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COVER STORY --
By Jonathan Robbins
Today’s Market Feels Yesterday’s Mistakes
Weeks after the government takeovers of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the impact
of the subprime mortgage crisis continues. While the financial downturn affects
every avenue of the United States economy, those alleys closest to the real
estate market are feeling it the most, even in the relatively removed
brownfield market. Scott Beckerman, vice president and manager of Comerica Banks’ Environmental Risk Management Group, said he’s seen banks shy …
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Features
Case Study
By Todd C. Davis, Teri Rizvi
Facts
Size: 50-acre urban brownfield
Land Cost: $25 million
Estimated Development Costs: Could exceed $200 million
Location: Intersection of Brown Street and Stewart Street, Dayton, Ohio
Current status: Phase I completed (i.e. all buildings have been demolished
and the part of …
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By Daniel T. Allen
Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) is hot. Over the last ten years, the SRI
segment of the total U.S. investment pool “rose more than 324 percent from $639 billion in 1995 to $2.71 trillion in 2007” to …
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By By Ken Kastman
Sometimes the unique physical characteristics of a brownfield cause
redevelopment to get stuck. Technology can be helpful in “unsticking” the
redevelopment process when given enough broad thinking and patience. A few
examples can help explain what I mean.
The Ohio River …
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By Penelope McDaniel
This past spring, the U. S. EPA launched its first initiative aimed
at encouraging, facilitating and supporting the redevelopment of brownfield
sites with renewable energy facilities. The initiative, Siting Renewable Energy
on Contaminated Lands and Mining Sites, was launched by …
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By Jamie Nesbitt
With an unstable economy and escalating gas prices, every sector of the market is
tightening their belts and making concessions, including the construction industry.
Construction material costs are at an …
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By Nicole A. Walker
Imagine going through a buffet line but instead of being armed with a knife and
fork, you have a screw driver, wrench and some other trusty tools. In this
instance, it won’t be your taste buds …
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By Nicole A. Walker
Whether he was Director of Planning and Development for the city of St. Paul or
Senior Vice President of the St. Paul Port Authority, Ken Johnson has been a pillar in the world of municipal community …
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By Chris Olson
Somehow it seems fitting that as I pen this article, I sit on a
fallen log aside a rushing, clear stream in the middle of the Porcupine
Mountains backcountry along the shores of Lake Superior in Michigan’s Upper
Peninsula. This …
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By Davis Bernstein, Anna Fernandez, Bruce Tsutsui
While Hawai’i truly is the paradise that people think it is, parts of the islands also experience many of the same challenges faced
by industrial areas on the mainland. One of these challenges is cleaning up
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By Timothy Murray
In November, the brownfield program in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will be celebrating its 10-year anniversary.
In the early 1990s, Massachusetts, like many other states, had a long and growing list of contaminated sites that dotted the landscape of our industrial …
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By Brett McGovern
The word “Eureka!” can be defined as “expressing
triumph.” Unfortunately this definition cannot be applied to the Uniform
Environmental Covenants Act (UECA), which was the 2003 effort of the National
Conference of Commissions on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL). …
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Regional Report
By Martin Shelton
The U.S. EPA Region IV is comprised of eight states [Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North
Carolina, and Florida] in the southeastern United States and it is the largest
U.S. EPA region (by number …
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Magnolia Development (South
Carolina)Location: City of Charleston, approximately
two miles north of the Historic District; situated along Ashley River
Waterfront
Site background: Site includes three EPA CERCLA
sites and eight state brownfield sites. Location formerly included two phosphate
fertilizer manufacturing …
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By Nicole A. Walker
Regional Overview
Exciting things are happening in the Southern Region. From legislative updates to cutting-edge projects, the region is a bevy
of activity and we are excited to present you with the latest.
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By Jamie Nesbitt
Meet local market makers who are having a positive impact on the world’s landscape.
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FLORIDAHB
527:Addresses Brownfield and Voluntary Cleanup Tax Credit Issues.
Signed into law by Governor Charlie Crist on June 30, 2008 and is retroactive to
January 1, 2008. Under this new law, Voluntary Cleanup Tax Credits
(VCTC’s) …
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View from the Field
By Dave Freeman
Amendments to the New York State Brownfield Cleanup Act (BCA) fall
well short of what both supporters and critics of the law had hoped at the
beginning of the legislative session.
The BCA, while having many favorable features, has been hobbled …
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Departments
Industry Snapshot
Providing you with useful market data at-a-glance:
US Metropolitan Office Market
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Knowledge Source
Greenfields, Brownfields and Housing DevelopmentDavid
Adams, Craig Watkins, RICS Research FoundationBlackwell Publishing
This book provides a powerful critique of America’s growing
tendency to reduce the debate on housing development to a mere choice between
greenfields and brownfield locations. Drawing on theories …
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Policy
By Charlie Bartsch
Summer recess/convention frenzy edition
As of this writing Congress has left town until September 8. The announced
adjournment date for the year is September 26, and while no one thinks that
target will actually be …
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Political Views
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Transportation
By Jamie Nesbitt
Yes, we know: Gas prices are skyrocketing and there’s no relief in sight. So, it’s time to get creative. How about a segway? The two-wheeled machines have been enjoying a level of interest they haven’t seen …
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Renewal Magazine
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With the Washington budget showing no signs of a quick-and-easy resolution, federal brownfields programs are unlikely to get much of …
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Brownfields and crop development—for the express intent of producing foods—are concepts that have always been strange bedfellows. Mutually exclusive. An…
At this abandoned, blighted factory—consisting of 187,227 square feet in 21 different structures on 13.5 acres in the three…
PROJECT GOAL: To revitalize land that had been sitting idle for years by putting the property back into productive…
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Job Board Listings
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Environmental Project Manager (Toledo, Ohio)
SME, consultants in the Geosciences, Materials and the Environment, seeks an experienced Environmental Professional for its growing Toledo office. For 47 years, SME has provided cost-effective, pract…
Certified Residential Appraiser (Columbus, Ohio)
CJob Description:- The client, is seeking HUD approved, Certified Appraisers in the Ohio area. - Knowledge of ACI software is a plus.- $20 per month cell phone credit - Guaranteed bi-weekly pay checks…
Revit Drafter (Boston, Massachusetts)
Aerotek is currently seeking a Revit Technician.This is a contract through the end of February with strong possibility to extend/go perm. Qualifications:-5 years architectural office experience-3 year…
Structural Engineer (Saginaw, Michigan)
We are working with an Architecture Firm in Saginaw, MI, and they are looking for a structural engineer. A good candidate for the position is a licensed Engineer or an Engineer in Training with 3 year…
SAP SRM Consultant (Charlotte, North Carolina)
The position is open due to the lack of SAP SRM business process domain knowledge within their existing team and this person will fill be the subject matter expert for their SRM systems. A big part of…
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This Weeks Poll
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  Will the EPA Workforce Development and other similar environmental jobs programs signal the start of a revitalized U.S. job market?
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Industry Profiles
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Deb Peters Indianapolis, Ind.
President, Quality Environmental Professionals
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Kathy Stiller New Castle
Environmental Program Manager, Site Investigation & Restoration Branch
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Pat Pontoriero Pittsburgh, Pa.
P.G., Vice President, Ohio Valley Area Manager, MACTEC Engineering and Consulting
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Whitepapers
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by Jody Kass, Laura Truettner, John Fleming, and Jeff Jones
The new report by New Partners for Community Revitalization (NPCR) shows how New York State is revitalizing neighborhoods plagued by multiple brownfield sites, while stimulating economic growth and creating local jobs.
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By Jody Kass, Laura Truettner, John Fleming, Jeff Jones
Brownfields redevelopment policy in New York is in transition as the area-wide approach emerges as an innovative tool for urban revitalization. |
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by Laura Truettner
In April, 2011, New York State awarded $6.5 million in new grants under its landmark Brownfield Opportunity Areas (BOA) program, bringing the total state investment in BOA to $34 million. |
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Press Releases
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| Brownfields Forum, BOA EXPO,
Award to Suffolk County Executive-Elect Steven Bellone |
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Industry Experts
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Susan Boyle
Mt. Laurel
Senior Environmental Practice Leader, GEI Consultants
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