D. Wal-Mart Gets Approval Near Mount Rushmore
June 29, 2010
Rapid City, South Dakota hosts more than 2 million visitors each year who come to see Mt. Rushmore and Crazy Horse, the Badlands and the
June 2010
Wal-Mart To Help City With Jobless Recovery.
June 26, 2010
Chicago is Wal-Mart’s kind of town. Chicago is the city of backroom deals, and in the case of Wal-Mart, there were deals being cut everywhere.
Wal-Mart Pulls Out of Blueberry Crossing
June 24, 2010
Another city has been jilted by Wal-Mart — but it only hurts for a little while. In November of 2008, Wal-Mart announced that it wanted
Wal-Mart Opens One Store, Shuts Down Another
June 20, 2010
Wal-Mart’s growth policy is a zero sum game. Open one Wal-Mart, and shut down another. That’s the Wal-Mart way, and no state knows that better
Wal-Mart On the Waterfront
June 19, 2010
The City of Aberdeen, Washington is located in Grays Harbor County on the southern edge of the Olympic Peninsula at the convergence of the Wishkah
Mayor Daley Keeps Getting It Wrong About Wal-Mart
June 17, 2010
On April 15, 2010, Sprawl-Busters reported that the battle lines had grown sharper over a plan to build a second Wal-Mart in Chicago — despite
After Two Years, Wal-Mart Still Trying to Hit Moon
June 13, 2010
Sprawl-Busters took a trip to Moon, Pennsylvania in June of 2008. A group of residents in this Pittsburg suburb were organizing to block a proposed
Crime At Wal-Mart More Than Urban Legend
June 13, 2010
On June 2, 2010, Kansas City, Missouri Police Chief James Corwin made an unusual entry onto his public blog. “You may have gotten an e-mail
City Council Poised To Vote on Bail Out for Walton Family Billionaire
June 10, 2010
On January 17, 2010, Sprawl-Busters reported that government bail outs were alive and well in Missouri — the ‘show me’ the money state. One of
Reversing the ‘Wal-Mart Effect’
June 9, 2010
Much has been written over the past twenty years about the “Wal-Mart Effect” — the devastating retail impact of big box stores on smaller merchants.
Supervalu Sues Wal-Mart Over Grocery Store Expansion
June 8, 2010
The largest grocer in North America, Wal-Mart, is being sued by the number 4 grocery chain, Supervalu, in what amounts to a nasty chain store
Big Box, Big Sky, And Big Empty Store
June 7, 2010
On December 2, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart had Big Plans for Big Sky country. The Big Retailer is shutting down its “old” stores in
Farmers, Neighbors Continue Their Battle With Wal-Mart
June 5, 2010
The longest running battle against a Wal-Mart on one site has just gotten longer. On June 1, 2010, opponents of a Wal-Mart proposed for the