Deadline for Claim of Eminent Domain Set in Land Sale Acreage Would Clear Way for Wal-Mart
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By Josh Stockinger Daily Herald Staff Writer  St. Charles officials have set a March 9 deadline to negotiate the sale of an east-side property before considering taking it by eminent domain, Mayor Don DeWitte said Tuesday.
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Wal-Mart moved closer to cracking open one of the last lucrative frontiers for Western retailers today when it announced a joint venture to open stores in India.
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By Michael Sluss, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Feb. 23--RICHMOND -- For the second year in a row, the General Assembly is approaching adjournment with lawmakers trying to hammer out a deal on legislation limiting government's power to seize private property by invoking eminent domain.
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With the countdown for compliance with radio-frequency identification mandates from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and others&#39; closing in, concern is growing that supplies of the necessary
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Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores   and India's Bharti Enterprises are very close to finalizing a  deal for a retail joint venture, Bharti's chief said on Friday.
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By Karen Branch-Brioso, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Sep. 15--TAMPA -- A 1,937-acre piece of northeast Hillsborough County  farmland and timberland moved a step toward development Thursday.
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By Ken Singletary, The Wisconsin State Journal  Dec. 18--McFarland has an option to buy a 19-acre tract that just about everyone involved agrees would make good parkland, but the village is having trouble finding the remaining money for the purchase.
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By Arlene Mart?nez, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Mar. 12--Property owners debating whether to keep their land undeveloped forever can reap better tax benefits if they do it this year.
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By Juan Ortega, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Dec. 19--Lauderhill city commissioners will decide this afternoon whether to take legal action to seize land from a car dealership and shopping center in separate parts of the city.
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CHICAGO A decision in Wal-Mart&#39;s search for an agency to handle its $570 million advertising account could come as early as this week, according to sources.
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The state at the center of a national property rights battle moved to limit the use of eminent domain, two years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that governments may seize property for private development projects.
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Investors finally decide between Wal-Mart and Target.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world's largest retailer, said on Saturday it still expects a 2 percent to 4 percent increase in September U.S. sales at stores open at least a year, despite the effect of Hurricane Ivan in some locations.
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Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores  and India's Bharti Enterprises are very close to finalizing a deal for a retail joint venture, Bharti's chief said on Friday.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N can no  longer remain sheltered in its Bentonville, Arkansas,  headquarters while potentially costly lawsuits pile up, Chief  Executive Officer Lee Scott said on Wednesday.
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Under the measure, property owners who can prove that environmental or zoning rules have hurt their investments can force the government to compensate them.
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A final decision will be made by the companyâs controlling family, the Bancrofts, which could seek to scuttle the sale.