greenfield
noun
green·field
ˈgrēn-ˌfēld 
often attributive
: land (such as a potential industrial site) not previously developed or polluted
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Meanwhile, greenfield project announcements in manufacturing remained stable, in line with an uptick in cross-border activity among supply chain–intensive industries such as electronics, automotive, machinery and textiles.
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Courtney Fingar, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Long and his team are working on 80 ambulatory locations, a mix that ranges from greenfield projects on raw land to scrapes of older buildings to adaptive reuse, or the repurposing of older buildings.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 5 July 2025
Nippon also agreed that U.S. Steel will remain incorporated in the U.S.
Nippon will invest $11 billion in U.S. Steel by 2028, including $1 billion in initial spending on a greenfield project that will be completed after 2028, according to the agreement.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 18 June 2025
The data for the first quarter of this year shows that both the M&A market and greenfield announcements (new project constructions) are at record lows.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 19 June 2025
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Courtney Fingar, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Long and his team are working on 80 ambulatory locations, a mix that ranges from greenfield projects on raw land to scrapes of older buildings to adaptive reuse, or the repurposing of older buildings.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 5 July 2025
Nippon also agreed that U.S. Steel will remain incorporated in the U.S.
Nippon will invest $11 billion in U.S. Steel by 2028, including $1 billion in initial spending on a greenfield project that will be completed after 2028, according to the agreement.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 18 June 2025
The data for the first quarter of this year shows that both the M&A market and greenfield announcements (new project constructions) are at record lows.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 19 June 2025
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“Greenfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greenfield. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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Greenfield
geographical name
Green·field
ˈgrēn-ˌfēld
city in southeastern Wisconsin near Milwaukee population 36,720
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