How soon is Wal-Mart building its newest Spokane Valley store?

About a year ago the SR published news that Wal-Mart would put another new store in Spokane Valley, about six blocks east of the Costco, about 5601 E. Sprague.

There hasn’t been a lot of progress so far on that project, which we wrote about first here . Why not?

We tracked down Wal-Mart’s regional contacts to find out when the project will get going. Here’s the reply:

• Construction will start in late summer or early fall. Think August or September.
• It will take 12 to 14 months after groundbreaking before the new Wal-Mart opens.
• A Spokane Valley hiring center will be set up roughly 90 days before the doors open. That hiring office will have an online component for job applicants. It’s here .

The store will include a garden center with outside sales area covering about 4,700 square feet (very large).

It is slated to include an indoor pharmacy, a full-service grocery and a Subway sandwich store inside.

When finished, it will be about 155,000 square feet.