Target Center
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| Address | 600 First Avenue North |
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| Location | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44°58′46″N 93°16′34″W / 44.97944°N 93.27611°WCoordinates: 44°58′46″N 93°16′34″W / 44.97944°N 93.27611°W |
| Public transit | Warehouse District/Hennepin Ave |
| Owner | City of Minneapolis |
| Operator | Anschutz Entertainment Group |
| Capacity | Basketball: 19,356 Hockey: 17,500 Concerts: Up to 20,500 |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
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| Broke ground | July 12, 1988 |
| Opened | October 13, 1990 |
| Renovated | 2004 & 2014 |
| Construction cost | US$104 million ($191 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect | KMR Architects, Ltd. |
| Structural engineer | Ericksen Roed and Associates, Inc. |
| Services engineer | Gausman & Moore |
| General contractor | M.A. Mortenson Company |
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Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA) (1990–present) Minnesota Arctic Blast (RHI) (1994, 1996) Minnesota Fighting Pike (AFL) (1996) Minnesota Lynx (WNBA) (1999–present) Minnesota Valkyrie (LFL) (2011–2013) |
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Target Center is a multi-purpose arena located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. Target Center hosts major family shows, concerts, sporting events, graduations and private events. Target Corporation is the original and current naming rights partner of the arena. Seating over 20,000 for a concert, it contains 702 club seats and 68 suites.
The center is home to the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves and the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx. The facility has also hosted the LFL's Minnesota Valkyrie, the RHI's Minnesota Arctic Blast and the Arena Football League's Minnesota Fighting Pike in the past.
Original Timberwolves owners Marv Wolfenson and Harvey Ratner built, owned and operated the arena for five years beginning in 1990. The venue was managed by Ogden Entertainment after the city of Minneapolis purchased the arena in 1995.Glen Taylor acquired the Timberwolves in 1994 and the Lynx in 1999.
In 2000, SFX (later Clear Channel Entertainment) took over the contract. The management was changed in May 2004 from Clear Channel to Midwest Entertainment Group, a joint venture of the Timberwolves and Nederlander Concerts.
On May 2, 2007 AEG Facilities assumed the management contract of Target Center. The city of Minneapolis owns the arena and AEG Facilities manages day-to-day operations.
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