Governor “Dead Wrong” At Wal-Mart Opening
Sue Prent is one of the diehard activists in St. Albans, Vermont who fought the opening of a Wal-Mart in the town on the edge
Sue Prent is one of the diehard activists in St. Albans, Vermont who fought the opening of a Wal-Mart in the town on the edge
One of the longest running citizen battles against Wal-Mart reached another milestone this month. A developer has broken ground in the town of St.Albans, Vermont.
One of the longest running battles against a Wal-Mart superstore in one location reached another milestone this week. The Vermont Supreme Court has ruled in
The longest running battle against a Wal-Mart on one site has just gotten longer. On June 1, 2010, opponents of a Wal-Mart proposed for the
In what has been billed as the longest continuing big box battle over one piece of land, the Wal-Mart fight in St. Albans, Vermont —
One of the longest running Wal-Mart battles in America made headlines again this week. A Vermont developer is shelling out millions in road upgrades and
For the past 15 years, Wal-Mart has been trying to convert a cornfield in a small, northern Vermont town into an asphalt field of dreams.
It’s payback time in Vermont. Wal-Mart has donated to Vermont Governor Jim Douglas’ re-election campaign, and now the Governor is returning the favor by speaking
In one small northern Vermont town, two developers are battling each other over the fate of a proposed Wal-Mart store. One mall owner will lose
Wal-Mart won’t be building anytime soon in St. Alban’s,Vermont. That should not be much of an inconvenience, since the retail giant has been trying to
One of the longest battles in Wal-Mart history has taken another twist in the road. On October 10, 2006, Sprawl-Busters described the 14 year battle
It’s been a long, strange trip for Wal-Mart in the town of St. Albans, Vermont. Rejected by the courts in 1995, Wal-Mart returned to the
More than ten years after the Vermont Supreme Court ruled that Wal-Mart could not build in the town of St. Albans, Vermont, the retail giant
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.