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State awards St. Paul $25 million for new Saints ballpark

by Tom Weber, Minnesota Public Radio

11:06 AM, September 13, 2012

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From right, Cindy Lensing, her daughter Lindsey Lensing and Bridgette DuRose applaud during the St. Paul Saints game at Midway Stadium in St. Paul, Minn. Sunday, June 10, 2012. The Saints have had to add several additional seating options to the stadium, which was built in 1982. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson)

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Gov. Mark Dayton on Thursday announced the winners in a $47.5 million statewide competition designed to spur job creation. The largest sum went to St. Paul to build a ballpark for the St. Paul Saints. Saints Owner Mike Veeck joined the Daily Circuit as the announcement was being made.

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