Inflation, Construction Costs Delay Minor League Stadium

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Rising inflation and construction costs are forcing developers to "step back" from a planned stadium for the Knoxville-based Tennessee Smokies, the Chicago Cubs' Double-A affiliate. 

Smokies CEO Doug Kirchhofer on Tuesday told the Knoxville Sports Authority developers created conceptual drawings for the project and sent it out for bid prior to the pandemic. However, Kirchhofer now says the drawings aren't detailed enough to get a true estimate of how much the stadium will actually cost on today's market. 

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