Business Jumping On Smart Growth Bandwagon

17 June 2004 - 2:00pm

A new report highlights corporations that incorporate smart growth into their business strategies.

Published by the National Association of Local Government Environmental Professionals and the Smart Growth Leadership Institute, "Smart Growth Is Smart Business" outlines the business case for smart growth, and profiles 17 business groups that are profiting while revitalizing communities and improving livability across the nation, including Whole Foods Market, and carsharing companies Flexcar and Zipcar. [The report is in Adobe PDF format, 876KB]

Source: Smart Growth America, April 26, 2004
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