Wal-Mart Confident Of Approval For Superstore
June 30, 2008
Blair, Nebraska, a city with roughly 8,000 people, is located in eastern Nebraska on the Missouri River, about twenty minutes north of metropolitan Omaha. Blair
June 2008
Wal-Mart Green Is The Color of Money
June 29, 2008
Wal-Mart officials have said repeatedly “we are not a green company.” But as sure as green is the color of money, Wal-Mart is a green
Wal-Mart Supercenter Plan Stalled By Litigation
June 28, 2008
On March 20, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that homeowners in Rocky Point, Long Island, one of the 51 hamlets of Brookhaven, New York, have been fighting
Wal-Mart Tries Again On Smaller Site
June 28, 2008
In October of 2006, the Assembly in Anchorage, Alaska voted 8-2 to overturn a decision from its own Planning Commission that rejected a proposed Wal-Mart
After Nearly Four Years, Citizens End Legal Challenge to Wal-Mart
June 26, 2008
On December 3, 2006, Sprawl-Busters updated the story of residents in Pullman, Washington, who were engaged in a marathon legal battle to block a Wal-Mart
City Gives Preliminary Approval To Limit Location of Big Box Stores
June 26, 2008
On June 19, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart had decided not to pave over wetlands in Lady’s Island, South Carolina. Wal-Mart had applied for a
Citizens Sue City Over Wal-Mart Rezoning
June 25, 2008
On October 10, 2005, Sprawl-Busters reported that residents in Polson, Montana had organized to prevent Wal-Mart from closing down its existing store, just to build
Wal-Mart Cuts Its Superstore In Half
June 24, 2008
Two words out of Austin, Texas this week: “We won!” Citizen pressure and legal delays have prodded Wal-Mart to cut a proposed supercenter in half.
Wal-Mart Withdraws Even A Smaller Plan
June 23, 2008
On April 3, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart had tried to squeeze too many stores into Port Orange, Florida, population 56,000, and the retailer was
Craft Store Closes After 27 Years, Blames Wal-Mart
June 23, 2008
One of the country’s most prestigious newspapers, The Washington Post, ran a story June 23, 2008 implying that when Wal-Mart comes to town, neighborhood businesses
After A Six Year Battle, Wal-Mart Finally Starts To Build
June 22, 2008
If Wal-Mart thought building a supercenter in Pittsfield, Michigan was going to be a six month process — they ended up spending six years embroiled
Wal-Mart ‘Back On Track’ For Supercenter
June 21, 2008
On April 12, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that Frenchtown, Michigan was the 49th community to see its proposed Wal-Mart supercenter either cancelled or delayed since June
Wal-Mart Suffers Second Rejection
June 21, 2008
Two strikes and you’re out. Wal-Mart has been rejected twice in the small town of Zionsville, Indiana (pop. 12,500). This is a community that boasts
City Officials Don’t Like Wal-Mart’s Looks
June 21, 2008
This week Iowa City, Iowa is just starting to recover from the flooding of the Iowa River. Local residents and business owners impacted by the
Wal-Mart Gives Up Effort To Pave Over Wetlands
June 19, 2008
Mother Nature and Lady’s Island have conspired to defeat Mr. Smiley. On February 28, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart had decided to appeal a decision
Eco-Site Forever Protected From Wal-Mart
June 19, 2008
On June 6, 2005, Sprawl-Busters updated the battle against a Wal-Mart superstore in Titusville, Florida, where residents had been locked in a struggle to keep
Wal-Mart Pulls out of 71st Superstore Plan
June 18, 2008
This week Wal-Mart announced once again that it is slowing down the rate of growth of new supercenters in the United States. In June of
Wal-Mart Returns Seven Months Later With Plans
June 18, 2008
Chesterton Indiana describes itself as a “small, yet quickly growing town.” It is the gateway to the Indiana Dunes State Park, with a 2006 population
Citizen Litigation Delayed Wal-Mart Opening
June 17, 2008
Sandy, Pennsylvania has a population of around 11,600 people. “Great neighborhoods and schools,” the township boasts, “good jobs, bustling commerce, superior transportation access, and year
Wal-Mart Plan Sits Atop A Steep Slope
June 16, 2008
Thirteen years ago, a woman in Newberry township, Pennsylvania wrote a letter to Wal — Mart’s president, David Glass, in the form of a petition
Residents Reach Signature Goal To Put Size Cap On Ballot
June 15, 2008
This week, a voter initiative petition designed to prevent big box stores in Atascadero, California gathered the necessary 1,511 signatures to be presented to the
Court Rules Against Wal-Mart Opponents
June 14, 2008
On January 12, 2006, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart wanted to build a supercenter in the floodplains of Amherst, New York. Residents in Amherst told Sprawl-Busters:
Residents Organize To Fight The Best Wal-Mart
June 12, 2008
Sometimes even the best just isn’t good enough. In Moon, Pennsylvania, the Chairman of the township’s board of Supervisors has been wrestling with Wal-Mart’s application
Commissioner Changes Vote, Wal-Mart Approved
June 11, 2008
Local land use decisions are 90% politics, 10% science. Even though a Wal-Mart superstore in Cudahy, Wisconsin is incompatible with the city’s growth plans, and
Tale Of Two Cities Battling Over Wal-Mart
June 10, 2008
On April 5, 2006, Sprawl-Busters reported that the village of East Dundee, Illinois was in an uproar because a real estate listing showed that the
Wal-Mart scraps 70th Superstore Project
June 9, 2008
In March of 2008, a 180,000 s.f. Wal-Mart superstore opened in Granby, New York, listed by Wal-Mart as a store in Fulton, New York on
Wal-Mart Proposes Superstore Across The Street From Its Discount Store.
June 8, 2008
Tunkhannock township, Pennsylvania, had a population in 2006 of 4,327 people. That’s about where the population stood in 1990. The township promotes itself as being
One Man’s Legal Battle With Wal-Mart Continues
June 8, 2008
On July 11, 2005, Sprawl-Busters reported that residents in Etna, Ohio had organized to fight off a proposed Wal-Mart supercenter on the east side of
Wal-Mart Cancels 69th Project
June 8, 2008
In February of 2004, the city of Lee’s Summit, Missouri published a Downtown Community Visioning Study, which produced this vision for the center of the
Wal-Mart Wants Potato Farm For Distribution Center
June 8, 2008
A developer has unveiled a plan to build a huge, 1.1 million square foot Wal-Mart distribution center on a 235 acre parcel of land roughly
Wal-Mart Approval Spawns Recall Vote
June 7, 2008
Unhappy residents in Muskego, Wisconsin are fed up with their elected officials, and just aren’t going to take it anymore. According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel,
Wal-Mart Walks Out On Its Promenade Project, #68 Cancelled Or Delayed
June 5, 2008
After four years of controversy, Wal-Mart had decided to walk on its project in Fontana, California, known as The Promenade. On December 27, 2006, Sprawl-Busters
Plan Commission Angers Voters With Wal-Mart OK
June 4, 2008
On April 29, 2008 Sprawl-Busters narrated the story of Wal-Mart’s plan to build a superstore in the community of Muskego, Wisconsin. There are 13 Wal-Marts
Gun Sale To Mentally Ill Woman Opens Old Wounds
June 3, 2008
Wal-Mart took another bullet this week — fired from its own gun. The bad news came just as thousands of revelers at Wal-Mart’s Annual shareholder’s
A developer wants to put a 203,750 s.f. Wal-Mart supercenter 1,700 feet from the Lower Macungie, PA ?
June 3, 2008
The wage gap at Wal-Mart between the highest paid executive and the lowest paid clerk has narrowed this past year — but not because of
Waterfront Wal-Mart Becomes 68th Project To Sink
June 2, 2008
On September 26, 2006, Sprawl-Busters described the beauty of a proposed Wal-Mart superstore by the water’s edge in Vallejo, California: the shimmering shadow of its
Wal-Mart Withdraws 67th Superstore
June 2, 2008
Highland, California has roughly 52,000 people. It also has an existing Wal-Mart discount store on East Highland Avenue. There are no less than 11 existing
Town Forces Wal-Mart To Pay $3.5 Million For Road Upgrades
June 1, 2008
Wal-Mart will be cluttering the roadways in Pennsylvania with another superstore — but this time the retailer is getting stuck with the bill for road
Citizens Battle Wal-Mart Over Environmental Impacts
June 1, 2008
Asparagus or Wal-Mart? That’s the choice village officials in Godfrey, Illinois have to make. So far, they’re not choosing asparagus. On February 25, 2007, officials