In North Carolina, Dillon Davis in a front-page piece reports development plans for the former Cliffs at High Carolina site, an "undeveloped Fairview property that was to feature luxury homes and a Tiger Woods-designed golf course, have been shelved for the immediate future." The Cliffs Clubs President & Managing Partner David Sawyer said that the company "does not have plans to commit additional funding into the project in Fairview." The development has "ground to a halt after first being announced amid much fanfare" in '07. It was "expected to have about 1,000 luxury homes and the first Woods-designed American golf course" (Asheville CITIZEN-TIMES, 5/4).
GETTING CLOSER: Minnesota United's Allianz Field reached the 50% "completion milestone this week." Workers are "pivoting from steel and concrete design to mechanical and electrical systems, with the canopy roof almost finished, videoboard and seats on the way, and the translucent windbreaker hugging a large portion of the building taking shape." The $200M project "is on schedule and within budget." The stadium is slated to open in February '19, with the "inaugural Loons game expected to take place in April" (ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS, 5/4).
BRIGHT LIGHTS: The Vikings are "turning off the lights on the team’s new practice facility in Eagan at night, bowing to neighbor complaints about a bright glow over their once quiet -- and dark -- suburban neighborhood." The team said that they will "kill the lights" from 11:00pm-6:00am CT, "except on team event nights, when they will keep the lights on an extra hour" (Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE, 5/4).
