FORT COLLINS — Walmart has begun the process of hiring 240 people to staff its south Fort Collins store, which will reopen April 10.

The store at 4625 S. Mason St., southwest of College Avenue and Harmony Road, closed Sept. 18, 2007, the day before the north Loveland store opened. Last fall, the company announced it would expand the empty building and reopen the store.

On Jan. 15, Walmart opened a hiring center at 4637 S. Mason St. where job seekers can fill out applications, according to a press release. The center is open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays.

Walmart also is taking applications online at http://careers.walmart.com.

Store manager Jeff Plumb said the company would continue to accept applications until it hits its hiring goal for the new store.

The store will hire full-time and part-time workers as well as supervisors, according to the release. The new employees will start work in March.