Wal-Mart’s Store in a Floodplain Still Up in the Air.
July 31, 2002
Wal-Mart’s marathon battle to float a 183,000 s.f. supercenter just over the city line of Decorah, Iowa is now more up in the air than
July 2002
Parlez vous Wal-Mart? Not in Paris.
July 30, 2002
Wal-Mart is not spoken here. That was the sentiment of what the Bourbon Times newspaper called a “capacity crowd” that turned out in Paris, Kentucky
Town Passes “Study Fees” Bylaw to Make Developers Pay For Reports
July 29, 2002
Midddletown First, a citizen’s group opposing sprawling development in the community of Middletown,Rhode Island, has helped pass a new zoning ordinance that levels the playing
Citizens Delayed Wal-Mart Construction For One Year
July 24, 2002
A Wal-Mart denied is better than a Wal-Mart delayed — but either is preferable to a Wal-Mart opening. There is no such thing as a
Home Depot Site Hit by Vandals
July 24, 2002
According to a report in the July 23 Keene Sentinel, “vandals” attacked a Home Depot construction site this week, in just the latest incident in
Banking & Wal-Mart Don’t Mix.
July 24, 2002
A major player representing 5,400 community banks, has told federal regulators that Wal-Mart should be denied its request to purchase a small bank in Broken
Menards Prompts Citizens Protest
July 23, 2002
“Barbaboo has a very good chance of losing its identity.” That’s one of the concerns of John Smith, one of the leaders of a new
“Beautiful” Wal-Mart Rejected. Company Files Suit.
July 23, 2002
According to the Orlando (FL) Sentinel, Wal-Mart has filed a lawsuit challenging a decision in June by the Volusia County Council to reject plans for
Residents Start Boycott of Giant Eagle over Empty Store
July 21, 2002
Many big box retailers leave “dark stores” behind them when they prematurely close one unit, and move to a bigger one. Wal-Mart has 400 “dark
Mayor Wants Big Box Moratorium
July 19, 2002
All it took was Wal-Mart turning over a little dirt just outside of town to put Mayor Eric Amundsen on edge. The Mayor of the
The link between Big Box stores and the lack of bathrooms downtown.
July 14, 2002
What’s the connection between big box sprawl and the lack of public bathrooms in downtown business districts? It may not be the most compelling reason
Lowe’s Sued Over ‘Chinese’ Overtime
July 14, 2002
A law firm based in Rochester, New York is handling a class action lawsuit against the second largest home improvement chain store in the world,
Moms Vs. Wal-Mart Says: Stop Building Near Schools
July 13, 2002
A new group of citizen activists from around the country, based in Pittsfield, Michigan, wants to send Wal-Mart back to the classroom. The lesson plan
Home Depot Pays Largest Fine in History Over Unit Pricing Law
July 13, 2002
The Attorney General’s Office in Michigan has been on Home Depot’s case for years regarding the corporation’s lack of compliance with Michigan law which requires
Wal-Mart Wants Horse Farm for Distribution Center
July 7, 2002
Noel Hickey made a good living for himself breeding and training horses on the 320 acre farm in Marion County, Florida that he bought in
Residents want to “Freeze Glacier Mall”.
July 5, 2002
It takes a lot of nerve to name a mall after a Glacier, but that’s just what one developer in Kalispell, Montana has done. And
Wal-Mart Goofs on Traffic Projections
July 4, 2002
According to a report in the Daily Progress newspaper in Louisa County, Virginia, Wal-Mart seriously underestimated the amount of truck traffic that its planned distribution
Wal-Mart Wants to Tear Down Drive-In Theater
July 4, 2002
According to the Albany, Oregon Democrat-Herald newspaper, Wal-Mart wants to level one of the few remaining drive-in movie theaters in the state, and replace it
Residents Organize to Block Wal-Mart Expansion
July 4, 2002
Last January, rumors started flying in LaGrande, Oregon that Wal-Mart wanted to morph its discount store into a supercenter. Brett Kelver of Oregon Rural Action
Planners Want Demolition Bond for Big Boxes
July 4, 2002
The very visible and costly proliferation of “dead” big box stores that are littering American highways has caused some communities to try and deter the
Local Officials Irate Over Wal-Mart Tax Cut
July 4, 2002
A change in Wal-Mart’s corporate tax status in Massachusetts has triggered a volley of angry reactions from local officials across the state. The town reaction
Wal-Mart The Time Bandit
July 4, 2002
Wal-Mart’s tendency to short its workers their overtime hours has now made it onto the grand stage. The New York Times on June 25th published