmost six weeks have passed since the Minnesota United Stadium tax and liquor bill were brought to the Minnesota State Legislature and nearly three weeks have gone by since it was last debated in a tax committee. So what’s happening with the soccer stadium measure? With less than three weeks left in the 2016 session…
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House Property Tax Committee Lays Over Tax Break for Minnesota United Stadium
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: House Property Tax Committee Lays Over Tax Break for Minnesota United StadiumST. PAUL, MINN. The Minnesota State House Tax Committee’s property division heard testimony on Wednesday on bill HF 3806, a request by Minnesota United to receive tax exemption for a MLS stadium built in St. Paul on the Midway ‘bus barn’ site. The bill was heard by the 16 member committee made up of 10…
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How the Deal Got Done: A look at St. Paul’s Minnesota United Stadium Coup
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: How the Deal Got Done: A look at St. Paul’s Minnesota United Stadium CoupAt the beginning of 2015, Minneapolis looked a lock for Major League Soccer. Whether it would be in the ZygiDome or a Minnesota United stadium on the Farmer’s Market site, it was not going to St. Paul. Almost a year after MLS announced Minnesota United FC as a new franchise, Dr. Bill McGuire will be…
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Bill McGuire and RK Midway Preview Site Plan Ideas for Stadium and Midway Center
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Bill McGuire and RK Midway Preview Site Plan Ideas for Stadium and Midway CenterMembers of the City of St. Paul’s Snelling-Midway Community Advisory Council (CAC) were given a glimpse into the vision that developers have for the 34.5 acre Midway Center and bus barn site and that vision will create transformational change. Bill McGuire, owner of Minnesota United who are on track to enter Major League Soccer in…
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Close But No Cigar: St. Paul Inches Closer To MLS Stadium
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Close But No Cigar: St. Paul Inches Closer To MLS StadiumOn Monday, the City of St. Paul moved another step closer to getting a MLS stadium. Close as they may be there’s still there’s no cigar and no concrete announcement that the stadium will indeed be located at the Midway bus barn site. MLS Commissioner Don Garber flew into the Twin Cities early Monday afternoon…
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How and Why a St. Paul Midway Soccer Stadium Could Work
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: How and Why a St. Paul Midway Soccer Stadium Could WorkOn March 25th of this year, Major League Soccer announced Minnesota United as an expansion team and the league’s 23rd franchise. While the event was a spectacle – some called it the best attended and celebrated franchise announcement in league history – momentum was quickly lost. Minnesota United owner Dr. Bill McGuire and his MLS…
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Important Week at State Capitol For Minnesota United Stadium Bill
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Important Week at State Capitol For Minnesota United Stadium BillThe week is shaping up to be an important one for the Minnesota United stadium tax bills that are currently making their way through committees in both the Senate and House 2016 legislative session. It is believed that the measures will be tacked onto non-controversial omnibus bills. All omnibus bills have to be passed out…
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Minnesota: A Rich Soccer History
Continue Reading: Minnesota: A Rich Soccer HistoryNo one would argue that the names: Kicks, Strikers, Thunder, Stars and Minnesota United FC are synonymous with Minnesota soccer. These are all names of professional teams that have made their mark in the state over the last 40 years. However, the pro teams tell only part of the story of a rich soccer history…
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Will Minnesota United Need An Enclosed Stadium Alternative When Moving to MLS?
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Will Minnesota United Need An Enclosed Stadium Alternative When Moving to MLS?When Minnesota Vikings Spokesperson Lester Bagley was trying to sell the public and MLS on their enclosed stadium for a franchise in the Twin Cities, he was fond of repeating league commissioner Don Garber’s story of how cold it was in Minnesota on the weekend of the 2014 MLS Cup final. “We were talking about…