San Antonio Business Journal - by Catherine Dominguez have agreed to cease operations of 42 Mirastar fueling station at Wal-Mart locations across the western United States. Tesoro spokeswoman Sarah Simpson says the company will continue operations at 32 remaining fueling stations at Wal-Mart centers. San Antonio-based Tesoro (NYSE: TSO) and Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) in Bentonville, Ark., entered into the agreement to develop fueling facilities on Wal-Mart properties in 2000. Simpson says the closure will have a minimal impact on the marketing of products from Tesoro’s refineries. She declined to say why Tesoro is closing the stations, stating only that it was a “business decision” for the company. Tesoro operates more than 800 retail locations throughout the mainland United States as well as in Alaska and Hawaii under the brands...
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