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A Massachusetts dairy farmer nearly sold an unfarmable slice of his land to Walmart, but put an 11-acre solar field there instead; the lease paid $1,000 a week while rooftop panels erased a $1,400 monthly power bill

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A Massachusetts dairy farmer nearly sold an unfarmable slice of his land to Walmart, but put an 11-acre solar field there instead; the lease paid $1,000 a week while rooftop panels erased a $1,400 monthly power bill

A Massachusetts dairy farmer once considered selling an awkward, hard-to-farm patch of his property to Walmart. Instead, he turned the 11-acre slice into a solar field that now provides a steady lease income, while rooftop panels have nearly wiped out the farm’s $1,400 monthly electricity bill. The story was told by John Nagy in Notre … Read more

An Iowa farmer gave about 2 acres to two wind turbines and related infrastructure; by 2021, the $25,000 annual lease was what he called the most profitable part of his corn-and-soybean farm

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An Iowa farmer gave about 2 acres to two wind turbines and related infrastructure; by 2021, the $25,000 annual lease was what he called the most profitable part of his corn-and-soybean farm

An Iowa corn and soybean farmer found that using less than two acres of his cropland for renewable energy equipment created the most reliable financial return across his entire property. According to a feature published by Progressive Farmer in April 2021, the farmer agreed to host two industrial wind turbines, along with access roads and … Read more

An Ohio farmer facing $1 million in medical debt hoped a solar lease would pay $540,000 a year; after officials blocked the project, he had to sell land and equipment from his sixth-generation farm

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An Ohio farmer facing $1 million in medical debt hoped a solar lease would pay $540,000 a year; after officials blocked the project, he had to sell land and equipment from his sixth-generation farm

An Ohio farmer facing $1 million (£750,000) in medical bills had to sell land and farm machinery from his family farm after local officials blocked a solar energy project on his property. Wayne Greier, a sixth-generation farmer in Mahoning County, Ohio, planned to lease 600 acres of his farmland to a solar development company in … Read more

An Iowa developer bought the 58-acre Valley West Mall for $11 million; a nearly 50-year-old JCPenney lease now stands in the way of redevelopment as the city considers up to $110 million in incentives

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An Iowa developer bought the 58-acre Valley West Mall for $11 million; a nearly 50-year-old JCPenney lease now stands in the way of redevelopment as the city considers up to $110 million in incentives

An Iowa developer has bought the 58-acre Valley West Mall site for $11 million (£8.2 million). The company is now starting a major redevelopment project, but it must first deal with complex lease agreements and get support from the city. Brian Martin, president and chief executive officer of Threshold Capital and Threshold Development, completed the … Read more

49 days before 9/11, a businessman took Twin Towers’ lease; 25 years later, the rebuilding nears end

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49 days before 9/11, a businessman took Twin Towers' lease; 25 years later, the rebuilding nears end

South Tower of the World Trade Center collapsing after the twin towers were hit by hijacked planes Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks destroyed the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers, the redevelopment of the 16-acre site has entered its final commercial phase, with construction now under way on 2 World Trade Center, the last … Read more

Swiss entrepreneur is drilling the Alps to make 20 mega-bunkers for the super-rich, offering a 99-year lease agreement with prices starting at 1M Swiss francs

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Swiss entrepreneur is drilling the Alps to make 20 mega-bunkers for the super-rich, offering a 99-year lease agreement with prices starting at 1M Swiss francs

Brünig Mega Safe, a company owned by Swiss entrepreneur Thomas Gasser, is drilling into the Alpine rocks to build 20 mega bunkers more than 100 metres underground, designed to safeguard the wealth of the super-rich. The project, being executed beneath the mountains of the Brunig Pass, near the village of Lungern, is led by the … Read more