S&P BREAKS GROUND ON $10.5M SAM'S CLUB

CORPUS CHRISTI — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has awarded a contract to Satterfield & Pontikes Construction (S&P) to construct a $10.5 million, 139,000-square-foot Sam's Club store, located on South Padre Island Drive in Corpus Christi. Construction is under way and the project is slated for a spring 2013 completion. The construction includes the demolition of an existing Walmart store, asphalt paving and storm water requirements with erosion controls. Raymond Harris & Associates designed the facility. S&P has constructed more than 6 million square feet totaling more than $250 million on behalf of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.