Dive summary:
- A $2 billion, 10-year project to expand the Mall of America (MOA) in Bloomington, Minn., is underway with road work going on and construction to start in the fall on a $250 million, three-story add-on for 50 more retailers.
- In the plans are an NHL official size hockey rink and an indoor water park, owner Triple Five Worldwide says, plus stores, hotels, event space and more.
- When the big build is done, including whatever MOA officials say they think of during the project, the mall will have 4 million to 5 million more square feet and should draw about 20 million more people each year.
From the article:
Mall of America in Bloomington plans a similar spectacle "of a size and scale that it would be a tourist attraction in and of itself," said Kurt Hagen, senior vice president of development for Triple Five Worldwide, which owns both huge malls.
"We are intending to do a major water park resort."
