Here's some reassuring news for people worried that Target might not come to Grand Island: On Aug. 23, Target obtained a building permit from the city of Grand Island to build its store at 3400 W. 13th St.

On the permit, the cost of the project is listed at $17.5 million. Woodsonia Real Estate of Elkhorn is transforming the old Conestoga Mall into Conestoga Marketplace.

According to conestogamarketplace.com , the Target store will total 150,000 square feet. The website says Conestoga Marketplace will be a "vibrant, mixed-use community" that includes "a 40,000-square-foot state-of-the-art theater and family entertainment offering, a five-story 150room IHG branded hotel, a 275-unit luxury apartment, new to market restaurant concepts and various other retail and commercial pad sites.

" The estimated cost for the Conestoga Marketplace project is over a quarter of a billion dollars. project has an estimated cost of $17.5 million Get local news delivered to your inbox!.