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Fargo Dome Authority presents convention‑center plan tied to Fargo Dome; financing plan relies on Baker Tilly bond model and FDA permanent fund
Summary
The Fargo Dome Authority and project partners presented a convention‑center + hotel + entertainment district concept sited at the Fargo Dome. Presenters detailed building program (about 52,000 sq ft exhibit/ballroom), cost ranges, and a public financing plan that uses Baker Tilly bond models and potential draws from the Fargo Dome permanent fund.
The Fargo Convention Center Committee heard a presentation from the Fargo Dome Authority and its design and development partners on a proposal to build a standalone convention center adjacent to the Fargo Dome and connect it for joint operations.
David Supas, president of the Fargo Dome Authority, opened the presentation saying the Fargo Dome location is the "strongest long term solution" and framed the combined convention center, hotel and retail/entertainment district as about a $120 million economic development effort for Fargo. Architects from Perkins+Will and RLE showed plans for a convention building sized to meet or exceed the RFQ: a 52,000‑square‑foot exhibit/ballroom (the RFQ asked for 50,000), a U‑shaped prefunction concourse (about 24,000 sq ft vs. a 10,000 sq ft minimum in the RFQ), a 6,000 sq ft kitchen, 12,000 sq ft of storage and roughly 8,800 sq ft of meeting rooms.
Project partners emphasized flexibility: the convention center can operate as a standalone…
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