Listen to this article Target will be opening a new store on the East End, replacing the country’s last full-size Kmart.  The Minneapolis-based retailer will take over the 89,935-square-foot space in the Bridgehampton Commons shopping center at 2044 Montauk Highway in Bridgehampton after Kmart closes its store on Oct. 20.  AP photo by Seth Wenig…

Listen to this article For many small businesses, fall is one of the busiest times of the year, particularly in anticipation of the Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. “We’re heading into what we call ‘small business season,’” said Eric Alexander, founder of the Long Island Main Street Alliance. “Holidays are key. Holidays bring people into…

Listen to this article The long-awaited opening dates of two new Amazon Fresh grocery stores on Long Island have been announced.  Amazon Fresh will open a 33,340-square-foot store in Manetto Hill Plaza at 50 Manetto Hill Road in Plainview and a 42,900-square-foot store in Suffolk Plaza at 4054 Nesconset Highway in East Setauket on Thursday,…

Listen to this article Medford-based Concern for Independent Living, a nonprofit that provides affordable housing, has sued the Town of Southampton for scuttling its plan to build a 50-unit apartment project called Liberty Gardens.  The nonprofit also known as Concern Housing claimed in the lawsuit, filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern…

Listen to this article The New York Racing Association recently provided an update about the $455 million reconstruction of Belmont Park to Long Island Association Small and Mid-Sized Business Committee. Small businesses learned about procurement pipeline for the project, with AECOM Tishman as the general contractor. “Belmont Park is an economic engine for Long Island…