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PAUL WALDSCHMIDT/LEADER Contractors pull old fixtures from the ceiling in the former Walmart store in south Sand Springs as part of a remodeling project for a new tenant, Tractor Supply Co. The farm supply company plans to renovate the southern part of the building and should be open by the end of March.
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Posted: Thursday, January 6, 2011 2:57 pm | Updated: 10:43 am, Fri Jan 7, 2011.
By Paul Waldschmidt
Staff Writer
paulw@sandspringsleader.com | 13 comments
Tractor Supply Co. plans to open a store in south Sand Springs in the former Walmart building this spring.
Officials for the farm supply company, based in Brentwood, Tenn., say the remodeling project is expected to take about seven weeks.
“We plan to be open by March 26,” said Will Polisky, project manager for Tractor Supply.
Contractors are already at work remodeling the inside of the building.
According to the City of Sand Springs building permit, the project is valued at $300,000 and will involve approximately 34,000 square feet.
The entire building -- located at 3829 S. State Highway 97 -- is approximately 90,000 square feet.
Tractor Supply will lease the southern part of the building and will use part of the outside area, Polisky said.
“We expect Sand Springs to be a very good market for us,” Polisky said, adding that the chain already has stores in Bristow and Glenpool.
"The new Sand Springs location is attractive due to the part-time and hobby farmers and horse owners in the area," Rob Hoskins, with Tractor Supply media relations, said.
Hoskins said the store plans to employ between 12 to 17 full and part- time team members.
"This is an outstanding announcement for our community, and we are very excited about Tractor Supply locating their store as an anchor in the Springs Village Shopping Center," said Mayor Bob Walker. "This will bring a big boost to a highly visible area along the Highway 97 corridor, and to the business community in south Sand Springs."
Walker predicted Tractor Supply will be “a highly successful business here. The infill of business in a building that has been vacant for several years will benefit tax revenues both for the City and our schools. It's a win-win situation for all of us."
According to its website, Tractor Supply Co. is the largest retail farm and ranch store chain in the United States. The company operates more than 950 retail stores in 40 states and employs more than 13,000 team members. Its stock is traded on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol “TSCO.”
The company was founded in 1938 as a mail order catalog business offering tractor parts to America’s family farmers. Today Tractor Supply is a leading retailer with revenues surpassing $3 billion.
Tractor Supply stores are primarily located in rural areas and the outlying suburbs of major cities. The typical Tractor Supply store has 15,000-24,000 square feet of inside selling space with a similar amount of outside space used to display agricultural fencing, livestock equipment and horse stalls.