Rush County, Ind.,—a vibrant community in central Indiana—had an abandoned big box store and an even bigger dream. Their dream was to unite disparate community programs into one place that breaks down ...

How to reuse big-box-store infrastructure has become an issue for municipalities. As the country’s largest retailers either tumble or pull back from their brick-and-mortar strategies, there’s a belief ...

Most people are familiar with the damage Wal-Mart, Target and other "big-box" retailers have done to local economies. Across the country, these giant stores have gutted downtowns and decimated locally ...

Abandoned big-box spaces like former malls and department stores are prime real estate for developers to turn into creative office spaces or co-working offices. (EyeMark/Big Stock Photo) by ...

The trend of big-box store closures isn’t unique to Lafayette, or even Indiana. ... Acharya added, large, abandoned spaces are being transformed to offer non-retail services.

Big-box retailers have come and gone. Despite an onslaught of closures and bankruptcies over the past decade, retail remains strong in Collier County, with low vacancy rates overall.

The Spam museum in Austin, MN was once a K-Mart. Like it or not, big-box stores, some of them anyhow, seem to be going the way of the typewriter and the LP record. Already, oodles of them have ...

Also, if you own an abandoned building or a vacant lot in Los Angeles, the city wants to talk to you about putting supportive housing there. And, an abandoned big box store in the heart of Hollywood ...

Don Millis, a tax attorney, represents about 60 stores across the state including Wauwatosa's Target and Nordstrom. He said big box store properties are specifically branded, making resale difficult.