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CIANJ and COMMERCE Magazine Honor Environmental Leaders   Rochelle Park, NJ (April 27, 2021) – The Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey (CIANJ) and its flagship publication, COMMERCE Magazine, celebrated environmental leadership in the business community at a special awards breakfast last week.   Nearly 80 consultants, attorneys, accountants, engineers, licensed site remediation professionals[...]

Credit: WVU From abandoned coal mines to shuttered factories, the Brownfields Assistance Center at West Virginia University has helped communities resurrect once lifeless properties since 2006. With a boost from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the amount of $1 million, the Center will continue its mission to empower communities to transform brownfields -- property hindered from redevelopment or reuse due to the presence or perceived presence of a hazardous substance or contaminant....

The National Linen Service Building at 1315 S. Fifth Ave. will become Seaboard Social Hall, a 43,000 square-foot space that will house a food hall and indoor music venue. (Port City Daily/Shea Carver) WILMINGTON — The Southside of downtown will be getting tastier and more cultured when a 43,000-square-foot building transforms into Seaboard Social Hall. The business will be the first of its kind in Wilmington, combining a food hall and indoor music venue at the National Linen Service Building ...

The Hawk Eye A California-based developer plans to transform the long-vacant building at 816 Valley St. into residential, retail and manufacturing space.  During a presentation Monday to the Burlington City Council, an architect with Iowa City-based firm Neumann Monson Architects said Kathy Hull of Long Beach, California, who has owned the former Dial soap manufacturing building since 2008, plans to redevelop the property to create 47 one-bedroom and 10 two-bedroom units on the 126,723-squ...

April 12, 2021 Courts complex remains top use for old jail site Written by Geoffrey Plant on April 12, 2021 While some county officials worried that a visioning session remotely held last week to collect community input on future uses for the old Grant County Jail threatened to derail plans to establish a central judicial complex on the site — which is located behind the Grant County Courthouse — ultimately what is done with the property will...

Today’s batch of burning questions, my smart-aleck answers and the real deal: Question: With the city wrapping up improvements within the River Arts District resulting in increased foot traffic and activity, will the proposed RAD Lofts and Stoneyard Apartments ever get off the ground? Are they victims of the pandemic? My answer: At this point, what isnt?  Real answer: Lets start with the Stoneyard Apartments. Back in 2017, Asheville City Council approved the conditional zoning for the Stone...

Governors Wind Energy Coalition Pressure builds ahead of Biden recovery push Source: By Geof Koss and George Cahlink, E&E News reporters • Posted: Sunday, March 14, 2021 President Biden during his speech to the nation last night. Sipa USA/Newscom After a year of seeing top priorities sidelined in the multiple phases of COVID-19 relief, interest groups are already stepping up pressure to steer the upcoming infrastructure package toward clean energy and climate goals. Desp...

A local couple hopes to transform an undeveloped industrial site off U.S. 1 into a destination. Army veterans Brad and Jessica Halling of Rickhouse Properties presented a conceptual development plan for a proposed distillery campus to the Southern Pines Town Council on Tuesday. “Our intention is to create an inclusive environment,” said Jessica Halling, noting they want to use the company’s brand to recognize and honor extraordinary service in addition to creating a gathering pla...

$14.2 Million Renovation in Store For Iconic Seaway Bank in Chicago Seaway Bank Formerly part of Chicago’s largest Black bank, Seaway Bank is getting a facelift on the city’s South Side. Self-Help Federal Credit Union, which Seaway is now a division of, reports the new look will come through a $14.2 million renovation of Seaway’s historic headquarters on 87th Street. In its prime, Seaway was the largest bank in the Midwest. Its history dates back to the 1960s as it countered lending on th...

50 Totally Random Facts About the U.S. By Rachel Cavanaugh, Stacker News On 2/13/21 at 11:00 AM EST Stewart Watson/Getty The United States is a geographically vast, consumer-driven country with a mixed economy that allows for highly diverse industries, manufacturing, skill sets, tourism, cuisine, and commerce—and a wide-reaching culture, to boot. This country holds many things, from trees and national parks to suburban sprawl and crime. This is the land of plenty (128.45 million households...