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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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Midway Soccer Stadium Aid Added to House Omnibus Tax Bill
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Midway Soccer Stadium Aid Added to House Omnibus Tax BillThe Minnesota State House added two amendments to bill HF4 last week that included help for Minnesota United’s soccer stadium. The addition to the House version of the bill would allow a permanent property tax exemption and a sales tax exemption on materials that would be used for the construction of the stadium. As we…
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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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Pride and Prejudice: A Minnesota United Stadium Story – Part II
Continue Reading: Pride and Prejudice: A Minnesota United Stadium Story – Part IIIn preparation for Minnesota United’s MLS announcement this coming Friday, FiftyFive.One is bringing you a three part series that originally appeared in its entirety in the 2015 year in review book of Minnesota United called the Complete Darkness. It’s published by FiftyFive.One’s parent company, Byline Press. There are still copies available which can be ordered…
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Pride and Prejudice: A Minnesota United Stadium Story
Continue Reading: Pride and Prejudice: A Minnesota United Stadium StoryMinnesota United’s struggle to build a stadium took them through plots and proposals that would have made Jane Austen’s head spin. In preparation for Minnesota United’s MLS announcement this coming Friday, FiftyFive.One is bringing you a three part series that originally appeared in its entirety in the 2015 year in review book of Minnesota United…
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Sources: Prime Therapeutics in Discussions with St. Paul’s Midway Center for Substantial Office Space
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Sources: Prime Therapeutics in Discussions with St. Paul’s Midway Center for Substantial Office SpaceFiftyFive.One has learned that the Midway Center ‘superblock’ is one of three locations in the running for building 400,000 to 700,000 square feet of office space for Prime Therapeutics Headquarters. The 34-acre superblock is where Minnesota United hope to build their new soccer stadium on the adjacent parcel of land known as the ‘bus barn’…
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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…