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September 2009

City Councilor Wants Wal-Mart To Buy Residents Better Wood Stoves

September 30, 2009

On August 1, 2009, Sprawl-Busters reported that the Planning Commission in Chico, California had rejected a proposed expansion of an existing 126,000 s.f. Wal-Mart discount

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Judge Clears Way For Potato Farm To Become Wal-Mart Distribution Center

September 27, 2009

On April 19, 2009, Sprawl-Busters reported that it might be several months before an Administrative Law Judge made a very big decision about a very

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Proposed Battlefield Wal-Mart Turns Into Legal Battlefield

September 24, 2009

What more symbolic location for a Wal-Mart supercenter than a battlefield? It came as no surprise this week that a proposed Wal-Mart store near one

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Wal-Mart Distribution Center Plan Likely Heading To Court

September 24, 2009

Early next week, residents in Merced, California are likely to be heading to court to try and stop a huge Wal-Mart distribution center. Wal-Mart distribution

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Wal-Mart To Spend Big To Win November 3rd Rezoning Vote

September 20, 2009

Voters in Cave Creek, Arizona better fasten their seatbelts. Wal-Mart is going to hit them with a tsunami of cash designed to buy their votes.

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“Small” Wal-Mart Superstore Gets Taxpayer Help

September 19, 2009

This week, Wal-Mart officially climbed onboard a huge retail mall in Bayonne, New Jersey that is propped up by a massive amount of public welfare.

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$5.3 Million in Public Welfare For Wal-Mart Distribution Center

September 19, 2009

Over the years, Wal-Mart has taken advantage of public tax incentives to write down some of the costs of its distribution center infrastructure, and the

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New Superstore Opens, Old Wal-Mart Shuts Down

September 17, 2009

Wal-Mart has hired a private real estate broker to sell its empty store at 461 High Street in Ellsworth, Maine. You can buy the 94,160

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Developer Tries To Raise Wal-Mart From Dead

September 15, 2009

Can an aggressive developer bring a Wal-Mart supercenter back from the dead? The people in Mentor, Ohio are not holding their breath. On April 13,

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Developer Wants Corporate Welfare For Wal-Mart Project

September 13, 2009

On September 17th, the New Orleans City Council is expected to take up a proposal from a politically-connected developer to use sales tax money collected

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Another Big Box With Crime Problems

September 12, 2009

Before local officials skip merrily down the retail trail looking for big box revenues, they should seriously assess the costs of having these huge stores

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Wal-Mart Slightly Shrinks Superstore Plan

September 11, 2009

On April 6, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart wanted to expand its discount store on Community Road in Poway, California. In September of 2007, Wal-Mart

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Wal-Mart Shoplifting Charge A Load of Bull

September 9, 2009

A retired couple found out that shoplifting charges at Wal-Mart can be literally a load of crap. According to Associated Press accounts, Charlie and Cheryl

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City With ‘Old World Charm’ Considers Wal-Mart

September 7, 2009

Like many other California communities, Kerman, California is a small town with dreams of big revenues. Kerman tries to market itself to tourists as a

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Wal-Mart Proposes Superstore To Shut Down Discount Store

September 4, 2009

Wal-Mart has 16 discount stores in New Hampshire, and 11 supercenters. Their goal is to convert all their existing discount stores into supercenters, or shut

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Wal-Mart Appeals Planning Commission Rejection To City Council

September 2, 2009

Local officials climb on their high horse when their citizens appeal a local land use decision, but when a company like Wal-Mart files an appeal,

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Wal-Mart Closure Leaves Workers Against the Wal

September 1, 2009

There are 15 Wal-Mart’s within 25 miles of New Britain, Connecticut, including a superstore 13 miles away in Wallingford. In early July, 2009, Wal-Mart stunned

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