Inside The Big Box

City meets big-box. City loses big-box. City wins big-box over with a big subsidy.

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March 21, 2002, 8:00 AM PST

You've heard it a million times. But California Planning & Development Report columnist Morris Newman puts a new spin on this old story of heartache in telling the tale of what Lancaster, California, did to keep the fickle Costco from jilting the city for neighboring Palmdale.

Thanks to Paul Shigley

FULL STORY: Lancaster Buys A Costco Store

Thursday, March 21, 2002 in California Planning and Development Report

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