Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Rayonier purchased 969,000 acres (3,920 km 2) of timberland in Florida, Georgia and Alabama in 1999, then relocated the corporate offices to Jacksonville, Florida, to be closer to company employees and properties. [9] Rayonier converted to a real estate investment trust (REIT) on January 1, 2004. [10]
Rayonier converted to a real estate investment trust (REIT) on January 1, 2004. [7] TerraPointe LLC was established in 2005 to manage properties with development potential. The 2006 purchase of 228,000 acres (920 km 2) in six states brought the company's total of land owned, leased or managed to 2,600,000 acres (11,000 km 2) in the U.S. and New Zealan
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
These companies persuaded the Georgia state assembly to sell more than 40,000,000 acres (160,000 km 2) of land for $500,000. Many Georgia officials and legislators were offered shares in these companies or bribes to secure their agreement to the sale.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1962. It consists of 2,762 acres (11.18 km 2) of saltwater marsh, grassland, mixed deciduous woods, and cropland located on an abandoned military airfield in McIntosh County, Georgia, north of the intersection of Route 131 and Harris Neck Airport Road, about 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Savannah, Georgia.
In 1989 actress and Georgia native Kim Basinger and other investors bought 1,751 acres (709 ha) of the town's 2,000 privately owned acres for $20 million from Braselton Brothers Inc, intending to turn it into a tourist destination. [8] In 1995, facing personal bankruptcy, she and her partners sold the land for $4.3 million. [9] [10] [11]
The Georgia Land Conservation Program (GLCP) works to permanently protect land and water resources in the U.S. state of Georgia through public/private partnerships. [1] Created in 2005 by former Governor Sonny Perdue through the Georgia Land Conservation Act, [ 2 ] the GLCP provides grants, low-interest loans, and tax credits to achieve ...