Daily Archives: December 2, 2012

County Commissioners Vote to Designate Chemical Plant Site a Brownfield Area

County Commissioners Vote to Designate Chemical Plant Site a Brownfield Area BARTOW | County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to approve designating as a brownfield area the KC Industries property near Mulberry. The 200-acre site on Prairie Mine Road has been used as a chemical plant since 1957. The contamination is the result of practices that…

West Palm weighs 3 downtown hotel plans

West Palm weighs 3 downtown hotel plans WEST PALM BEACH — To encourage tourism and a thriving downtown, city officials are preparing to sell the old city hall site, with its prime location near the waterfront, for a hotel. Some want to maximize the space with a tall building that will incorporate a hotel, apartment…