Walmart hiring about 200 workers for Homewood store

Walmart announced Monday it will hire about 200 local associates to work at the new supercenter slated to open this fall in Homewood.

Job seekers may apply online at http://www.careers.walmart.com. The majority of new associates will begin work soon to help prepare the store for its grand opening.

The company did a complete renovation of the former Kmart store at 175th and Halsted streets. The new store will replace the one about two miles south on Halsted Street in Glenwood…Please click here to read the full story in the Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle. A related story is in the Tribune.