Record #:

21933

Author(s):

Porter, Jane

Abstract:

The sale of NC State University's Hofmann Forest for $150 million is nearly complete. The money for the 79,000-acre property was offered by prospective buyer Jerry Walker, who owns and manages Illinois-based Walker Ag Group, a family-run business operating in twenty-three counties in seven states. However, \"a coalition of professors, foresters, landowners, and wildlife conservationists is suing the university over the proposed sale, saying the environmental impacts could be significant.\" An injunction hearing is scheduled for November 12.

Source:

Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 30 Issue 45, Nov 2013, p11 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Hofmann Forest--Sale of