Editing Mall of America (section)

=== Expansions ===
[[File:Mall of America Floors & Escalators.jpg|thumb|Mall of America spans four floors in the Huntington Bank Rotunda.]]
On May 18, 2008, the Mall of America received a tax break for a proposed $2&nbsp;billion expansion. The bill gave the city of Bloomington the ability to increase taxes on sales, lodging and food and beverages to finance a parking ramp at the mall.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.twincities.com/2008/05/18/capitol-budget-deal-beats-the-clock/|title=Capitol budget deal beats the clock|date=May 18, 2008|work=Twin Cities|access-date=2018-08-17|language=en-US}}</ref> On March 24, 2012, the Triple Five Group, partnered with architectural firm [[DLR Group]], announced the start of a $200&nbsp;million expansion that would build into the north parking lot of the mall.<ref name="Mall of America">{{Cite web |title=Mall of America |url=https://www.dlrgroup.com/work/mall-of-america/ |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=DLR Group |language=en-US}}</ref> The plans called for an additional hotel and an additional {{convert|200000|sqft|m2}} of retail space.<ref>{{cite web|last=Webbtwebb |first=Tom |url=http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_20242313/mall-america-plans-200-million-expansion |title=Mall of America plans $200 million expansion |date=March 22, 2012 |publisher=TwinCities.com |access-date=July 24, 2012}}</ref> The project broke ground in the fall of 2013 and began opening in stages in the summer of 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.startribune.com/mall-of-america-s-325-million-addition-will-open-in-stages/317431411/|title=Mall of America's $325 million addition will open in stages|work=Star Tribune|access-date=2018-08-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2013/04/18/mall-of-america-expansion.html|title=Mall of America moves ahead with $225M expansion (Updated rendering)|last=Vomhof|first=John|newspaper=Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal |date=April 18, 2013}}</ref> In March 2014, ground was broken on the mall's north side for the $104&nbsp;million, 14-story [[JW Marriott]] hotel, owned and financed by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community.<ref>[http://www.startribune.com/business/250815941.html 'Ground' broken on $325 million Mall of America expansion.] Retrieved March 21, 2014.</ref> In 2018, it was announced that MOA had proposed to build an indoor water park, with a cost between $150 and $200&nbsp;million for the project.<ref name="Mall of America"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2018/03/08/mall-of-america-indoor-water-park/|title=Mall Of America Proposes Huge Indoor Water Park|date=March 8, 2018|access-date=2018-08-17|language=en}}</ref> In March 2022, the plan was approved by the Bloomington City Council.<ref>{{Cite web |last=KSTP |first=Josh Skluzacek |date=March 11, 2022 |title=Bloomington approves financing plan to move MOA water park forward |url=https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/bloomington-approves-financing-plan-to-move-moa-water-park-forward/ |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=KSTP.com Eyewitness News |language=en-US}}</ref>