CHICAGO, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The following was released today by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. :
Michael Lewis
President, Midwest Division
"This is a great day for the citizens of Chicago. The city council's action to sustain the mayor's veto will ensure more jobs, more convenience and more choice for Chicago's working families.
"This opens the door for desperately-needed business investment and development in the city, with job opportunities and savings for those who need it most.
"We will open our first store in the city on Chicago's west side later this month. This store will show what a great asset Wal-Mart can be to the community, as an employer and corporate citizen, and as an affordable resource for thousands of Chicago's working families.
"We commend Mayor Daley for vetoing the ordinance and the city council for sustaining the veto to ensure more jobs, more savings and more economic development opportunities for all Chicagoans."
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