FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Denise Chamberlain
(717) 761-0554
2010 Phoenix Awards ANNOUNCED
Harrisburg, PA (February 14, 2010) – The Phoenix Award Executive Committee is proud to announce The Phoenix Award winners for 2010 for excellence in brownfield redevelopment. The project participants will be honored at an awards ceremony during Brownfields 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 3-5, 2011. During the environmental conference with an expected crowd of at least 6,000 participants, these Phoenix Award winners will showcase their projects with case study presentations and will be highlighted during the awards ceremony.
The Phoenix Awards Grand Prize, 1st Runner-up Prize, the Regional Awards and the Community Impact Prize, and the People’s Choice Award will be presented during a special plenary ceremony. The People’s Choice Award is presented to the project that receives the most votes from conference attendees, based upon the case study presentations and exhibit information.
The Phoenix Award winners represent outstanding revitalization projects from each of the 10 US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regions as well as projects having a special community impact. The winning projects were selected by a panel of environmental professionals and business and government leaders based on a set of five criteria: magnitude of the project, innovative techniques, solutions to regulatory/social issues, and impact upon the community.
The 2010 winners are:
Region 1: North Berwick Woolen Mill Redevelopment Project, North Berwick, Maine
Region 2: Former Magic Marker/Gould Battery Site, Trenton, New Jersey
Region 3: Lancaster Northwest Gateway/Armstrong World Industries, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Region 4: Memphis Depot Remediation Project, Memphis, Tennessee
Region 5: Gowdy Field Landfill Redevelopment Project, Columbus, Ohio
Region 6: City of Oklahoma Landfill/Dell Inc. Property Transfer, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Region 7: Lemay Riverfront Brownfield Redevelopment Project, Lemay, Missouri
Region 8: Weber County to Salt Lake City Commuter Rail, Ogden City, Utah
Region 9: Marina Gateway Hotel & Commercial Project, National City, California
Region 10: Troutdale Reynolds Industrial Park Redevelopment Project, Troutdale, Oregon
Community Impact Winner: Piquette Square for Veterans, Detroit, Michigan
These winning projects include the latest in housing initiatives with affordable, urban and veteran housing, major waterfront redevelopment projects, wetlands restoration, significant job creation and retention, and mixed-use complexes with significant community, entertainment and cultural assets that are destinations for both residents and tourists.
Created in 1997, this prestigious award honors individuals and groups who are working to solve critical environmental and community challenges when transforming formerly used real estate into productive new uses. The Phoenix Awards are widely recognized as the premier award of excellence in Brownfield redevelopment and revitalization. The competition is open to any individual, group, company, organization, government body or agency.
Affiliation/Sponsors
The Phoenix Awards were created and are coordinated by Denise K. Chamberlain, a brownfields expert, and are affiliated with the Phoenix Awards Institute, Inc., an environmental and community service non-profit, located in Mechanicsburg, PA (Harrisburg area). The Executive Committee members include: Denise K. Chamberlain, ARCADIS, Phoenix Executive Committee Chair; Dennis Alvord, U.S. EDA; Charlie Bartsch, U.S. EPA; Linda Garczynski; Ken Komoroski, K&L Gates; David Lloyd, U.S. EPA; and James P. Snyder, ARCADIS.
Public and private sector sponsors support the program to honor hardworking groups that revitalize properties and return them to significant community assets.
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