Jordan Independent - Wal-Mart back outs of plans for New Prague store - Comments

I'm with Ray. I get to

bucky — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:20:47 -0600

I'm with Ray. I get to Wal-Mart about 1/3 as often as I get to Target or Cub.

But the loss of this project is a loss for the area. It's a sign that things are slowing down.

I don't know if it is good or bad news for Jordan.

DavidH

It would have been half the

Ray Sandey — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:53:08 -0600

It would have been half the distance to the proposed New Prague Wal Mart from downtown Jordan than it is to the Shakopee Walmart.

I would have visited Walmart in New Prague about as much as I visit the one in Shakopee. Not very often.

Is New Prague really that

Katrina Styx — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:42:08 -0600

Is New Prague really that much closer than Shakopee?

(Katrina Styx is a staff writer for the Jordan Independent. She can be reached at kstyx@jordannews.com.)

Wal-Mart back outs of plans for New Prague store

Mathias Baden — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:06:58 -0600

The Star Tribune reported this morning that Wal-Mart backed out of its plans to open a location in New Prague.

Jordan mayor-elect Pete Ewals said, "It's a long drive from here to the closest Wal-Mart, unless you're going to work anyway and stop in Shakopee or Savage."

The story went on, commentating and again quoting Ewals, "So a New Prague Wal-Mart would have meant something: 'Not as close as the OK Corral, but an easier drive than Savage.'"

What do you think? Would you have supported the proposal to build in New Prague?