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RACER Trust presented AUCH Construction with the second RACER’s Edge Award for redevelopment excellence at the 2019 National Brownfields Training Conference. (L-R) Bruce Rasher, RACER Redevelopment Manager; Patricia Spitzley, RACER Deputy Redevelopment Manager and Director of Government Relations; RACER Trustee Elliott P. Laws; AUCH Construction President and CEO Vince DeLeonardis; Pontiac (MI) Mayor Dr. Deirdre Waterman; AUCH Construction project manager Jacob Munchiando; and RACER Transaction Manager Steven Black.
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Jun 07, 2012
Jay Williams is the Featured Speaker at June 20 RACER Open House
Willow Run event bringing together public, private sectors to focus on redevelopment of former GM properties Jay Williams, Executive Director of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers, will be the keynote speaker at the RACER Trust… -
Feb 14, 2012
RACER Trust's Bruce Rasher named Chairman, President and CEO of National Brownfield Association
Barrington, IL – On Feb. 10, 2012, Bruce Rasher, Redevelopment Manager for The RACER Trust, was named Chairman of the Board, President & CEO of the National Brownfield Association, the leading non-profit, member-based organization dedicated to promoting the sustainable redevelopment… -
Feb 13, 2012
Spotlight: Anderson Plant Lighted the Way For GIs
For nearly 80 years, the General Motors Guide Lamp Division in Anderson, Indiana was a bustling metropolis, employing more than 6,000 at its peacetime peak. The 155-acre manufacturing site -- located on what is now Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard – was home to multiple plants, the… -
Feb 08, 2012
RACER's Bruce Rasher appears on Green Sense Radio Show
Hear RACER Redevelopment Manager Bruce Rasher as he discusses RACER's activities and objectives with nationally syndicated Green$ense Radio show host Robert Colangelo. You can download an audio file of Bruce Rasher on Green$ense here. (9.4 MB) -
Jan 17, 2012
RACER Trust Honors Brandenburg Industrial Service Co. for Safe Work Performance at Massena Site
MASSENA, N.Y. — Brandenburg Industrial Service Co. completed deconstruction of the former GM Massena Powertrain Plant on time, within budget and with zero recordable safety incidents, earning a Safety award from the property’s owner, The RACER Trust. The… -
Jan 16, 2012
Spotlight: From Red Brick Factory Walls to Golf Course Green
If you were to visit the Hyatt Clark site of the RACER Trust, you’d be likely to hear the thwack of a golf ball, the laughter of friends sharing a plate of nachos, and the shouts of children enjoying a birthday party. The 88-acre Hyatt Clark Industries site manufactured hard… -
Dec 26, 2011
Flint Journal reports: Multiple companies discussing buying part of Buick City
Flint Journal reporter Ron Fonger tells readers that Bruce Rasher, redevelopment manager for the Revitalizing Auto Communities Environmental Response Trust, confirms there are serious, continuing discussions with several potential buyers at the old Buick City complex, by far the largest of 13… -
Dec 08, 2011
NY Times Story: Developers Revive Closed Auto Plants
The New York Times reports that shuttered auto plants are being purchased by developers at a rate not seen in decades. Mentioning The RACER Trust and the properties RACER has for sale, the story says that the new developments at the shuttered plants have helped communities regain considerable… -
Dec 08, 2011
Spotlight: Syracuse Industrial Powerpark - From Parts To Multi-Manufacturing
On any given workday, 500 people travel to the former GM plant in Syracuse to start their day. But they’re not making automotive parts. Instead, these individuals are employed by 15 businesses now leasing space in the 827,000-square-foot plant, now repurposed into the Salina Industrial… -
Dec 05, 2011
RACER Trust Engages Tetra Tech to Continue Ontario Property Cleanup
ONTARIO, OH — The RACER Trust today announced another significant step forward in the preparation of the former GM property in Ontario for sale and redevelopment. The Trust has selected a national environmental contractor, Tetra Tech Inc., to continue environmental assessment work and…