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Falcons stadium gets even more expensive

AP

Construction projects often go over budget.  But not usually by 50 percent.

That’s what has happened in Atlanta, where the projected cost of the team’s new stadium have increased from $1 billion to $1.5 billion.

The news came not through any formal announcement, but via comments from owner Arthur Blank during a panel discussion at the Rotary Club of Atlanta, per the Atlanta Business Chronicle.  Blank referred to the project as a “1.5 billion stadium” during the panel discussion, and Blank confirmed after the panel discussion that, indeed, the stadium has increased once again in expense.