In our current issue…

Publisher’s Letter
A Gamble on Green Space: Chicago’s Millennium Park. Plus, a letter to the editor on the brownfield community.

Industry Watch
EPA updates, new resources, Phoenix Awards.

Brownfields Conference Past, Present and Future
A welcome from St. Louis Mayor Francis G. Slay and perspectives from Tim Fields and Linda Garczynski.

How to Select a Brownfield Buyer and Still Sleep at Night
Selling properties to the right buyer makes more sense than investing in the care, custody and control of ownership.

How Buyers Finance Brownfield Acquisitions
Brownfields are real estate transactions with environmental personality. Blending the right financing sources is key.

 

Brownfield Legislative Roundup
The 108th U.S. Congress has shown greater understanding of the brownfield market. Plus, Ontario, Canada’s new law takes effect.

Institutional Controls
Former Chicago environment commissioner Bill Abolt shares his views on the progress of the market; the National ICs Coalition promotes the Uniform Environmental Covenant Act and other effective institutional controls.

The Perils of Regulatory Reopeners
How to protect yourself from unanticipated regulatory involvement.

Technology Can Lead to Financial Reward
Questions to ask your environmental consultants before you seal the deal.

The Challenges of Redeveloping Landfills
The technical and legal challenges can be overcome.

Point/Counterpoint: Shaking Off the Mothballs
Three opinions on what can be done about corporate properties withheld from the market.

NBA News & Events
Inaugural Brownfield Leadership Summit a success.

The Jaundiced View: Brownfield Prevention
Peter Gillon asks what it will take to prevent properties from becoming brownfields in the first place.

 

Targeted News From Your Marketplace
Eastern Regional Report
Natural resource damages; new beginnings at a wildlife habitat
redevelopment; Q&A with New Bedford, Mass., Mayor Frederick
Kalisz, Jr.; plus news from Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New York.

New! Western Regional Report
The California Environmental Redevelopment Fund; Oregon landfill
to become shopping village; plus news from Washington, Arizona and Nevada.

Midwestern Regional Report
Business park brings new life to St. Louis suburb; Wisconsin,
Iowa brownfield programs growing; plus news from Ohio and Illinois.

Southern Regional Report
Louisville moves to reclaim industrial land; Q&A with Cherokee
CEO Tom Darden; plus news from Georgia, Florida and South Carolina.