Wal-Mart Back After Defeat With Smaller Store
On June 22, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that residents of Gresham, Oregon were celebrating a defeat over Wal-Mart. Opponents who fought a Wal-Mart superstore gathered at
On June 22, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that residents of Gresham, Oregon were celebrating a defeat over Wal-Mart. Opponents who fought a Wal-Mart superstore gathered at
They’re celebrating tonight in Gresham, Oregon. Residents who fought a Wal-Mart superstore are gathering tonight at a place called McMenamins Edgefield. “We’ll gather under the
Citizens are celebrating — again — in Gresham, Oregon today. Sprawl-Busters reported on December 10, 2006 that Wal-Mart had decided to appeal the 57-page decision
Sprawl-Busters reported on November 16, 2006 that a Hearing Officer in Gresham, Oregon had ruled against a Wal-Mart supercenter in Gresham, closing out a two
Sprawl-Busters began writing about Gresham, Oregon almost two years ago. The retailer’s plans to put a store in this city probably seemed like a sure
Activists in Gresham, Oregon responded quickly to a city planner’s decision to approve a Wal-Mart supercenter. The city approved the plan July 27th, and on
The Incredible Shrinking Wal-Mart has come to Gresham, Oregon — but not without some considerable arm-twisting. The Oregonian newspaper reported this week that Wal-Mart, in
Stopping Wal-Mart can sometimes seem like trying to bottle smoke. In the case of Gresham, Oregon, the citizens group Gresham First slam-dunked the retailer twice
On August 30, 2005, Sprawl-Busters predicted that Wal-Mart would lose its appeal of a Gresham, Oregon City Planner’s decision to deny a Wal-Mart supercenter application.
Wal-Mart’s founder was very clear that if a community did not want a Wal-Mart for whatever reason, he did not want his company to go
In a press release dated August 17th, the City of Gresham, Oregon’s Community and Economic Development Department announced that the city has rejected a proposal
Traffic tie-ups have tied up Wal-Mart’s plans to build a supercenter in Gresham, Oregon. City officials released a report recently that warned a superstore could
How do you squeeze a 203,400 s.f. superstore onto 11.5 acres of land? Wal-Mart is proposing to build such a store in Gresham, Oregon by
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.