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By Kelly Novak, Michael Bellamente
 Communities throughout the U.S. are embracing redevelopment initiatives that target mill sites. The most common are idled textile, lumber and steel mills located in communities throughout the South, New England, the Midwest, and the Pacific Northwest. To date, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (USEPA) Brownfields Grant Program has contributed to the revitalization of approximately 355 mill sites.
In most cases, these mills are physically located in the heart of the community and are historically relevant, so redevelopment is seen as a potential for literally revitalizing entire communities. For smaller communities in states where the terrain is predominantly rural and riddled with idled mill sites, such as in New Hampshire, mill site redevelopments become more than just a project. Mill site redevelopments are a vehicle to economic development and healthier communities.
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