Yearly Archives: 2020

Huntley Station

Huntley Station Disposition

NRG has selected Vita Nuova to assist in the disposition of a major surplus asset in western New York. VN has launched a website and will be embarking upon an expression of interest (EOI) process to identify parties interested in acquiring the site for redevelopment (www.HuntleyStationReuse.com) in early January 2021.

Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor is a leading strategist in implementing redevelopments at brownfield and Superfund sites. He regularly serves as a project manager, facilitator, and key strategist, working with stakeholders to sustainably redevelop projects nationwide. Mr. Taylor works in many of the country’s most challenging areas, including remote rural locations, inner-city environmental justice neighborhoods, and some of […]

Elaine Richardson

Elaine Richardson has over 25 years of experience in senior positions in firms servicing the real estate and environmental industries.

Ms. Richardson has significant experience in the real estate industry as a researcher and strategist. She has worked with nationally recognized commercial developers on acquisition identification and analysis, community relations and marketing. Her communications skills are instrumental in educating communities on issues relating to contamination and redevelopment, and assisting in building support for the redevelopment […]

Nicole Henderson

Nicole Henderson has more than 25 years of experience in environmental project management, brownfields redevelopment, community engagement, and land revitalization. 

She specializes in tough projects in small communities and most recently managed a re-visioning of a former shoe factory in Franklin Township, WV, and a former porcelain china manufacturer in New Castle, PA. Ms. Henderson works across a broad spectrum of substantive areas to provide communications and outreach support as well as technical assistance to […]

Webinar – Market Insights for Brownfields Redevelopment: Trends in the Covid era – October 16, 2020

Please join EPA’s Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization on Friday, October 16, 2020 1:00-2:30pm ET for Market Insights for Brownfields Redevelopment: Trends in the COV/D-19 Era. Our speakers will discuss online markets and new trends in residential and commercial markets affected by COVID-19, and what communities can do now to help themselves take advantage […]

Regional Jobs Center Comes to Oakley

A new jobs center creating thousands of jobs and generating almost $500,000,000 in economic impact is underway as the result of a partnership formed the City of Oakley with DuPont and completed with Chemours. To find out more, go here: https://www.vitanuova.net/services/redeveloping-complex-properties/projects/oakley-california/ To view construction underway, visit: https://app.oxblue.com/open/clayco/cclcbldg1

Jim Rocco

Jim Rocco is a leader in technical solutions for the energy industry. He brings over 30 years of experience in information management, environmental risk management, and risk-based decision processes for sustainable site corrective action and property redevelopment. Mr. Rocco has extensive experience and involvement in developing technical solutions for environmental risk management and implementing structured […]

Investment continues in Lakefront District in Gary Indiana

Working with the City of Gary and the Strong Cities Partnership, Vita Nuova conceived and designed the transit-oriented development around the Miller Station. State and federal agencies continue to fund this vision, turning the Miller Station into an “origination” station for trains to Chicago, reducing travel times significantly through the use of double-tracking. See latest […]

Rebuilding America Webinar #2 – The Oakley Story: From Cul-de-Sac to Regional Hub

Join us for the 2nd Rebuilding America webinar! September 11, 2020 | 12:00 – 1:30 ET Register Now Partnerships Powering Redevelopment The Oakley Story: From End of the Line to Regional Hub This is an evolving story of how a small town in California banded together with an industrial owner of a former manufacturing site […]

Rebecca Kourkoulis

Rebecca is a senior project manager with over 15 years of experience supporting federal, local, and private sector clients. She has managed an array of sustainability-oriented projects that identify and address the connections between land use and environmental issues. Rebecca has experience leading projects that provide policy analysis and program and communications support on topics […]