Case Study Overview A grand opening was held September to celebrate a well-conceived, well-executed brownfield project in the “other” City by the Bay—Oakland, Calif. …
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As a longtime champion of brownfield redevelopment, Sen. Hillary Clinton, (D-N.Y.), will soon see her hard work come to fruition in the Long Island community of New Cassel in North …
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One brownfield redevelopment project in Detroit just wasn’t enough for former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jerome “The Bus” Bettis. The Detroit native has signed on for two major redevelopment efforts on the city’s riverfront, where several former industrial sites are …
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Dave Bing may have divested himself from Detroit’s Watermark condo project when he threw his hat into the city’s mayoral ring this fall, but he’s made his mark in brownfield circles nonetheless. The former Detroit Pistons basketball player helped jumpstart …
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Chicago enjoys a national reputation as a city in the forefront of the “green” movement, thanks in large part to the environmental sensitivities of its …
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Bette Midler’s bold, brassy style has made her a force of nature in the entertainment world. What many of the actress/singer’s fans may not know, however, is that the Divine Miss M has also become a force of nature in …
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With his larger-than-life persona, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger makes no small plans, especially when it comes to the environment. And brownfield redevelopment has been on the “Governator’s” agenda since he was first elected to lead California in 2003. In 2004, Schwarzenegger …
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With high-profile roles in movies like “Ray,” “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” and “The Last King of Scotland,” actress Kerry Washington has come a long way from her Bronx roots. But the New York native is determined to help turn the …
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Looking back over the past 15 years, one of the keys to success of brownfields cleanup and reuse efforts nationwide has been the use of collaborative models for policy …
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It’s been a roller coaster ride for the past several weeks as a substantial number of significant financial institutions have required federal assistance, including …
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The crisis on Wall Street and the turbulence across world economies has generated a large and spreading wake that has touched even the environmental insurance …
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When a developer takes on a slab of contaminated, abandoned land, cleans it, rehabilitates it, develops it, and transforms it into a useful component of a thriving economy and community, I’d call that a success by any measure. But what …
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The Pacific Northwest has long been viewed as a pioneering region in adopting sustainable development practices. Back in the early to mid-1990’s, these principles were carried out by fledgling coalitions such as Sustainable Northwest, established in 1994 within a charter …
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Meet local market makers who are having a positive impact on the world’s landscape Gil Wistar Brownfields Coordinator, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Portland As Brownfields Coordinator for the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) in Portland, Wistar keeps abreast …
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Susan Buel Elementary School (Oregon) LOCATION: McMinnville, Ore. SITE BACKGROUND: An empty field until …
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OREGON In April 2004, Oregon established the Industrial Brownfields Redevelopment Strategy, recognizing that the cleanup and reuse of industrial brownfields has a number of benefits for the state and local communities. This includes efficient use of public infrastructure investment, bringing …
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Sustainability has become a buzz word in our society. As a former pollution prevention specialist, I can see the connection between brownfields and sustainability immediately. For …
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Does your community have contaminated and blighted properties with limited or no redevelopment options due to lack of available remediation funding? Would redevelopment opportunities …
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In August 2007, the I-35W Mississippi River bridge spanning the Big River that links Minnesota to Wisconsin collapsed to the river and riverbanks beneath during the evening …
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Providing you with useful market data at-a-glance: US Metropolitan Office Market What's Hot What's Not Vacancy Rates Vacancy Rates Manhattan 5.9% Detroit 24.7% Honolulu 9.3% Dallas/Ft. Worth 21.2% Miami 9.9% Phoenix 19.8% Los Angeles 10.2% Palm Beach County 19.6% Portland 10.7% Atlanta 19.3% US Industrial Market What's Hot What's Not Availability Rates Availability Rates Tucson 4.4% Austin 23.8% Las Vegas 6.5% Stamford (Conn.) 19.9% Houston 7.0% Boston 19.8% Salt Lake City 7.6% Columbus 18.9% Long Island 7.6% Baltimore 17.4% The Canadian economy has, for the most part, been sheltered from …
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The 110th Congress left town for good in early October after grappling with a significant economic crisis that consumed the last several weeks of the session and left a number of legislative proposals, including reauthorization of the EPA brownfield program, …
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Think it’s impossible to assemble a car and have no materials end up in a landfill? Think again. Originally built in 1989, the Subaru of Indiana Automotive (SIA) plant in Lafayette, Ind., has proven that it cannot only drastically reduce …
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Move over Boy Wonder, here comes CALReUSE Supergirl, Deana Carrillo. Boy Wonder may be able to leap buildings in a single bound, but Deana can administer millions of dollars to a worthy project. As the Program Manager for the California …
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