WESLACO, TX — Sam’s Club is moving forward with a $46.5 million investment for its first Weslaco location, as site development gets underway.
Courtesy of | Weslaco EDC
The project at the intersection of Barbee Drive and FM 1015 has entered the land clearing and grading phase, signaling the start of physical construction. City officials and Sam’s Club executives attended the earlier groundbreaking ceremony on Sept. 2.
The 167,000-square-foot store is expected to create more than 200 permanent jobs. City leaders say the development is the largest retail project in Weslaco’s history, with potential to strengthen the local economy and draw shoppers from across the Mid-Valley.
Naxi Lopez-Puente
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Naxiely López, managing editor of the Rio Grande Valley Business Journal, is a veteran Valley journalist who reported and served as metro editor at The Monitor. She later led programs and partnerships at Mission EDC, giving her on-the-ground insight into regional growth. A Valley native raised in South Texas, she brings a deep working knowledge of how the RGV does business.
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