MUSKEGON, MICH. - Almost one year since Consumers Energy's B.C. Cobb plant shut down, the site soon will have a new owner should state officials approve the deal. North Carolina-based Forsite Development Inc. intends to acquire the Lakeshore staple, in addition to Consumers' power station in Luna Pier, Mich., according to a statement by the
MUSKEGON, MI -- Consumers Energy has announced a North Carolina company intends to buy and demolish the B.C. Cobb Power Plant. Forsite Development Inc. of North Carolina plans to acquire the power plant and the J.R. Whiting site in Luna Pier, according to a statement from Consumers Energy. Both sites are expected to be demolished
July 22, 2016 The North Carolina Wildlife Federation has announced the winners of the 53rd Annual Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards. This year's winners are exceedingly notable Conservation devotees who work for species ranging from elk, amphibians, fish and bear and from water quality experts, land stewardship advocates, and those helping to preserve unique ecosystems. The
August 15, 2016 CHARLOTTE – Forsite Development’s ReVenture Park™ has earned a 2016 Governor’s Conservation Achievement Award from The North Carolina Wildlife Federation. ReVenture Park™ was named the Business Conservationist of the Year, for its “innovative ‘brownfield’ restoration site that is transforming more than 600 acres of Superfund-designated land into a hub for renewable energy,
June 18, 2016 Reuse on the Horizon in Region 4 Redeveloping a Former Chemical Facility into a Large-Scale Eco-Industrial Park The Martin-Marietta, Sodyeco, Inc. site is located near Charlotte, North Carolina. Former industrial operations included a landfill, active from the 1930s to 1973, and the DyeStuff Company, a producer of liquid sulfur-based dyes since 1936.
June 15, 2016 DevelopCLT: What’s in the park now? Tom McKittrick: We’re on our third wave of tenants. We have an abundance of cheap, dry industrial space and we quickly became a hub for startups, pilot projects and entrepreneurial expansions. Some have made it, some haven’t. We’re starting to get much more quality creditworthy type
Reclaim, Restore, Reinvent: Creating Jobs and Cleaner Energy at ReVenture Park. The case study of a shuttered textile manufacturing plant returning to productive use, creating jobs and creating cleaner energy. Click the link to read the full story. EPA Case Study ReVenture Park
Mecklenburg County Land Use and Environmental Services Agency (LUESA) recognized ReVenture Park with the Air Compliance Excellence Award at the annual ACE Awards. The award is designed to highlight local industry's efforts in achieving compliance with their air quality permits, thereby helping to reduce pollution and improve local air quality. Click here to view the
Charlotte Business Journal Utility-scale battery developer Alevo and Tom McKittrick, who built the ReVenture Park eco-industrial site, came out on top at the first Energy Innovation Awards presented Thursday by CLT Joules. They won the two big industry awards in online voting organized by the program to encourage energy startups in the region. Alevo won
Tom McKittrick, the lead developer of ReVenture Park® and Principal of Forsite Development Incorporated has been nominated for the CLT Joules Energy Entrepreneur of the Year Award, which recognizes an outstanding entrepreneur in the Charlotte region who has made significant progress in growing his/her energy-related enterprise. There are a number of nominating partners including E4