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New Super Bowl Records Show NFL’s Reach, But Yield No Bid Document
The National Football League took wide-ranging control of U.S. Bank Stadium for Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis – including being given 75 percent of the luxury suites at the facility, and having local officials pay to add temporary seating for the game, according to newly released documents. ... Continue Reading
Records show how Greater MSP took control of state’s Amazon bid
State officials allowed Greater MSP – a business development non-profit with ties to Minnesota’s top companies – to assume a uniquely dominant role in the unsuccessful bid to land a corporate headquarters for Amazon. ... Continue Reading
Details about Scott County bids for Amazon headquarters released
A Scott County group has released details on two sites that were submitted in the national competition to land Amazon’s second corporate headquarters – a move that comes as officials in Minnesota continue to keep the state’s overall bid private. ... Continue Reading
In Saint Paul, a transparency change
Due to concerns raised by women’s advocates, the St. Paul City Council is no longer requiring people who testify at public hearings to verbally give their home address. ... Continue Reading
Politics, the Vikings, and the U.S. Bank Stadium pedestrian bridge
After having committed $498 million in taxpayer money to help build a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings, state and local officials faced a new issue: How could people be convinced that a multi-million-dollar bridge for pedestrian safety was not just another perk for the team? ... Continue Reading
Invoices detail payments from DEED to Greater MSP
Highlighting an unusual relationship, invoices show that the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has been billed more than $80,000 by Greater MSP for a variety of economic development-related activities since 2015. ... Continue Reading