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Brighton, MI-November 30, 2011:  With just 7 of the State of Michigan's 54 applicants being awarded EPA Brownfield Assessment and Cleanup grants, this year proved to be one of the most competitive grant rounds in recent memory.  ASTI Environmental assisted two of the seven winning communities - the City of Inkster was awarded a $400,000 community wide site assessment grant, and The City of Adrian, through Lenawee County, was awarded a $200,000 cleanup grant.

ASTI Environmental's President, Tom Wackerman, Chairman of The 25th Annual University of Michigan/Urban Land Institute Real Estate Forum (REF), announce that the this year's Forum attracted 450 real estate investors/brokers/developers, economic developers, financial institutions, environmental consultants, lawyers, students, contractors, public officials, educators, planners and community/faith-based organizations on.November 9-10, 2011 at COBO Center in Downtown Detroit.   REF is devoted to placemaking and best practices in downtown, clean/green, walkable communities.

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ASTI Environmental's Newest Product Advances P3s

January 6, 2012: ASTI Environmental (ASTI) President, Tom Wackerman, recognized early on that Environmental Services were morphing into a tool to support Economic Development and that the firm that could design and market new products to help developers and local units of government form public/private partnerships (P3) to solve redevelopment challenges would have a distinct advantage in the marketplace.