Cleveland to Create an Industrial Land Bank
Last fall, Mayor Jane Campbell of Cleveland announced the kick-off of an industrial/commercial land bank for the city, modeled after the highly successful residential land bank established by the city several years ago.

Iowa Enacts UECA
Iowa recently became the seventh state to enact the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act (UECA).

Illinois “Right to Know/Response” Bill
Bill legislation proposed by Governor Rod Blagojevich and the Illinois EPA that gives the agency new powers to expedite cleanups when the public is at risk of exposure to contaminants was unanimously approved by the Illinois House on a 112–0 vote.

From Runways to Streetscapes
In 1993, Congress announced the closing of the 1,121-acre Glenview Naval Air Station through the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) program, providing a rare opportunity to establish an entirely new planned community within a mature, landlocked village on Chicago’s north shore.

When Steel Turns to Gold
CorLands, an open-space organization, worked out an agreement to acquire a 52-acre former U.S. Steel plant site if the Forest Preserve District of Will County would develop it as a public memorial to the men who had built Joliet, Illinois, the City of Steel and Stone.

Indiana's Exciting Redevelopment Changes
The recently concluded 2005 Indiana legislative session yielded many exciting changes related to brownfield redevelopment in the Hoosier state.

The Village at Grand Traverse Commons
Building 50, which is on the National Trust’s register of significant historic buildings, is a massive 388,000-square-foot, 19th-century structure now owned by The Minervini Group, which will preserve all of the structure and adapt it to new uses.