Local residents have no clue how to stop Wal-Mart
An eastern Massachusetts developer has locals in the Western Mass city of Pittsfield eating out of his hand. Local opponents of the enormous 196,000 s.f.
An eastern Massachusetts developer has locals in the Western Mass city of Pittsfield eating out of his hand. Local opponents of the enormous 196,000 s.f.
The Berkshire County community of Pittsfield in northwestern, Massachusetts (pop 43,303) has been targeted by the Wal-Mart corporation for a huge superstore to replace an
Wal-Mart claims it has been raking in the bucks on its $4 prescription drug program, but today the company got an expensive drug bill of
Four major big box chain stores in Massachusetts have been fined by the state’s Department of Environmental Protection for violating air quality and hazardous waste
A regional group representing organized labor says a proposed Wal-Mart superstore in the Berkshire County city of Pittsfield, Massachusetts is “an insult to the community.”
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.