Wal-Mart buys land for stores

LONGMONT – Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has closed on its deal to purchase 46 acres of land southeast of Colorado 119 and County Line Road in Longmont

The nation’s largest retailer has said it plans to build a Wal-Mart Supercenter and a Sam’s Club on Weld County property that is in Longmont. Wal-Mart has yet to finalize those plans, but the land purchase indicates it is moving ahead.

Longmont developer Steve Strong sold the land to Wal-Mart and plans to sell another 25 acres to Denver-based Bush Development for its Sandstone Marketplace retail project. That deal is expected to close within the next…