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Metrodome falls, crews construct new Minnesota Vikings stadium in awesome time-lapse
With an undefeated 5-0 record and a strong claim to the best team in the NFC, the way the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings are playing football right now is making a few more headlines than the team’s new stadium has. That being said, Vikings fans are enjoying winning football inside a home stadium that is a huge […]
October 21, 2016
Workforce
Minnesota Vikings honor construction worker killed in fall from future stadium with helmet decal
Three days after a tragic accident that killed one worker and left another injured at the site of the Minnesota Vikings’ future stadium, the team honored the fallen worker on the field. Saturday night, the Vikings took the field in Arlington, Texas, in a preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys. On the back of the […]
August 31, 2015
Business
Bird advocates call for special glass that could seriously delay Vikings stadium construction, add $60 million to cost
Crews and head contractor Mortenson Construction have successfully fought through a worker shortage and below-freezing temperatures to keep construction on the new Minnesota Vikings football stadium on schedule. But like a running back who has fought his way to the end zone only to have his celebration cut short by a late penalty flag, Mortensen has […]
January 19, 2015
Workforce
Construction workers across U.S. push through blast of Bering Bomb cold snap
After the remnants of a Pacific typhoon sent arctic air across much of the United States last week, temperatures dipped to unseasonable lows across the country, making the jobs of many construction workers that much harder. In Chattanooga, Tennessee, road crews working a project on Highway 27 are used to cold weather, but said the […]
November 16, 2014
Business
Construction spending booming to record highs in Minneapolis
The city of Minneapolis has issued a combined $1.2 billion in commercial and residential building permits so far this year and is on pace to break $2 billion by the end of the year, according to a report from The Star Tribune. That $1.2 billion mark the city sits at now is the same amount […]
August 25, 2014
Business
Sub Zero: Polar Vortex causes equipment breakdowns, sends construction workers home and indoors in Minnesota and North Dakota
We told you yesterday about a crew in Louisville used to working in the cold that was forced to pack it up thanks to this Polar Vortex. Today we’ve got an even better idea about just how formidable this thing is with news of the hardened crews of Minnesota and North Dakota having to take […]
January 8, 2014
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