AM 1240 WJON » Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission http://wjon.com Wed, 22 May 2013 08:00:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Study Favors Spot Near Target Field For Vikings http://wjon.com/study-favors-spot-near-target-field-for-vikings/ http://wjon.com/study-favors-spot-near-target-field-for-vikings/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 15:15:40 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=14182 A study commissioned by the real estate investor who envisioned Target Field on a scrubby downtown Minneapolis parking lot concludes the nearby Farmers Market would be the best place for a new Vikings stadium.

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]]> http://wjon.com/study-favors-spot-near-target-field-for-vikings/feed/ 0 Workers To Begin Replacing Metrodome Roof http://wjon.com/workers-to-begin-replacing-metrodome-roof/ http://wjon.com/workers-to-begin-replacing-metrodome-roof/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:16:45 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=10244 Work begins Thursday on replacing the Metrodome's roof, which collapsed after a snowstorm last December. Crews with Birdair Inc., the New York contractor hired by the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission for the job, will spread a protective tarp over the playing field.

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]]> http://wjon.com/workers-to-begin-replacing-metrodome-roof/feed/ 0 Getty Images Panel Considers Metrodome Roof Repair Contract http://wjon.com/panel-considers-metrodome-roof-repair-contract/ http://wjon.com/panel-considers-metrodome-roof-repair-contract/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:40:05 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=8747 The commission that owns the aging Metrodome
in Minneapolis is expected to award a contract Friday to the only firm that bid on replacing the roof that collapsed under heavy snow in mid-December.

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]]> http://wjon.com/panel-considers-metrodome-roof-repair-contract/feed/ 0 Getty Images Repair Or Replace Metrodome Roof? Decision Coming http://wjon.com/repair-or-replace-metrodome-roof-decision-coming/ http://wjon.com/repair-or-replace-metrodome-roof-decision-coming/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:47:58 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=7404 The commission that oversees the Metrodome is getting ready to decide whether to replace its damaged roof entirely or just replace torn parts of it. The Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission meets Thursday to hear from engineers who have been assessing the damage since the roof collapsed in a blizzard in December.

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]]> http://wjon.com/repair-or-replace-metrodome-roof-decision-coming/feed/ 0 Getty Images Metrodome Roof Replacement Could Take 5-6 Months http://wjon.com/metrodome-roof-replacement-could-take-5-6-months/ http://wjon.com/metrodome-roof-replacement-could-take-5-6-months/#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:13:27 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=5361 It could take five to six months to replace the snow-damaged roof of the Metrodome. That assessment came Thursday from Ted Mondale, the new chairman of the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission.

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]]> http://wjon.com/metrodome-roof-replacement-could-take-5-6-months/feed/ 0 Getty Images Metrodome Roof Nearly Clear Of Snow And Ice http://wjon.com/metrodome-roof-nearly-clear-of-snow-and-ice/ http://wjon.com/metrodome-roof-nearly-clear-of-snow-and-ice/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:59:27 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=2839 Workers are finally close to clearing the Metrodome roof of snow and ice so that more substantial repair work can get underway.

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]]> http://wjon.com/metrodome-roof-nearly-clear-of-snow-and-ice/feed/ 0 Getty Images As Many As 9 Panels May Need Repair At Metrodome http://wjon.com/as-many-as-9-panels-may-need-repair-at-metrodome/ http://wjon.com/as-many-as-9-panels-may-need-repair-at-metrodome/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 12:22:10 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=2780 The Metrodome roof repair job may be bigger than first anticipated. Four panels were damaged when the inflatable roof collapsed under the weight of a 17-inch snowfall earlier this month.

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