Fargodome, Alerus Center both getting new turf

FARGO (AP) — The Gate City Bank will pay $1 million to have its name displayed on a newly installed artificial turf field at the Fargodome.

Both the Fargodome and the Alerus Center, in Grand Forks, are replacing their indoor artificial turf fields next year. North Dakota State University plays its home football games at the dome, while the University of North Dakota plays at the Alerus.

Both buildings will use infill turf, a material that has more give and resembles the feel of natural turf.

The $3 million Fargodome turf replacement project is expected to be finished next summer. The field will be called “Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome” in exchange for the bank’s $1 million.

The dome’s branding agreement is for 11 years and includes advertising below the building’s scoreboard.

In Grand Forks, the Alerus Center’s turf replacement project is expected to cost between $3.5 million and $4 million. Linstad said major work will begin in late May and should be finished in August.

There is no naming agreement for the Alerus field. The city’s events center commission is negotiating with UND to pay a share of the cost.

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