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Just heard a whopper of a rumor.. BIG changes coming to Conestoga Mall. Sounds like the north part of the mall is in for some major renovation and south part of the mall will be torn down. Dillards which is the only remaining large box store at the mall besides Best Buy will either move to the north...

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Just heard about this for the first time this morning from a friend, then a few hours later I was seeing it in the news.. sounds like this is going to be a big event! Nebraska's '100 Square Body' classic GM truck auction is first of its kind https://www.foxnews.com/auto/nebraskas-100-square-body-cla...

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Candleshoe wrote: ↑Wed Jun 15, 2022 4:48 pm And in other Kearney airport news, the $8 million expansion of the terminal came in with a $16 million dollar single bid. It's back to the drawing board.

Further reason for Kearney and Gi to join forces in creating a single tri city airport.

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Looks like Denver Mattress is the next one north leaving what is happening next to Discount Tire a mystery.

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Anyone have an idea of what’s happening along Diers Ave north of Discount Tire?

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Not that I have seen. I subscribed a couple of times. I was able to cancel whenever I wanted. It sounds nice and all, but I just don't get to the car wash that often so it wasn't worth it in the end for me. For sure car washes like this are trendy right now. The other draw to them is memberships. It...

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For sure car washes like this are trendy right now. The other draw to them is memberships. It’s the appearance of being able to wash all you want for that monthly fee.

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I was driving down S Locust today and saw a sign for another Tommy’s Express Carwash. Can anyone confirm this? Seems strange to add a second one already.

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New development coming near Walmart on South Locust.

https://theindependent.com/news/local/n ... 46c16.html

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https://nebraska.tv/amp/news/local/fonner-park-plans-temporary-casino-by-years-end-as-legislature-adopts-rules I’m really curious about some of the things said in this article. This is one of them… Chris Kotulak of Fonner Park said, “We are on vapors now with our industry and we are in an urgent mo...

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Do it!

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In other news, after sitting idle for nearly a year, the new Riddle's Jewelry location (formerly Ruby Tuesday) is finally seeing some action as work is now continuing.

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Well, this is interesting. I wonder what they will do with the land. https://www.ksnblocal4.com/2022/03/08/chi-nebraska-looking-purchase-land-grand-island/?fbclid=IwAR3ryBVLc_nRkJxXtWgpuqB0ca54YZA3KlJkXTemiD7KaLSbmJ4sIEK9Ny8 I'm thinking it might be a defensive maneuver. This answers the question.....

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Well, this is interesting. I wonder what they will do with the land.

https://www.ksnblocal4.com/2022/03/08/ ... J4sIEK9Ny8

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Good info. It’ll be interesting to see if they get that temporary building up by October.

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With all the talk over the last several years of TIF financing being overused in Grand Island, I’d be interested to see how much property currently falls under this umbrella. The latest to likely get it is the old Engleman School building. Now, this happens to be a property that probably does qualif...

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Major progress ahead for Prairie Commons

https://theindependent.com/news/local/ ... a.amp.html

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Yep, this has now been confirmed. https://theindependent.com/news/local/grand-island-is-getting-its-second-starbucks-on-south-locust/article_1d95600c-5d4a-11ec-a624-e3c95f9e8883.html There's construction going on Locust in front of the Bosselmans offices. Wondering if it's a gas station or Starbucks...

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I wondered where this project had been. I decided to look into it a little. It seems it’s still in process. Last update: February 2021 – The Mobility Management team published the final report in June 2020. The report outlined the Preferred Alternative chosen by the communities based on information ...

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Seems like the store has been open for a while, yet they only have a banner up for a sign. Wine Beer and Spirits, THe industrial-sized alcohol store that has moved into the Toys R Us in Omaha and then in Lincoln will be opening a store in Grand Island. Saw a Billboard along Hwy 275 between Valley an...

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nebugeater wrote: ↑Fri Nov 12, 2021 10:32 am
gisbuxfan wrote: ↑Wed Nov 10, 2021 6:08 pm So what you are saying is that Nebraska had the biggest state fair in 20202!
It will take a LONG time to see if your prediction holds true to get to 20202!!!

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Things are moving slowly, but moving nevertheless.

Casino rules set to come out next week; vote set for Dec. 17
https://journalstar.com/news/local/cas ... e0a40.html

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So what you are saying is that Nebraska had the biggest state fair in 20202!

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I was driving down Hwy 281 today and saw someone working on the old Med Express building just north of Tommy's Carwash. I also noticed the for sale signs were removed. Anyone know what is moving in here?

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This was an interesting article this morning talking about another layoff from the fair board. This time it was the director of fair sponsorships. Looking at the fair from a financial side which has its fair share of issues, especially in light of the former financial directors firing and arrest reg...

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It seems to me social media was their primary platform for advertising. It’ll be interesting to see how they rebound from this year. In my opinion they lacked in any concerts that will draw crowds which supposedly still due to Covid which I can understand. By this summer I hope we will get a realist...

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I’ve heard from a number of sources now that Starbucks is building a second location on south Locust. Anyone else hear of this or have confirmation?

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From about a month ago…

Chief will likely build temporary gaming facility in Grand Island

https://t.co/HOvjVHcI9h

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2021 State Fair Attendance released. Numbers down from 2019. https://theindependent.com/news/state-and-regional/nebraska/about-266-000-people-attended-nebraska-state-fair/article_1c18952c-91ad-505d-8700-32032f04e2dc.html If I remember corrrectly, 2019 was the year the fair was dealing with a lot of ...

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How is the retail/restaurant industry handling the employee shortage? A lot of lot of restaurants are only half full. Some have cut hours. Bars that serve both food and drink are only opening their kitchen certain hours. They are making it work, but its certainly not good and probably not sustainab...

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Renderings and video are mighty impressive! I see that Kearney is also kicking around the idea of doing something similar. Considering the history of youth sports in the area, I see this becoming a very busy facility. It helps that it’s right off the interstate and will have easy access. It makes m...

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nativeomahan wrote: ↑Mon Sep 13, 2021 4:59 pm Another location is going up west of Children’s Hospital, on West Dodge.
This will make about 50 total locations in the metro area.

Time to rename this thread???

50 locations! That’s nuts. How is the retail/restaurant industry handling the employee shortage?

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New youth sports center announced https://theindependent.com/news/local/civic-leaders-unveil-plans-for-15m-sports-complex-near-i-80/article_ee45fa8e-bd65-11eb-9087-bb7ffeffd454.html?utm_source=Grand%2520Island%2520Independent&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Daily%2520Alerts Central Nebrask...

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Welcome IHOP TO northwest commons right alongside 281.

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Just saw a temporary sign for this place at the old Gordmans Store. Wine Beer and Spirits, THe industrial-sized alcohol store that has moved into the Toys R Us in Omaha and then in Lincoln will be opening a store in Grand Island. Saw a Billboard along Hwy 275 between Valley and Waterloo that listed ...

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I heard some murmurs about Cornhusker Toyota. Sounds like they have til the end of the year to submit plans for renovations otherwise they will be closed down. Honestly this doesn’t surprise me. The building is old and compared to other auto dealerships is well outdated. Other murmurs were that Wood...

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New youth sports center announced

https://theindependent.com/news/local/ ... 2520Alerts

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Now that the initial excitement has worn off, what’s the actual process of getting this going?

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I was snooping around on the Grand Island Assessors page. Looks like the lot just north of Discount Tire just recently sold in January to a KAYTON GRAND ISLAND, LLC. The LLC was formed out of Seward, NE. Anyone have any idea what is being developed?

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I've seen a comment in a Facebook group that Starbucks is opening a second store that will be on South Locust in the Bosselman offices parking lot. Anyone confirm or deny? Thanks I don't know for sure, but the population base would have to support it. I personally don't see a second location coming...

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