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Rensselaer in Brief
Community Service Days
This past weekend, Community Service Days resumed after events were cancelled the previous weekend due to rain. About 235 students got involved in the program, and lent their assistance at Prospect Park, Beman Park, Frear Park, the Children’s Museum, and Community Gardens.
In the springtime, weather permitting, Community Service Days are held by FYE and coordinated by FYE Assistant Dean Cynthia Smith about once every month. Students involved in the activities, which consisted of primarily park cleaning this past weekend, expressed enjoyment at being able to get some air outside of their dorm rooms and help the community at the same time.
The program was originally started in 1999 to get RPI students out in the Troy community during the spring and fall to help out with various chores and cleanups. Since then, RPI’s Environmental and Site Services Department has allowed student volunteers to get involved in beautifying and landscaping several parts of the RPI campus.
Business competition held
This year’s Business Plan Competition, funded by the Lally School of Management and Technology and the Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship, was held on April 27, and was open to college students in 18 different counties surrounding Rensselaer.
After proposing a business plan for an alternative to live fire extinguisher training, John Blackburn ’05, Ryan O’Donnell GRAD, and Tom Rossi GRAD, a team of RPI students, emerged victorious. They won a $5,000 cash prize, $20,000 of direct investment, $15,000 in legal and patent-related services, and $2,000 more to participate in a national business plan competition.
As the winners among the 30 other business plans presented, the RPI team will also receive a grant to participate in the Virtual Incubator Program at RPI, which allows companies to become a part of RPI’s venture community, centered around the Institute’s business incubator and Technology Park.
Wal-Mart expresses interest
Wal-Mart has expressed its intent to apply for permits and zoning for a Wal-Mart Supercenter in the town of Brunswick. The new site will be located on a 32-acre lot on the corner of Route 7 and Betts Road. The existing Wal-Mart less than a mile away will be closed, and its employees will be transferred.
The proposal itself will not come before the Brunswick Town Board for about another six months, but several groups have begun cautiously investigating or completely opposing the application. To complete an application, Wal-Mart will have to conduct a review of environmental impact, the surrounding traffic situation, and resident input.
The new store, if approved, would be over 200,000 square feet, have a 12-pump gas station, a grocery store, a tire and lube shop, and a large Wal-Mart center with 36 departments. Public meetings, committee reviews, and the final vote will take place over the next year or two while construction itself would take about 18 months.
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