Residents Say Wal-Mart Is Not In Their League
July 26, 2004
It looks like city officials in League City, Texas are in league with Wal-Mart. But residents in the city are battling to keep the giant
July 2004
The Dead Don’t Stop Wal-Mart Construction
July 26, 2004
Wal-Mart makes no bones about its willingness to disturb even the dead to get their stores open. Local media in Hawaii report that construction has
Texas Lavishes Corporate Welfare To Move Wal-Mart From California
July 24, 2004
It costs a lot of money to move a corporation from one state to another. Texas taxpayers are picking up the freight costs on this
City Council Nixes Zoning Variance for Sam’s Club.
July 24, 2004
The Minneapolis City Council this week voted unanimously “No Sam”, rejecting a Wal-Mart request for a zoning variance to construct a Sam’s Club on an
Residents Organize to Fight Wal-Mart “Village” Superstore.
July 24, 2004
Residents in the community of Lincoln, California were stunned this week to learn that their city has been targeted for a Wal-Mart supercenter. Part of
Wal-Mart Execs Invest in George Bush
July 24, 2004
You don’t have to lose any sleep over how Wal-Mart corporate interests are voting in the upcoming Presidential elections. Bloomberg News reports that Wal-Mart executives,
County Planners Reject Wal-Mart on Traffic Concerns
July 22, 2004
Planners in Lee County, Florida turned thumbs down this week on Wal-Mart’s plans to erect a 228,000 s.f. superstore. Staffers cited overwhelming traffic on Route
Wal-Mart Loses Appeal Over Issue of Superstore Size.
July 20, 2004
Size matters. Just ask three judges in Oregon who rejected a Wal-Mart this week based on incompatible size. Wal-Mart lost a second round in Hood
Residents Fight Farmland Rezone For Wal-Mart
July 18, 2004
Residents in Portsmouth, Michigan submitted the following field report this week: “We have formed a group called : “Friends of Portsmouth Township” to combat a
AG Files Complaint About Open Meeting Law & Wal-Mart
July 17, 2004
Wisconsin’s Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager has filed a complaint in Dodge County Circuit Court against a private development company, the Beaver Dam Area Development Corporation,
73% of city doesn’t want Wal-Mart
July 17, 2004
Wal-Mart often suggests that only a “vocal minority” doesn’t want them around, but frequently, when asked, the minority turns out to be a majority. In
City Council Votes for Cap on Store Size
July 17, 2004
Another community has given developers fair warning that size matters! Here’s a frontline account from sprawl-busters in Canada about a recent victory in British Columbia:
Residents Win 6 Year Battle to Dump Wal-Mart.
July 17, 2004
Residents in Chandler, Arizona have been fighting Wal-Mart for at least the past six years, trying to keep the giant retailer off of land near
City Council Votes For 125,000 s.f. building cap
July 16, 2004
The city of Franklin, Wisconsin became the first community in Milwaukee County to place a limit on the size of retail buildings — but only
Citizen Opposition Turns Vote Against Lowe’s
July 16, 2004
Residents in Green Township, Ohio have at least temporarily sidestepped a big box planned for their community. According to the Cincinnati Enquirer this week, a
Wal-Mart Gets Slam-Dunked on Rezoning
July 16, 2004
Residents in El Paso County, Colorado can’t believe it’s over — at least for now. Their jubilant report of a Wal-Mart defeat came in as
Wal-Mart Gets Huge Tax Deal to Rent Distribution Center
July 15, 2004
Several weeks ago, Good Jobs First released a report on the myriad of ways that Wal-Mart has filled its beggar’s cup with corporate welfare, underwritten
Wal-Mart Admits “Increasing Difficulty” Getting Supercenters OK’d.
July 11, 2004
Wal-Mart officials are admitting publicly that it’s getting harder to convince the public that supercenters make good neighbors. In Tegay Cay, South Carolina, a citizen’s
Wal-Mart Facing “Mini movement” To Block Superstore
July 11, 2004
Don’t look now, but Wal-Mart is facing a “mini movement” to block its effort to build a huge supercenter on Highway 29 in American Canyon,
Field Notes: New Battles From Across the Country.
July 10, 2004
Sprawl is busting out all over! Here’s a sampling of seven recent battles reported by Sprawl-Buster correspondents across the country over the past week: BERLIN,
Wal-Mart Corporate Tax Shelter Worth Millions
July 8, 2004
Wal-Mart, the most profitable retailer in the world, is also the biggest retailer on welfare. Wal-Mart has used an elaborate array of tax subsidies and
Wal-Mart’s Crime “Epidemic”
July 8, 2004
East Lampeter, Pennsylvania, Police Chief Dale Jerchau has an epidemic on his hands. The Wal-Mart supercenter in his town, he says, “is trying very hard
Wal-Mart to Build Hundreds of “Urban 99” Superstores
July 6, 2004
It seemed like a corporate joke when Wal-Mart responded to a Tampa, Florida size limit on retail stores by building a store just under the
Wal-Mart Appeals Supercenter Rejection
July 5, 2004
The Planning Commission in Woodland, California has rejected Wal-Mart’s plans to expand its existing 127,453 s.f. store on East Main Street into a supercenter by
Wal-Mart Wants Exemption From Anti-Big Box Ordinance
July 4, 2004
Wal-Mart is willing to play by the rules as long as the rules allow them to play. In Calvert County, Maryland, Wal-Mart wants to fly
Sears Buys Some Dead Wal-Mart To Create “Sears Grand”
July 4, 2004
What a grand idea! Thank you Sears, Roebuck & Co. for annoucing plans to buy up to 54 open Kmart stores and 7 dead Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Supercenter Parked Over Parking Lot Issues
July 4, 2004
Wal-Mart’s plans for a supercenter along Coconut Road in Estero have been thrown into parking gear over the issue of parking lots. Lee County officials