With giant mountain ranges, vast river valleys and thousands of miles of coastline, Alaska is a nature lover’s dream. Yet the very qualities that attract tourists can cause big headaches for brownfields. Simply raising awareness about brownfields is harder when everyone is surrounded by stunning natural beauty and what appears to be limitless wilderness. And [...]
Got a brownfield but lack the monetary means to tackle it?
All four Region 10 states are able to help organizations clean up brownfields by loaning out federal EPA money, but not every would-be developer is an eligible borrower because those funds are meant for public, nonprofit entities.
There are a myriad of other funding resources available, [...]
Sharon Kophs is a dealmaker. But she isn’t the kind with an overly firm handshake or a steely glint in her eye.
Kophs, works for Washington State’s Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development (CTED), and is decidedly low-key. Just don’t let her niceness and small-town folksiness fool you. As program manager for the $5.8 million [...]
August 23-24: 2005 Oregon Brownfields Conference. More information at http://www.nebc.org/OregonBrown.aspx or contact Gil Wistar at 503-229-5512.
August 27-30: NADO 2005 Annual Training, Seattle. More information at http://www.nado.org/meetings/atc.html.
September 7: Community Development Opportunities for Alaska Brownfields, September 7, Anchorage. Jointly sponsored by NADO and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. For more information, email John_Carnahan@dec.state.ak.us.
November 2-4: Brownfields 2005, [...]
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