State’s Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Anti-Wal-Mart Appeal
On May 30, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart had become ensnared in a legal mess in the town of Blacksburg, Virginia. The town of Blacksburg
On May 30, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart had become ensnared in a legal mess in the town of Blacksburg, Virginia. The town of Blacksburg
On December 28, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that residents in Brookfield, Connecticut had organized to block the construction of a 158,000 s.f. Costco warehouse store on
In the early 1990s, Hearne, Texas reached national attention as “the town that Wal-Mart killed twice” — once on the way in, and once on
A WMT EMPLOYEE SHOT & KILLED 2 OF HIS COWORKERS IN GEORGIA.A WMT press officer said the company was "heartbroken by what's happened…There's no place for violence in our stores.” Yet WMT is the most dangerous place in America to shop. https://t.co/m92DdRyZLJ https://t.co/zcQyxCdV0t
Read MoreThe 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.