In December, 2004, the Janesville, Wisconsin zoning board of appeals ruled that the town’s plan commission correctly awarded Wal-Mart a conditional-use permit to build a
When Wal-Mart encounters a zoning law it doesn’t like, it simply dips into its corporate treasury, buys itself a public relations firm, adds some petition
Coming fresh off its successful construction of a discount store hard by the pyramid at Teotihuacan, Mexico, Wal-Mart is continuing its quest to find sacred
Last June, Newsflash reported on an effort to block Wal-Mart in Titusville, Florida. Here’s an update from the front lines received this week: “Titusville residents
Good news for residents of Pueblo West, Colorado: your community will not become defined as the place “with the Wal-Mart distribution center.” The deal has
The strategies written here were produced by Sprawl-Busters in 2006 at the request of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), mainly for citizen groups that were fighting Walmart. But the tips for fighting unwanted development apply to any project—whether its fighting Dollar General, an Amazon warehouse, or a Home Depot.
Big projects, or small, these BATTLEMART TIPS will help you better understand what you are up against, and how to win your battle.