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Mayor Oscar Goodman said, "They are evil," and accused them of trying to extort labor concessions by pretending to oppose downtown development projects. Now, the two sides appear to have reached an agreement to play nice. And the union, which represents...
Tags: Las Vegas, Labor, Redevelopment, Downtown, Elections, Initiative, Urban decay, Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency, Symphony Park, Urban studies and planning, Ballot, Clark County Nevada, Direct democracy, Oscar Goodman, Las Vegas Nevada
Reed's redevelopment budget message, which the city council will consider Dec...The budget message puts a temporary hold on much of the redevelopment director's proposed $132 million capital and operating budget, which seeks to borrow and spend millions...
Tags: redevelopment agency, Reed, jose mayor, Jeffrey V. Smith, affordable housing, tax revenue, San Jose, Redevelopment, Business Finance, Community organizing, Real estate, Social Issues
We urge the council to approve the redevelopment plan, and to recognize the efforts of the area's residents and business owners in hammering out a compromise over the past year. The redevelopment plan appears to be one that will benefit most everyone...
Tags: Roseburg City Council, redevelopment plan, property owners, Roseburg, Urban studies and planning, Redevelopment, Zoning in the United States, Zoning, Real estate, Real property law
Originally published Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 7:56 AM St...Louis Mayor Francis Slay says the large scale of developer Paul McKee's plans for a north side redevelopment should be a key to the project's success...Louis Mayor Francis Slay says the...
Tags: St. Louis, louis mayor, Seattle, Redevelopment, Paul McKee, Francis G. Slay, St. Louis Missouri
An eight-acre swath of Baltimore's Charles Village neighborhood would be transformed from a longtime auto dealership into a mix of housing and shops under preliminary plans from a developer buying the site. The owner of Anderson Automotive, one of the...
Tags: GMC Truck, Hunt Valley, Jon M. Laria, Baltimore Sun, viable businesses, Baltimore City, Baltimore, Redevelopment, Business Finance, Car manufacturers, General Motors, Automobile dealership
He declined to discuss why, but Urban Redevelopment Authority spokeswoman Megan Stearman said the plan reached an impasse because the owner of Kuhn's Market has health problems. The Urban Redevelopment Authority has been working with the non-profit Hill...
Tags: Pittsburgh, Grocery store, Urban renewal, The Market, Redevelopment, Business Finance, Urban decay, Urban studies and planning, Hill District, Socialism, Labor economics, Wage, Luke Ravenstahl, Prevailing wage, Minimum wage, Employment compensation, Macroeconomics, Labor
Baer, a veteran of the Palo Alto planning process, was enlisted in January by developer John Tze of Sand Hill Property Co. to help turn his long-debated plans for a new grocery, shops and housing into reality. "There's a distinction between helping a...
Tags: Palo Alto Golf Course, Palo Alto, Alto, Eichler, Palo Alto California, American architecture, Joseph Eichler, Redevelopment
The Lodi City Council will discuss whether it wants to continue to explore the idea of a redevelopment agency at its Wednesday meeting. "I really don't have any preconceived plans," Mayor Larry Hansen said. "I just think it's worth talking about to see...
Tags: Lodi, Pension, Employee benefit, 401, Deferred compensation, Public Employee Pension Plans, Employment compensation, Financial services, CalPERS, Labor, Social Issues, Business Finance, Economic development, Urban decay, Urban studies and planning, Redevelopment
After a 2005 Supreme Court ruling against the homeowners, the entire neighborhood was bulldozed. This week Pfizer announced it is shutting down its research center. [includes rush transcript]
Tags: Pfizer Inc., New London, Giant Pfizer, Connecticut, eminent domain, Corporate crime, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Pfizer, Health Medical Pharma, Business Finance, Groton Connecticut, New London Connecticut, New London County Connecticut, Urban renewal, Kelo v. City of New London, Kelo, Politics, Redevelopment
Sindibad Parc, the only theme park in Morocco, has been closed for close to 2 years. But now there is new life for the park. After a year and a half of proposals and negotiations the Ministry of Culture in Morocco has chosen a developer for the closed...
Tags: amusement park, Morocco, Casablanca, redevelopment, hotel, archeological museum