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Military Base Re-Use
 
Southern California Logistics Airport Announces Plans for 350-Acre, 6.3 Million Square Foot Development  [ 3/14/2007 ] By: NEWS BRIEFS
  VICTORVILLE, Calif. (March 14, 2007) — Southern California Logistics Airport, the former George Air Force Base in Victorville, Calif., is a master-planned 8,500-acre multimodal transportation hub supported by air, ground and rail connections.   Read The Full Article

Former Military Air Bases Are Often Diamonds in the Rough  [ 8/7/2006 ] By: Rachael Hedgcoth
  Closed as a result of BRAC, communities reinvent these installations as premier locations for expanding companies looking for logistical advantages.   Read The Full Article

Companies Take Off to Airports  [ 10/11/2005 ] By: Lance Yoder
  Available land and robust infrastructure attract businesses to set up near air transportation, particularly at former military air bases.   Read The Full Article

Turning Military Installations Into Commercial Developments  [ 8/10/2005 ] By: Bill King, Chief Editor
  While the strength of most former military bases is their logistics infrastructure, San Antonio’s Brooks City-Base is building a life sciences park around the U.S. Air Force’s School of Aerospace Medicine.   Read The Full Article

Family Dollar to Build Regional Distribution Center in Rome, New York  [ 6/12/2005 ] By: Bill King, Chief Editor
  The nation’s fastest growing discount store will invest $60 million in a new facility at the former Griffiss Air Force Base.   Read The Full Article

Base Closures Can Present Opportunities for Business Growth  [ 5/12/2005 ] By: Bill King, Chief Editor
  Communities around the country now must take a negative — the closure of a local military base — and try to turn it into a positive.   Read The Full Article

Former Military Facilities Often Overlooked for Expansion Projects  [ 10/5/2004 ] By: Lance Yoder
 

Thanks to the efforts of both the public and private sector, many companies have chosen to expand or relocate their businesses to former military bases.

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Converted Military Bases Offer Growing Companies New Lease Options in Real Estate  [ 8/1/2003 ] By: Rachael Hedgcoth
  If your company is on the brink of relocating or expanding, a former military base might have just the advantages you need, especially if you are seeking a location that is rich in logistical advantages.   Read The Full Article

COMMENTARY: Military Base Closures Free Up Valuable Real Estate  [ 8/1/2003 ] By: Bill King
  Of the many things I thought I would never live to see, tops on the list was the fall of the Soviet Union. You see, I’m a baby boomer, born in Germany in the aftermath of World War II, and the military stand off between the United States and Soviet Union was something that seemed, to me at least, destined to last forever.   Read The Full Article

Former Military Bases Go Commercial  [ 10/1/2002 ] By: Karen E. Thuermer
  Ready-made hangers, runways are hard to resist for aerospace firms.   Read The Full Article

COMMENTARY: Don't Look Back [The Future Is in Front of You]  [ 5/1/1999 ] By: Bill King, Editor
  A recent visit to an old Army base unleashed feelings of nostalgia, along with great optimism for the future of our ever-growing number of former military bases.   Read The Full Article