NALGEP profiles Businesses Reducing Sprawl

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On Monday June 14, the National Association of Local Government
Environmental Professionals (NALGEP) released its new report, "Profiles of
Business Leadership on Smart Growth: New Partnerships Demonstrate the
Economic Benefits of Reducing Sprawl." 

NALGEP launched the Smart Growth Business Partnership Project to identify
businesses that are actively promoting alternatives to sprawl and to better
understand the factors that motivate these businesses to take action. The
report includes nineteen profiles of business leaders, including Bank of
America, The Commercial Club of Chicago, DaimlerChrysler and Providence
Energy, who are taking action in their communities to promote smart growth.
Business leaders are realizing that an area's quality of life is directly
linked to being able to retain and recruit qualified workers. The report
describes the business community's emerging recognition of the costs and
impacts of sprawl; identifies barriers to business leadership on smart
growth; suggests strategies for overcoming these barriers; and recommends
initial actions that businesses can take at the local level to promote
livable communities. 

A PDF copy of the report can be downloaded at:
http://www.nalgep.org/sg.html

For more information, contact NALGEP at (202) 638-6254.