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By Steve Dwyer
 Hotel valet doorman—when they are not assisting hotel guests or
parking vehicles—have some “down time” to make observations about the vehicles
that populate the city streets. Chris Nichols and A.J. Franklin were convinced
that something was missing on the streets of Charleston, S.C.: A “green” taxi
service. As such, the duo decided the time had come to give up parking cars and
start “driving” a new trend in Charleston.
Nichols and Franklin launched Charleston's first hybrid taxi
business last spring, hitting the road at the end of May 2008 with a small fleet
of hybrid vehicles. “We're just trying to provide an economical service and
reduce Charleston's carbon footprint one step at a time,” said co-owner Nichols.
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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…
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PROJECT GOAL: To revitalize land that had been sitting idle for years by putting the property back into productive…
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George Carico Huntington
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Kathy Webb Greenville, SC
principal, SynTerra Corp.
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In Michigan, some are predicting a better business climate for redevelopment and regulatory closure of contaminated properties thanks to a bill Michigan Governor Rick Snyder was scheduled to sign last week. The new regulations should have a positive impact on commercial real estate development and brownfields redevelopment resulting in the creation of jobs. |
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A property located on a bank of the East River and in a densely developed residential and commercial area, had its work cut out for it from an environmental remediation standpoint. The mission was to clean up the land and ultimately make one puzzle piece to a larger urban revitalization project that would be redeveloped as a public library and park ranger station.
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