Amid Newspaper Industry Woes, Stadium Deal Could Help Star Tribune

Posted: 5/1/2012  |  By: John Reinan | MinnPost

Movie theaters don’t make money on the movies – they make money on the popcorn. And the Star Tribune could get a financial shot in the arm not from selling ads, but from selling land.

The still-unfinished deal for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium in the Metrodome neighborhood includes at least one piece of valuable real estate owned by the Strib. According to reporting by my MinnPost colleague David Brauer, the Strib could be in line for a payday of anywhere from $3.3 million to $5.6 million – or even more.