Citizens Want Wal-Mart To Pay $5 Million for Community Development
January 31, 2007
The residents of a small city in Washington state are trying to turn a huge, Wal-Mart lemon into some lemon-aid for the community. On December
January 2007
Wal-Mart Apologizes to 87,000 Workers For Overtime
January 29, 2007
Last week, Wal-Mart publicly apologized to 87,000 of its workers all across America, for denying them the overtime wages they were due. “We apologize to
Judge Rejects Wal-Mart Claim That Town Was Biased
January 25, 2007
Wal-Mart has taken public officials in Spring Township, Pennsylvania to court, charging that the township’s supervisors and attorney were “biased” against the retailer’s plans for
Citizens Hold Off Wal-Mart For 4 Years
January 23, 2007
On December 3, 2004, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart opponents in Florence, South Carolina, calling themselves the Citizens for Responsible Economic Development (RED), had appealed a
Citizens Predict They Will Beat Wal-Mart
January 22, 2007
On May 22, 2004, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart had lost a crucial vote in the city of Medford, Oregon. The Medford City Council overturned an
Home Depot, Don’t Phone Home
January 20, 2007
If you ask the residents of the Los Angeles, California neighborhood of Sunland-Tujunga, they will tell you that there are 9 Home Depots within a
Residents Organize to Nail Out Home Depot
January 20, 2007
Home Depot’s old slogan used to be, “Good things happen when Home Depot comes to town.” Residents in Ontario, California don’t consider Home Depot’s arrival
Wal-Mart Plan Heading To Voters
January 20, 2007
The residents of Harrison, Ohio may get the final say over whether or not they get a Wal-Mart supercenter. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that yesterday
Wal-Mart Submits New Plan 55% Smaller
January 19, 2007
Citizen opposition has worn away at Wal-Mart over the years, and nowhere more clearly than in Manor Township, Pennslyvania, where opponents have literally ground the
Wal-Mart Wants To Expand Into Its Own Parking Lot
January 18, 2007
There were roughly 10,425 people in the village of Glen Carbon, Illinois at the 2000 census. The name of the town means “Coal Valley.” Its
Wal-Mart Developer Hit With $497,000 Fine For Landslide
January 17, 2007
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has fined the developers of a Wal-Mart project in Kilbuck Township, Pennsylvania, $497,000 — the maximum allowed by
Radio Towers Kill Wal-Mart Project
January 15, 2007
Anti-Wal-Mart activists have a new weapon in their arsenal: radio towers. News from Spokane, Washington today suggests a promising new tool in the battle against
Home Depot CEO Gets ‘Orange Parachute.’
January 14, 2007
The departure of Home Depot CEO Bob Nardelli on January 2nd has proven that a golden parachute looks even better in orange. Nardelli left Home
City Upset With Legal Bills From Fighting Wal-Mart
January 13, 2007
On October 18, 2006, Sprawl-Busters reported that the City Council in Neptune Beach, Florida had turned down a Wal-Mart superstore project in September, but had
Wal-Mart Shuts Down ‘Inefficient’ Superstore
January 11, 2007
Wal-Mart likes to brag that it rarely if ever shuts down a superstore. Later this month, it’s not only going to shut down a superstore
Wal-Mart Gets Slam-Dunked By County
January 10, 2007
On August 24, 2006, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart had submitted plans to build a 176,000 s.f. supercenter in Waxhaw, North Carolina. There are already two
Wal-Mart Slam-Dunked Here Too’For Now.
January 10, 2007
On October 31, 2006, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart was trying to “bribe” the city of Wichita, Kansas with a small land giveaway, in return for
Wal-Mart Construction Site Still Unstable From Landslide
January 7, 2007
It looks like Wal-Mart’s superstore plans in Kilbuck, Pennsylvania are slip-sliding away. All that’s on the site now is a great pile of debris. On
Citizens Group Sues City Over Wal-Mart Site Plan
January 7, 2007
There are six Wal-Mart stores in Austin, Texas, and 10 within 20 miles of the city. So it is not surprising that many Austin residents
Residents Battling Second Superstore Plan
January 6, 2007
Residents in Spring Hill, Florida feel they are swamped with Wal-Marts already, and don’t need more. There is already a Wal-Mart superstore on Commercial Way
Wal-Mart Has To ‘Clarify’ Employee Scheduling System
January 6, 2007
Yesterday, Wal-Mart headquarters issued a press release to “clarify” its new employee scheduling system, which Sprawl-Busters sees as just the enhancement of its capacity to
Union Leader Sues City Over Conflict of Interest in Wal-Mart Vote
January 6, 2007
The President of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW Local 1496) has taken the city of Anchorage, Alaska to court, arguing that a city
Wal-Mart Wants Home Of Jell-O
January 3, 2007
LeRoy, New York is the home of the Jell-O Museum. It has an Agricultural Practices committee “to establish a better working relationship and understanding between
Hoover Jobs Vacuumed To China by Home Depot, Sears
January 1, 2007
Here’s a great “clean up” story to end 2006. It’s the story of how American jobs are being swept out of the country by the