Future Of Rebuilding Gulf Coast May Include Wal-Mart

Once the enemy of urban planners for small towns, Wal-Mart has turned into a formidable presence for the rebuilding efforts along the Gulf Coast.

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December 1, 2005, 8:00 AM PST

By Brenda Meyer

"Wal-Mart has long been derided by urban planners as an instrument of destruction for small towns, whose locally owned stores and downtowns inevitably collapse against the onslaught of the Goliath's low prices...To bring the plans to fruition will require tremendous private investment, political will, and in the case of Pass Christian, involvement from giant corporations like Wal-Mart. It will also require patience from home and business owners eager to rebuild and local officials anxious to get those properties back on the tax rolls, no matter what the plans call for."

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