Judge Rules Against Citizens in Wal-Mart Superstore Appeal
On July 23, 2014, a judge in the 14th Circuit Court of the County of Muskegon, Michigan ruled against local residents in Whitehall Township who
On July 23, 2014, a judge in the 14th Circuit Court of the County of Muskegon, Michigan ruled against local residents in Whitehall Township who
The town of McCandless, Pennsylvania, pop. 28,000, has 6 Wal-Mart stores within 15 miles of its borders—including a supercenter in Cranberry, PA just 9 miles
The following Op-Ed was written by Martin Bennett, an Instructor Emeritus of History at Santa Rosa Junior College and co-chair of North Bay Jobs with
After spending the last six months in jail, Kenneth C. Moureau will enter an El Cajon, California Superior Courtroom on July 22nd. to fight charges
On March 10, 2014, Sprawl-Busters reported that the Green Bay, Wisconsin City Council had voted unanimously to classify a site Wal-Mart wanted for a superstore
Officials at Wal-Mart are not laughing today, following the Associated Press story that comedian Tracy Morgan is suing the giant retailer over a highway accident
Sprawl-Busters heard this week from unhappy residents in the city of Mansfield, Texas, who don’t want another Wal-Mart superstore in their community. According to the
The 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.