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FAA flight data: A glimpse at the jet set for Super Bowl, Final Four
New records obtained by Saint Paul-based non-profit Public Record Media (PRM) show that hundreds of private jets – including those owned by some of America’s elite banking and financial institutions – arrived in Minnesota for the 2018 Super Bowl game. ... Continue Reading
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
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
FBI to mount antenna system in US Bank Stadium
On the day after the Minnesota Vikings played the team’s inaugural game in the new US Bank Stadium, a top stadium official signed an agreement to have the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) place its own transmitting antennas inside the $1.1 billion structure. ... Continue Reading
Public spending on Vikings Stadium continues to rise
Documents show that the amount of public spending for the new Minnesota Vikings stadium has moved upward – mainly through ancillary projects, both big and small, that have not been counted as part of the public’s official $498 million contribution. ... Continue Reading
Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee files financial report
The first financial report filed by the host committee shows that the non-profit organization had more than $744,000 in assets at the end of 2014, but also more than $891,000 in liabilities. ... Continue Reading