Brownfield Sites

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The thorny issue of planning and nimbyism is once again on the rural agenda, with the recent approval of a new high-speed rail link. The go-ahead for HS2, a £33bn rail route between...

It was 1995--another Sunday morning. for a young Brian O'Neill Jr. that meant another cruise around the Philadelphia suburbs with his dad, making frequent stops at open houses and dilapidated properties that his...

Expansion at Albuquerque Facility Joins a Growing List of Company's LEED-Certified Buildings MINNEAPOLIS -- An expansion at General Mills' Albuquerque, N.M., facility was today awarded the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED[R] Gold certification...

P&GJ's worldwide survey figures indicate that 118,623 miles of pipelines are planned and under construction. Of these, 88,976 represent projects in the planning and design phase; 29,647 miles reflect pipelines in various stages...

Among the top five on every business owner's list of must-haves when choosing a location are a favorable tax structure, multimodal connections and swell-educated workforce. Florida has these, of course, but we also...

In a new report, Accelerating Economic Development: The Area-Wide Approach of the Brownfield Opportunity Areas Program, New Partners for Community Revitalization (NPCR) analyzes how taking an area-wide approach to revitalizing neighborhoods plagued by...

Storm Snyder sweeps state A new governor and new Legislature brought a whirlwind - some might say cyclone - of activity to Lansing in 2011. Michigan's long-debated requirement that retailers individually price store...

Approximately 14 years after construction began for the first phase of The Yards at Union Station, the final phase is imminent. A once highly polluted seven-acre brownfield now is an Old Town residential...

HEADNOTE Project development and exploration investment IMAGE PHOTOGRAPH 1 World class facilities at Cerrejon have contributed greatly to Colombia's reputation as a global coal exporter. (Photo courtesy of Cerrejón) Colombia has the largest...

IMAGE PHOTOGRAPH 1 Nicky Oppenheimer, chairman of De Beers, inspects the company's Venetia mine during a recent visit. Anglo American and CHL Holdings plan to pay De Beers $5.1 billion in cash to...

HEADNOTE Its Effect on SH&E Practices in Construction PS: How does the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system work? Dale: Currently, more than one LEED system exists. LEED was originally...

Harrison Mayor Raymond J. McDonough joined executives from Heller Urban Renewal, the redevelopment arm of Heller Industrial Parks, a privately-held real estate owner and developer, to celebrate the start of a demolition process...

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mayor Philip A. Amicone, chairman of the Board of Yonkers Industrial Development Agency (IDA), announced that the board has okayed a public hearing to negotiate and incetive package for a new...

Earlier this year, Dianne Crocker, a principal analyst at Environmental Data Resources, a Connecticut-based firm that investigates the environmental risks of vacant properties, moderated a panel discussion on the role of social media...

Grand Rapids urban market grows closer to reality A proposed $31 million urban market for downtown Grand Rapids moved one step closer to happening with approval last week of about $4.7 million in...

Valad Developments Llantrisant Ltd, a joint venture between Valad and Scarborough Development Group, has agreed terms with Sainsbury's for a 108,000 sq ft supermarket at the new Talbot Green town centre project in...

Financial Assistance The following organizations provide financial assistance or incentives to small businesses that are expanding in or are relocating to the New York area. *ACCIÓN USA Provides loans of up to $50,000...

It was May when lawmakers approved $100 million for new programs to replace Michigan's expiring tax credits for economic development, historic preservation and brownfields, and August when the Michigan Strategic Fund board approved...