Big Box Evaluator

The Big Box Evaluator (http://www.bigboxevaluator.org) is an on-line tool, just released by the Orton Family Foundation, designed to be an unbiased information resource for citizens and government officials who want to know more about “big box” retail stores and their potential positive and negative impacts on the local community. This tool allows users to analyze how big box stores may affect a community’s economics, environment and community character, and lets users learn basic facts, test assumptions, and explore interactive models.