» Monthly Archives: August 2007

Saint Consulting Is Named One of the 5,000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies In America
Saint Consulting Is Named One of the 5,000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies In America Inc. today included The Saint Consulting Group on its first ever Inc. 5,000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the country. The Inc. 5,000, an extension of Inc. magazine’s annual Inc. 500 list, catches many businesses that are too big to grow ...
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Casinos, landfills lead thumbs-down list: Survey
August 18, 2007 Toronto Star Casinos, landfills and aggregate quarries rank 1, 2, 3 on the list of development proposals Canadians are most likely to oppose in their area, while single- family homes, hospitals, grocery stores and apartments/condos, in that order, are much more acceptable, according to the Saint Index (don't confuse Saint ...
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Big-Box Crux
August, 2007 Retail Traffic Big-box retailers remain major draws for shoppers and cash cows for developers, but that's not stopping a growing number of states from throwing obstacles in the way of their development. In the past two years, at least seven states have considered laws that sought to remove authority from local communities ...
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Survey: Public Distrust of Development in U.S., Great Britain and Canada is Rampant
August 8, 2007 RE Business Online By P. Michael Saint, CEO, The Saint Consulting Group NIMBYism (Not in My Back Yard) has taken off, and public opposition to large-scale development is rampant across the United States, Canada and Great Britain. A recent survey shows remarkably similar opposition to the development of large-scale projects, distrust in local politicians, ...
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