Local Residents Beat Back A Sam’s Club
The standoff in Milwaukee, Wisconsin between a Wal-Mart Sam’s Club and local residents is over. And local residents won. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports today
The standoff in Milwaukee, Wisconsin between a Wal-Mart Sam’s Club and local residents is over. And local residents won. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports today
The recall of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is not the only election generating controversy this week in Wisconsin. Residents in South Milwaukee,Wisconsin, who are fed
Wal-Mart continues to use its Foundation’s donations aggressively to pass out grants that will help local officials look favorably on its growth plans in their
Wal-Mart has finally stumbled on an easy way to create superstores. The traditional approach by the retailer is to either break down walls at an
Here’s some news about sweet potatoes that’s not very sweet. it turns out that one big box store is illegally charging its customers for the
Kmart’s plunge into bankruptcy has not enhanced its image in the central city of Milwaukee, where some residents say Kmart is definitely not OK for
“Our people make the difference,” Wal-Mart likes to say. Apparently three former Wal-Mart workers want the difference in back pay from the company, and they
Citizens have won an untimely victory in Milwaukee against a Jewel/Osco grocery and drugstore that has already been built. A state appeals court has reversed
On August 12, 1999, newsflash reported that the Racine County Board of Supervisors had rejected a Home Depot rezoning request, but as one town official
Next time you’re having an event and need a larger turnout, call your local Wal-Mart. They now specialize in event turnout. In their efforts to
It came right out of the mouth of the developer. “There’s just many, many people who don’t like Wal-Mart,” said the lawyer for JDN Realty,
It was more than just a frigid weather pattern that caused the “chilly reception” that Wal-Mart received on March 8th.before the Milwaukee Plan Commission. According
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.