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NEWS STORY

Minneapolis hotel revenue sets all time monthly record

Fri Jul 12 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

Gymnastics Trials Accelerated Comeback Era for Minneapolis

Wed Jul 03 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

Downtown Minneapolis hotels last week hit 3rd highest occupancy since the pandemic

Wed Jul 03 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

Olympic Gymnastic Trials close out busy hospitality weekend in Minneapolis

Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

Fans celebrating US Gymnastics Olympic Trials in Minneapolis

Thu Jun 27 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

Downtown Minneapolis transforms, hosts fan activities for U.S. Gymnastics Olympic Team Trials

Thu Jun 27 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

Downtown Minneapolis packed for 'Parisian street fair'

Thu Jun 27 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

Minneapolis hopes to stick the landing with U.S. Gymnastics Olympic Trials

Wed Jun 26 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

Minneapolis puts a Parisian twist on downtown events for gymnastics fans

Wed Jun 26 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

What you need to know about the OIympic Trials

Sat Jun 15 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

Twin Cities students get a gymnastics lesson ahead of the U.S. Gymnastics Trials

Tue Jun 11 00:00:00 UTC 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Minneapolis to Host 2026 SUMMERSLAM®

Thu May 23 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

Fox 9 Economic Impact Story

Thu Mar 07 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

Star Tribune guide to fan events

Thu Mar 07 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

The Caitlin Clark show fueled a Big Ten Tournament sellout.

Tue Mar 05 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

Target Center is on pace to sell out the Women's Basketball Big 10 Tournament for the first time

Thu Feb 22 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

Big Sporting Events Coming to the Twin Cities (MSP Biz Journal)

Fri Jan 12 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

MN officially lands 2026 World Junior Hockey event (Star Tribune)

Fri Jan 05 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

250,000 fans expected in St. Paul for 2026 World Junior Hockey Championships (Pioneer Press)

Fri Jan 05 00:00:00 UTC 2024
PRESS RELEASE

USA Hockey Selects Twin Cities to Host 2026 IIHF World Jr Hockey Championship

Fri Jan 05 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

Twin Cities to host World Junior Hockey Championship (KSTP)

Fri Jan 05 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

World Junior Ice Hockey Championships to return to Minnesota in 2026 (Fox9)

Fri Jan 05 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

Gymnasts gather at Mall of America ahead of 2024 U.S. Olympic team trials in Minneapolis

Thu Dec 28 00:00:00 UTC 2023
PRESS RELEASE

MNSE Champions Council Announces Class of MN Champions

Wed Sep 13 00:00:00 UTC 2023
NEWS STORY

Star Tribune - U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials will be held at Target Center in June 2024

Tue Jun 13 00:00:00 UTC 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Minneapolis, Minnesota to host 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Gymnastics

Tue Jun 13 00:00:00 UTC 2023
NEWS STORY

Mpls St. Paul Magazine - Minneapolis to Host U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials

Tue Jun 13 00:00:00 UTC 2023
NEWS STORY

MPR - Minneapolis to host top gymnastics competition leading to Paris Olympics

Tue Jun 13 00:00:00 UTC 2023
NEWS STORY

Lea B. Olsen Supports Minnesota Sports and Events

Wed Mar 22 00:00:00 UTC 2023
NEWS STORY

Lou Nanne Supports Minnesota Sports and Events

Wed Mar 22 00:00:00 UTC 2023
NEWS STORY

Sports Business Journal ranks Minneapolis #4 City for Hosting Sports Events

Mon Mar 20 00:00:00 UTC 2023
NEWS STORY

Big Ten Women's Tournament in Minneapolis poised to break attendance record

Sun Mar 05 00:00:00 UTC 2023
NEWS STORY

Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Steams into Minneapolis

Thu Mar 02 00:00:00 UTC 2023
NEWS STORY

Minneapolis hosts Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament for the first time

Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 UTC 2023
NEWS STORY

Women's Big Ten basketball tournament tips off at Target Center

Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 UTC 2023
NEWS STORY

Big Ten Women's Basketball Tourney Begins in MPLS

Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 UTC 2023
NEWS STORY

Big Ten Women's Basketball Tourney Begins in MPLS Part 2

Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 UTC 2023
NEWS STORY

Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament at Target Center

Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 UTC 2023
NEWS STORY

Big Ten Womens Basketball Tournament tips off in Minneapolis Target Center

Tue Feb 28 00:00:00 UTC 2023
PRESS RELEASE

2023 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Tickets go on sale Jan 17

Tue Jan 17 00:00:00 UTC 2023
PRESS RELEASE

2022 Women's Final Four Generates Millions for Minnesota

Fri Sep 30 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

PGA announces Ryder Cup to return to Hazeltine National Golf Course in 2029.

Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 UTC 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Minnesota officially wins bid to host the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games

Fri May 06 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

KSTP - Target Center to host Big Ten 2023, 2024 basketball tournaments

Thu Apr 21 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

WCCO - 'A True Basketball State’: Big Ten Men’s, Women’s Tournaments Coming To Minnesota

Wed Apr 20 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

Star Tribune - Big Ten basketball tournaments coming to Minneapolis in 2023 and 2024

Wed Apr 20 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

KARE 11 - Minneapolis to host Big Ten Basketball Tournaments in 2023, 2024

Wed Apr 20 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

Fox 9 - Minneapolis to host women's, men's Big Ten basketball tournaments in 2023, 2024.

Wed Apr 20 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

Star Tribune - Final Four weekend provided a marker on Minneapolis' road to recovery

Tue Apr 05 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

Star Tribune - Women's Final Four was a Minnesota moment — let's have more

Tue Apr 05 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

KSTP - Downtown Minneapolis benefits from NCAA Women's Final Four excitement

Mon Apr 04 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

New York Times - Minnesota, a Mecca of Women's Basketball, Is Having Its Moment

Sun Apr 03 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

KARE 11: Mall of America holds Title IX exhibition

Sat Apr 02 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

KSTP: Women's Final Four festivities ramp up at MPLS Convention Center

Thu Mar 31 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

Pioneer Press - 50th anniversary of Title IX celebrates women's athletics.

Wed Mar 30 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

Pioneer Press - 50th anniversary of Title IX celebrates women's athletics.

Wed Mar 30 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

WCCO - MOA Celebrates 50 Years Of Title IX Ahead Of NCAA Women’s Final Four

Tue Mar 29 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

KARE 11 - Stuck at home over spring break? Here are some free family activities

Thu Mar 24 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

CBS Minnesota - As Tournaments Begin, Minneapolis Prepares for Women’s Final Four

Thu Mar 17 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

Fox 9 - Hundreds of volunteers get ready for 2022 Women's Final Four in Minneapolis

Sun Mar 13 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal - Better Than Ever: Wendy Blackshaw

Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

Wendy Williams Blackshaw named to Twin Cities Business list of 100 People to Know in 2022

Mon Jan 03 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

NHL Winter Classic promises Target Field fun despite — and partly because of — the cold

Wed Dec 29 00:00:00 UTC 2021
NEWS STORY

KARE-11 (NBC) - NCAA Women's Final Four helps Women & Kids Shelter

Fri Nov 19 00:00:00 UTC 2021
NEWS STORY

KARE 11 (NBC) - Buying Tickets to the NCAA Women's Final Four

Thu Oct 21 00:00:00 UTC 2021
NEWS STORY

KMSP-TV (FOX 9) – Julie Manning live in studio

Wed Oct 20 00:00:00 UTC 2021
NEWS STORY

WCCO-TV (CBS) – Interview with Julie Manning

Wed Oct 20 00:00:00 UTC 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Registration Opens for 2022 Read to the Final Four

Wed Oct 13 00:00:00 UTC 2021
NEWS STORY

NCAA Championship Trophy Makes Debut At MN State Fair

Thu Sep 02 00:00:00 UTC 2021
NEWS STORY

Dreams for U.S. Bank Stadium are Olympic swimming pool size

Sat Jun 19 00:00:00 UTC 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Minnesota Sports and Events

Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 UTC 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Blooming Will Host NCAA Championship Events in 2023-2025.

Wed Oct 14 00:00:00 UTC 2020
NEWS STORY

Minneapolis Selected to Host the NCAA Women's Final Four in 2022

Mon Sep 24 00:00:00 UTC 2018
press releases
PRESS RELEASE

Minneapolis to Host 2026 SUMMERSLAM®

Thu May 23 00:00:00 UTC 2024
PRESS RELEASE

USA Hockey Selects Twin Cities to Host 2026 IIHF World Jr Hockey Championship

Fri Jan 05 00:00:00 UTC 2024
PRESS RELEASE

MNSE Champions Council Announces Class of MN Champions

Wed Sep 13 00:00:00 UTC 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Minneapolis, Minnesota to host 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Gymnastics

Tue Jun 13 00:00:00 UTC 2023
PRESS RELEASE

2023 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Tickets go on sale Jan 17

Tue Jan 17 00:00:00 UTC 2023
PRESS RELEASE

2022 Women's Final Four Generates Millions for Minnesota

Fri Sep 30 00:00:00 UTC 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Minnesota officially wins bid to host the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games

Fri May 06 00:00:00 UTC 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Registration Opens for 2022 Read to the Final Four

Wed Oct 13 00:00:00 UTC 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Minnesota Sports and Events

Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 UTC 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Blooming Will Host NCAA Championship Events in 2023-2025.

Wed Oct 14 00:00:00 UTC 2020
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NEWS STORY

Minneapolis hotel revenue sets all time monthly record

Fri Jul 12 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

Gymnastics Trials Accelerated Comeback Era for Minneapolis

Wed Jul 03 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

Downtown Minneapolis hotels last week hit 3rd highest occupancy since the pandemic

Wed Jul 03 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

Olympic Gymnastic Trials close out busy hospitality weekend in Minneapolis

Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

Fans celebrating US Gymnastics Olympic Trials in Minneapolis

Thu Jun 27 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

Downtown Minneapolis transforms, hosts fan activities for U.S. Gymnastics Olympic Team Trials

Thu Jun 27 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

Downtown Minneapolis packed for 'Parisian street fair'

Thu Jun 27 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

Minneapolis hopes to stick the landing with U.S. Gymnastics Olympic Trials

Wed Jun 26 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

Minneapolis puts a Parisian twist on downtown events for gymnastics fans

Wed Jun 26 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

What you need to know about the OIympic Trials

Sat Jun 15 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

Twin Cities students get a gymnastics lesson ahead of the U.S. Gymnastics Trials

Tue Jun 11 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

Fox 9 Economic Impact Story

Thu Mar 07 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

Star Tribune guide to fan events

Thu Mar 07 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

The Caitlin Clark show fueled a Big Ten Tournament sellout.

Tue Mar 05 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

Target Center is on pace to sell out the Women's Basketball Big 10 Tournament for the first time

Thu Feb 22 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

Big Sporting Events Coming to the Twin Cities (MSP Biz Journal)

Fri Jan 12 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

MN officially lands 2026 World Junior Hockey event (Star Tribune)

Fri Jan 05 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

250,000 fans expected in St. Paul for 2026 World Junior Hockey Championships (Pioneer Press)

Fri Jan 05 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

Twin Cities to host World Junior Hockey Championship (KSTP)

Fri Jan 05 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

World Junior Ice Hockey Championships to return to Minnesota in 2026 (Fox9)

Fri Jan 05 00:00:00 UTC 2024
NEWS STORY

Gymnasts gather at Mall of America ahead of 2024 U.S. Olympic team trials in Minneapolis

Thu Dec 28 00:00:00 UTC 2023
NEWS STORY

Star Tribune - U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials will be held at Target Center in June 2024

Tue Jun 13 00:00:00 UTC 2023
NEWS STORY

Mpls St. Paul Magazine - Minneapolis to Host U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials

Tue Jun 13 00:00:00 UTC 2023
NEWS STORY

MPR - Minneapolis to host top gymnastics competition leading to Paris Olympics

Tue Jun 13 00:00:00 UTC 2023
NEWS STORY

Lea B. Olsen Supports Minnesota Sports and Events

Wed Mar 22 00:00:00 UTC 2023
NEWS STORY

Lou Nanne Supports Minnesota Sports and Events

Wed Mar 22 00:00:00 UTC 2023
NEWS STORY

Sports Business Journal ranks Minneapolis #4 City for Hosting Sports Events

Mon Mar 20 00:00:00 UTC 2023
NEWS STORY

Big Ten Women's Tournament in Minneapolis poised to break attendance record

Sun Mar 05 00:00:00 UTC 2023
NEWS STORY

Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Steams into Minneapolis

Thu Mar 02 00:00:00 UTC 2023
NEWS STORY

Minneapolis hosts Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament for the first time

Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 UTC 2023
NEWS STORY

Women's Big Ten basketball tournament tips off at Target Center

Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 UTC 2023
NEWS STORY

Big Ten Women's Basketball Tourney Begins in MPLS

Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 UTC 2023
NEWS STORY

Big Ten Women's Basketball Tourney Begins in MPLS Part 2

Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 UTC 2023
NEWS STORY

Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament at Target Center

Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 UTC 2023
NEWS STORY

Big Ten Womens Basketball Tournament tips off in Minneapolis Target Center

Tue Feb 28 00:00:00 UTC 2023
NEWS STORY

PGA announces Ryder Cup to return to Hazeltine National Golf Course in 2029.

Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

KSTP - Target Center to host Big Ten 2023, 2024 basketball tournaments

Thu Apr 21 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

WCCO - 'A True Basketball State’: Big Ten Men’s, Women’s Tournaments Coming To Minnesota

Wed Apr 20 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

Star Tribune - Big Ten basketball tournaments coming to Minneapolis in 2023 and 2024

Wed Apr 20 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

KARE 11 - Minneapolis to host Big Ten Basketball Tournaments in 2023, 2024

Wed Apr 20 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

Fox 9 - Minneapolis to host women's, men's Big Ten basketball tournaments in 2023, 2024.

Wed Apr 20 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

Star Tribune - Final Four weekend provided a marker on Minneapolis' road to recovery

Tue Apr 05 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

Star Tribune - Women's Final Four was a Minnesota moment — let's have more

Tue Apr 05 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

KSTP - Downtown Minneapolis benefits from NCAA Women's Final Four excitement

Mon Apr 04 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

New York Times - Minnesota, a Mecca of Women's Basketball, Is Having Its Moment

Sun Apr 03 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

KARE 11: Mall of America holds Title IX exhibition

Sat Apr 02 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

KSTP: Women's Final Four festivities ramp up at MPLS Convention Center

Thu Mar 31 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

Pioneer Press - 50th anniversary of Title IX celebrates women's athletics.

Wed Mar 30 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

Pioneer Press - 50th anniversary of Title IX celebrates women's athletics.

Wed Mar 30 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

WCCO - MOA Celebrates 50 Years Of Title IX Ahead Of NCAA Women’s Final Four

Tue Mar 29 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

KARE 11 - Stuck at home over spring break? Here are some free family activities

Thu Mar 24 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

CBS Minnesota - As Tournaments Begin, Minneapolis Prepares for Women’s Final Four

Thu Mar 17 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

Fox 9 - Hundreds of volunteers get ready for 2022 Women's Final Four in Minneapolis

Sun Mar 13 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal - Better Than Ever: Wendy Blackshaw

Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

Wendy Williams Blackshaw named to Twin Cities Business list of 100 People to Know in 2022

Mon Jan 03 00:00:00 UTC 2022
NEWS STORY

NHL Winter Classic promises Target Field fun despite — and partly because of — the cold

Wed Dec 29 00:00:00 UTC 2021
NEWS STORY

KARE-11 (NBC) - NCAA Women's Final Four helps Women & Kids Shelter

Fri Nov 19 00:00:00 UTC 2021
NEWS STORY

KARE 11 (NBC) - Buying Tickets to the NCAA Women's Final Four

Thu Oct 21 00:00:00 UTC 2021
NEWS STORY

KMSP-TV (FOX 9) – Julie Manning live in studio

Wed Oct 20 00:00:00 UTC 2021
NEWS STORY

WCCO-TV (CBS) – Interview with Julie Manning

Wed Oct 20 00:00:00 UTC 2021
NEWS STORY

NCAA Championship Trophy Makes Debut At MN State Fair

Thu Sep 02 00:00:00 UTC 2021
NEWS STORY

Dreams for U.S. Bank Stadium are Olympic swimming pool size

Sat Jun 19 00:00:00 UTC 2021
NEWS STORY

Minneapolis Selected to Host the NCAA Women's Final Four in 2022

Mon Sep 24 00:00:00 UTC 2018
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