This week, Wal-Mart met its own ‘inconvenient truth.’ To avoid the expense and inconvenience of a prolonged legal battle, Wal-Mart agreed to pay as much
Sprawl-Busters has received an account of citizen opposition to a Wal-Mart from Las Vegas, Nevada, where Wal-Mart has been playing a hot hand, and the
Chalk one up for the union. A report in the Las Vegas Sun says that a federal Judge has ruled that Wal-Mart broke labor laws
A Las Vegas couple has sued Home Depot for breach of contract and fraud in a case that the plaintiffs say involves the building supply
Homeowners in Las Vegas are gambling with the future of their largest investment, as Rodney Helm found out. He never had to enter a gambling
County Commissioners in Clark County, Nevada voted in early October to amend the county’s zoning ordinance to require any retail store larger than 110,000 square
What would this country be like if we didn’t have people willing to stand up for the Big Guy? When the Clark County Commissioners voted
Despite the Gubernatorial veto of a similar ordinance in California (see below), Las Vegas County Commissioner Erin Kenny has introduced an ordinance that would require
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.