Through an affiliate, warehouse club giant Sam’s Club Inc. has purchased property in Manatee County.
Sam’s East Inc., an Arkansas company, bought the land on Moccasin Wallow Road in May for $15 million from Palmetto-based McClure Properties, according to Manatee County deed records. The property consists of nearly 26.57 acres, the deed says.
The seller, McClure Properties, shares an address with West Coast Tomato, a Manatee County tomato-growing company run by the McClure family. McClure Properties already received administrative approval for the property at 5670 Moccasin Wallow Road to have a big-box retail store and gas station with accompanying parking field and loading zone, according to county development records…