MeadWestvaco sues city officials who change mind about DC Project.(Industry News)

In early August attorneys for Mead-Westvaco Corp. (Stamford, Conn.) sued the city of Buena Vista, Va., for $7 million in damages for alleged legal shenanigans in connection with proposed deal to build a $20 million consolidated distribution center in the city.

MeadWestvaco announced plans to build a 600,000-sq.-ft. facility in Buena Vista in April 2005. The company planned to consolidate several local warehouses into the central location. After the announcement local residents complained about the size of the facility and the truck traffic it would create. They got the