Over the years, Wal-Mart has taken advantage of public tax incentives to write down some of the costs of its distribution center infrastructure, and the
The city of Mankato, Minnesota, population roughly 36,000 people, already has one Wal-Mart superstore on Madison Avenue. One store for a community this size is
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.