David Asper is doing an end-zone dance while Leo Ledohowski is calling for a flag after the Winnipeg Blue Bombers chose to pursue Polo Park as the possible home of a new football stadium.In a battle between two of Winnipeg's most powerful businessmen, CanWest Global president/CEO Asper outplayed Canad Inns president/CEO Ledohowski to win the right to work out a deal to build a replacement for 54-year-old Canad Inns Stadium.
After 10 weeks of deliberations, the Winnipeg Football Club's board of directors decided Tuesday to enter into negotiations with the Asper-owned Creswin Properties to build a $145 million football stadium/retail complex on the site of the existing stadium on Maroons Road.
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