Oct. 18-19 in Tacoma: Northwest Environmental Summit and Tradeshow at the Tacoma Convention and Trade Center. Register at http://www.ecwashington.org/.
Nov 3 in Portland: 9th Annual Advanced Conference on the Sediment Management, in the auditorium of World Trade Center Two. Register at http://www.elecenter.com/conferences.php.
Nov. 13-15 in Boston: Now in its 11th year, the national brownfields conference is the [...]
A new report by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) looks at the connection between smart growth strategies and economic development.
The report “Economic Development and Smart Growth” presents eight case studies where communities implemented projects that incorporated smart growth principles and then experienced economic development success in various forms, including increased tax revenue, more jobs, [...]
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories following the city of Albany as it prepares to redevelop and revitalize its downtown waterfront in this west central Oregon town. We will check in every few months with the city and its partners as the project progresses from its beginning stages onward to [...]
In marketing a brownfield, the key to success comes in removing the unknown.
That’s because the biggest stumbling block for a potential buyer is the uncertainty associated with brownfields, says Layne Alfonso, commercial account manager for Land America Commercial Services in Tacoma, Wash. There can be uncertainty in how long the regulatory process will take and [...]
The 2006 Phoenix Award winners have been announced. The winners represent outstanding brownfields projects in each of the 10 EPA regions. The winner for Region 10 is the Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. All winners will be featured at an awards ceremony in November during the Brownfields 2006 national conference. See [...]
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