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February 25, 2010

Vikes sign new team for stadium blitz

At least one industry is hiring these days: Following on the heels of the Detroit Red Wings hiring an arena campaign manager the Minnesota Vikings have brought on board seven new lobbyists for their own stadium push.

The Vikes' own already-in-place stadium czar, Lester Bagley, told the St. Paul Pioneer Press that he'd like to see a stadium built ASAP, given low interest rates and construction costs, but one of the new lobbyists, John Knapp, tempered his enthusiasm a bit, telling the paper, "It's still early in the session, and obviously legislators are trying to deal with the budget." But then, Target Field wasn't won in a day.

COMMENTS

Never happen, bring this team to L.A.

Posted by L.A. Vikings on February 26, 2010 03:56 PM

It's hard to believe anyone actually living in Minnesota would think that the Vikings have even a remote shot of pushing through stadium funding. The state is broke, period. I have little or no respect for most politicians, but if there's one they can accomplish with regularity, it's saving their own butts. You simply just can't cut what the they are going to have to, while giving money to a team, and live to tell about it.

Posted by Matt B. on March 3, 2010 03:48 PM

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