Second Wal-Mart Battle Now in Fifth Year
June 30, 2007
On January 10, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that the Union County, North Carolina Board of Commissioners had rejected the Conditional Use Permit for a 196,000 s.f.
June 2007
City Gives Wal-Mart $7.35 Million In Welfare
June 29, 2007
On September 21, 2006, Sprawl-Busters reported that city officials in Broomfield, Colorado had offered to pay for 49% of the cost of site acquisition for
Wal-Mart Design Rejected As ‘Bowl of Oatmeal’
June 27, 2007
On September 14, 2005, Sprawl-Busters reported that officials in the city of Avondale, Arizona told residents that Wal-Mart was withdrawing its plans for a controversial
No Roses For Departing Wal-Mart
June 23, 2007
On April 5, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that the Albuquerque, New Mexico City Council voted unanimously against a Wal-Mart superstore plan. The council voted to buy
Voters Slam-Dunk Wal-Mart Decisively
June 23, 2007
On March 21, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that frustrated residents in Littleton, Colorado had decided to challenge a 4-3 vote in January of 2007 by their
Wal-Mart Finally Gives Up The Ghost
June 22, 2007
They’re celebrating tonight in Gresham, Oregon. Residents who fought a Wal-Mart superstore are gathering tonight at a place called McMenamins Edgefield. “We’ll gather under the
Wal-Mart Swallows Bitter Pill in Druggist Case
June 20, 2007
Wal-Mart claims it has been raking in the bucks on its $4 prescription drug program, but today the company got an expensive drug bill of
Shhhh. It’s Wal-Mart.
June 19, 2007
Wal-Mart is getting a wet reception in Portland, Oregon, where a Canadian developer has tried to sneak the giant retailer in under its raincoat. Sprawl-Busters
Wal-Mart Fined by the EPA—Again
June 19, 2007
Wal-Mart likes to talk environmental, but it has trouble walking environmental. This week, a well-known developer and contractor were fined $146,833 for violations of the
Court Overturns City’s Eminent Domain Against Wal-Mart
June 18, 2007
Eminent domain is a powerful tool. The municipal police power that allows a community to take property for a public purpose, has been a controversial
Wal-Mart Vs. The Air Force Base
June 15, 2007
“Suisun City was built on the beauty of its environment, and the reason many of us live here…don’t let an Arkansas company destroy it for
Wal-Mart Gets Another Class Action Case
June 14, 2007
Wal-Mart went to the head of the class again this week, when a Western District Appeals Court in Missouri affirmed a lower court ruling that
Farmer Jack: Another Grocery Chain Starves
June 14, 2007
Nowhere has Wal-Mart’s impact been more visible than in the food industry. When Wal-Mart began opening up superstores almost twenty years ago, the grocery industry
Residents Gearing Up To Battle Wal-Mart Supercenter
June 12, 2007
Wal-Mart has announced plans to build a supercenter on Route 17 in Horry County, South Carolina at the Garden City Beach Connector. The company is
Wal-Mart’s Impact on ‘A Small World’
June 11, 2007
As the Presidential candidates swarm around Iowa, will any of them find the Wal-Mart story that has been kicking around that state for more than
Lack of Quorum Derails Wal-Mart—For Now
June 10, 2007
Residents in North Cornwall, Pennsylvania say that Wal-Mart’s time has run out, and the store has been defeated after a contentious two year battle. Lawyers
State Rules Wal-Mart Land Must Remain in Farmland Protection For Three More Years.
June 9, 2007
A deal is a deal — but Wal-Mart won’t like this one. Last May, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart had won a narrow election victory in
Residents Cause City Council To Delay Home Depot Vote
June 8, 2007
Home Depot’s hot hand in Pleasanton, California is going to cool off for some months. This week, local residents poured some cold water all over
Home Depot Ends The Chase
June 8, 2007
Some residents in one California city are doing a little celebrating this week over a big box store that won’t be coming. Home Depot has
City ‘Shocked’ As Wal-Mart Guts Agreement
June 7, 2007
On January 8, 2004, Sprawl-Busters received a report from residents in Cedar Hills, Utah who said they had successfully lobbied their city council, and won
Wal-Mart’s Corporate Welfare, Part II
June 7, 2007
For nearly a decade, Sprawl-Busters has written about the use of tax dollars to subsidize Wal-Mart stores and distribution centers. The group Good Jobs First,
City Council Takes Final Vote To Cap Size of Superstores
June 5, 2007
Sprawl-Busters reported on November 30, 2006 that the San Diego, California city council had taken the first major step towards imposing a cap on the
Citizen Opposition Forces Wal-Mart To Apply Brakes On Growth
June 2, 2007
Opposition by local community groups across the country, and by Wall Street analysts, has taken a big bite out of Wal-Mart’s projected new store growth
Court Gives Wal-Mart Its 9th. Class Action ‘Off the Clock’ Case
June 1, 2007
Wal-Mart is suffering from a corporate illness that even its $4 prescriptions can’t cure: Litigation Fatigue. In its recently-released 2007 Annual Report, Wal-Mart devotes two