June 9, 2006
YET THE LEFT HATES THEM:
Battle for Wal-Marts develops along Mentor-Painesville border (Michael Scott, June 09, 2006, Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Mentor- What does Ohio's sixth-richest retail center - home to 150 restaurants, 86 clothing stores, a mall and Wal-Mart - covet next?Posted by Orrin Judd at June 9, 2006 9:42 AMTry a Super Wal-Mart.
A developer who has built 30 Wal-Marts nationwide now expects to land a 200,000-square-foot Super Wal-Mart on 54 acres off Diamond Centre Drive.
But there might be a catch. Mentor officials say another developer - Forest City Enterprises - wants to build a Super Wal-Mart just a few hundred yards across the border in Painesville.
Forest City and Wal-Mart officials could not be reached Thursday for comment, but a Painesville official said a Wal-Mart would be good news.
"We'd welcome Wal-Mart, absolutely, although there's nothing on paper yet," said Painesville City Council President William Horvath.
Oh, no! Not another store - or two - for the largest employer in the country. This will only lower the unemployment rate further, making Bush look even better. This is intolerable!
Besides, with their low prices, this will leave more money in the hands of the consumer who might end up being able to afford more gasoline! This is totally unacceptable, don't you know.
Posted by: obc at June 9, 2006 8:39 PM