Wal-Mart Drops Tax Lawsuit Against Town
The Wal-Mart store in Geneva, New York did not like its property tax assessment, so it sued the town to get it dramatically cut. But
The Wal-Mart store in Geneva, New York did not like its property tax assessment, so it sued the town to get it dramatically cut. But
The beautiful Finger Lakes region of upstate New York is beginning to look more like the Finger-Mart region, as Wal-Mart proposes superstores every few miles.
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