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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Walmart Set to Open in Lakeville Tomorrow (Oct. 17)

fter a year of controversy and fanfare, Walmart is set to open its first Lakeville location tomorrow.

Like us on Facebook | Follow us on Twitter | Sign up for our newsletter After a year of controversy and fanfare, Walmart is set to open its first Lakeville location tomorrow—Oct. 17. Brenton Balvin, who spearheaded Walmart's hiring process in Lakeville said that all the employees are set to go for the opening of the new, 150,000 square foot building located at the corner of Interstate 35 and County Road 70 along Keokuk Avenue. The store opens despite a bit of controversy during its planning construction. The store's announcement generated harsh words from residents who have criticized the company's pay rates, among other things, and last fall the store's construction came under fire from a local union that claimed Walmart was exploiting …

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Lakeville's New Walmart Set to Open Oct. 17, But Not With a Chipotle

Despite Twitter rumors to the contrary, Lakeville's new Walmart store will not have a Chipotle Restaurant when it opens Oct. 17.

Like us on Facebook | Follow us on Twitter | Sign up for our newsletter After a year of controversy and fanfare, Walmart is set to open its first Lakeville location on Oct. 17. Brenton Balvin, who spearheaded Walmart's hiring process in Lakeville said that all the employees are set to go for the opening of the new, 150,000 square foot building located at the corner of Interstate 35 and County Road 70 along Keokuk Avenue. The store will not, however, have a Chipotle Restaurant inside, despite Twitter rumors to the contrary. City officials confired that a Subway will be located inside the store, but not a Chipotle. Late last week, this post on Twitter was retweeted more than 100 times:  @laura_buermann: GREAT NEWS EVERYBODY: The Walmart in …

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Janell

7:17 pm on Thursday, October 18, 2012

So True Lakeville retail sucks!!   more ›

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