The practice field is seen with the Minnesota Vikings office building and indoor practice arena in the background in Eagan, Minn., Monday, Oct. 23, 2017. Construction on the new headquarters for the Vikings is about 70 percent complete. Team officials took reporters on a tour of the Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center, which will open in March. The entire organization will have office space there, in addition to state-of-the-art facilities for coaches and players. (Leila Navidi/Star Tribune via AP)
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EAGAN, Minn. (AP) - Construction on the new headquarters for the Minnesota Vikings is about 70 percent complete.
Team officials took reporters on a tour Monday of the Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center, which will open in March. The entire organization will have office space there, in addition to state-of-the-art facilities for coaches and players.
Grass on the outdoor practice fields has already been planted, with plans to create a garden on the 40-acre campus to supply farm-to-table-style produce for the cafeteria. The 6,500-seat outdoor stadium will begin hosting high school games next fall. Other unique aspects of the project include a Vikings history museum on the first floor of the sports medicine center that will be accessible to the public. Twin Cities Orthopedics will also have its main office building on site.
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Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf gives an interview with reporters in the main lobby of the facility in Eagan, Minn., Monday, Oct. 23, 2017. Construction on the new headquarters for the Vikings is about 70 percent complete. Team officials took reporters on a tour of the Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center, which will open in March. The entire organization will have office space there, in addition to state-of-the-art facilities for coaches and players. (Leila Navidi/Star Tribune via AP)
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A construction worker finishes the caulking of the outside of the Vikings office building, which overlooks the stadium, seen behind him in Eagan, Minn., Monday, Oct. 23, 2017. Construction on the new headquarters for the Vikings is about 70 percent complete. Team officials took reporters on a tour of the Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center, which will open in March. The entire organization will have office space there, in addition to state-of-the-art facilities for coaches and players. (Leila Navidi/Star Tribune via AP)
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The Vikings indoor arena, right, and offices are seen under construction in Eagan, Minn., Monday, Oct. 23, 2017. Construction on the new headquarters for the Vikings is about 70 percent complete. Team officials took reporters on a tour of the Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center, which will open in March. The entire organization will have office space there, in addition to state-of-the-art facilities for coaches and players. (Leila Navidi/Star Tribune via AP)
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