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McGuire Considering Purchasing Entire 24.5 Acre Midway Shopping Center
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: McGuire Considering Purchasing Entire 24.5 Acre Midway Shopping CenterFiftyFive.One has learned that Minnesota United principal owner Bill McGuire is considering purchasing the entire 24.5 acre Midway Center from current owner Rick Birdoff who is based out of New York. The sale of the property or part of the property could happen as early as Aug. 20. McGuire and his ownership group have needed…
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Minnesota United Midway Stadium Construction Finally Begins But Two Acres Remain to Be Purchased
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Midway Stadium Construction Finally Begins But Two Acres Remain to Be PurchasedAfter months of delays, an early access agreement has been struck and a permit for soil remediation and excavation for Minnesota United’s Midway stadium has finally been granted. Even though earthwork is set to begin next week, there are still delays in acquiring the two acres needed at the north end of the stadium. FiftyFive.One…
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St. Paul Port Authority Will Partner With Milwaukee-Based Irgens for Midway Center
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: St. Paul Port Authority Will Partner With Milwaukee-Based Irgens for Midway CenterThe St. Paul Port Authority voted on Tuesday to enter into a master lease agreement with both Minnesota United and Milwaukee-based commercial real estate developer Irgens to help redevelop the Midway Center into a transit-oriented mixed-use development. The redevelopment of the site, which has been talked about for years, may finally come to fruition with the…
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Minnesota United Soccer Stadium Meeting Reveals Signs of Progress
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Soccer Stadium Meeting Reveals Signs of ProgressSome very concrete plans were revealed for the first time at a recent City of St. Paul site plan meeting for the Midway soccer stadium. Demolition of the Rainbow Foods building is scheduled for mid-May with remediation of contaminated soil happening simultaneously. Actual construction could begin in September, when building permits are expected to be…
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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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Your MN United Midway Stadium Parking Explainer
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Your MN United Midway Stadium Parking ExplainerThe question of where fans who drive to Minnesota United FC games will park is one that promises to be with us for a while. Our own Brian Quarstad and Alex Schieferdecker examine where fans will park, and why the site plan doesn’t seem to provide it. “But what about the parking?” Brian: The question…
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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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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…