The Minnesota Vikings and Minneapolis Sports Facilities Authority (MSFA) has selected Daktronics of Brookings, South Dakota, to design, manufacture and install 18 video displays. The displays will be set up in the new stadium currently under construction in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A total of more than 25,000 square feet of video displays will work together to brand the Vikings home-game atmosphere and build a fan experience unique to the state.
More than 200 people work at that Daktronics’ Redwood Falls facility, which recently finished a $3.5 million expansion this past fall to expand the manufacturing space as a key component of Daktronics strategic business plan.
“We’re proud to be selected by MSFA and the Minnesota Vikings to build on our long-standing relationship by locally manufacturing their new displays in the state of Minnesota at our Redwood Falls factory,” said Daktronics CEO Reece Kurtenbach. “The stadium will receive our premier 13HD technology that is currently being used in multiple professional sports facilities. The new display system will be a great addition the architecture of the stadium and will provide an amazing experience for fans at Vikings games and other events held at the stadium.”
“The stadium project has always been about Minnesota companies and Minnesota workers,” said MSFA chair Michele Kelm-Helgen. “The Daktronics contract is a good example of the economic impact of this project. We are thrilled to have a great company like Daktronics commit to the expansion of their manufacturing facility in Redwood Falls. We look forward to this partnership.”
The new stadium is set to be completed by the 2016 season.