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Recoup Remediation Costs with the Class C Tax Incentive

Many developers and investors of commercial/industrial real estate in Cook County are unaware of a potential financial benefit available to those who have successfully rehabilitated environmentally-impacted sites and obtained regulatory closure, with the procurement of a “No Further Remediation” (NFR) letter. This benefit is known as the “Class C” real estate tax incentive. The Class…

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Chicago & Cook County Launch Industrial Growth Zones Program

  A new program being launched jointly by the City of Chicago and Cook County can financially assist developers and investors of commercial real estate in the environmental assessment, testing and remediation of industrial sites in select areas. According to a recent press release, the Industrial Growth Zone program is designed to address two primary…

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Illinois SRP consultant rankings

Want to Work with the Best?

For more than 25 years, Pioneer’s dedication to hard work and commitment to quality consulting has earned us the top spot in a very significant category.  Pioneer is now the #1 firm in the entire State of Illinois for obtaining NFR letters through the IEPA’s voluntary Site Remediation Program (SRP).  According to the IEPA’s databases,…

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What’s the Stink about Vapor Intrusion?

The new vapor intrusion regulations in Illinois officially became effective on July 15, 2013.  These regulations now require the assessment of the “indoor inhalation pathway” (aka vapor intrusion) in addition to the existing pathways that have always been a part of the State’s risk-based approach to closure known as TACO (Tiered Approach to Corrective Action…

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Asbestos and lead removal services

Illinois Proposes More Stringent Asbestos Regulation

On December 7, 2012, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) published its First Notice for proposed amendments to Asbestos Abatement for Public and Private Schools and Commercial and Public Buildings in Illinois (Code Citation: 77 lll. Adm. Code 855 and Illinois Register Citation: 36 lll. Reg. 16804). The proposed rules are publicly available for…

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