Brownfields redevelopment financing solutions are increasingly sought across the country in order to restore contaminated sites and/or to return abandoned industrial land to productive use. The cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites can advance a region’s economy, restore the local environment, and ultimately lead to permanent job creation and greater attraction of external capital to the community.
Moundsville Brownfield Sites Are Identified
Unlike many cities where blight is concentrated in specific neighborhoods, Moundsville’s vacant and dilapidated buildings are spread throughout town, according to a study by the Northern West Virginia Brownfields ...
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Center for Community Progress Announces New Technical Assistance Scholarship Program RFA
The Center for Community Progress has announced their new Technical Assistance Scholarship Program Request for Applications (RFA). For years, their technical assistance has benefited communities around the country to ...
Read MoreUSEPA awards $75,000 for Environmental Assessment at Wellsburg Brownfields Project
The Brooke Glass brownfields project in Wellsburg has received a $77,000 funding boost from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The funding, from USEPA’s Targeted Brownfields Assessment Program, will be ...
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