Sunday, May 20, 2012
In Riverhead, Peconic Paddler for sale after 47 years; yoga studio opening in Hampton Bays.
Our East End Report, a wrap-up of the week's news from Greenport to Riverhead to Montauk, recaps each Patch site's most compelling story. Below, we bring your our weekly business wrap-up, so you're in the know on which businesses are coming and going in the area. Let us know if you have any news tips you'd like to see reported by emailing your local Patch editor. And for the small business owners out there, one way to market your business is by claiming your Patch directory listing. Peconic Paddler Up for Sale After 47 years of renting and selling canoes and kayaks to those who want to enjoy the beauty of the Peconic River, Jim Dreeben, owner of the Peconic Paddler, is calling it a day. Dreeben has listed his long-established business …
Friday, May 18, 2012
The 47-year-old business is being sold for $900,000; new paddle-board touring business planned for downtown Riverhead
After 47 years of renting and selling canoes and kayaks to those who want to enjoy the beauty of the Peconic River, Jim Dreeben, owner of the Peconic Paddler, is calling it a day. Dreeben has listed his long-established business with North Fork Commercial Real Estate of Riverhead for $900,000. "It's time to move on," said Dreeben, who said he will miss the day-to-day bustle of his business. But, never one to remain idle, Dreeben has plans to start a new business in the days ahead. Dreeben says he doesn't play to spend his retirement sitting back; instead, he said he wants to paddle-board. And not just for pleasure -- he said he intends to start a paddle-board touring business. "I've been getting requests for years from people who want …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The event is free; workshops will be offered.
Job hunters will get a head's up on Tuesday as the Riverhead Industrial Agency and the Riverhead Chamber of Commerce present the Town of Riverhead East End Employment Expo and Workshops. The Expo will be held in the Sea Star Ballroom of the Long Island Aquarium & Exhibition Center, on Tuesday from 5 to 7:30 p.m. The event is free. Seminars will be held on topics including "Entrepreneurship As An Option," "The Hispanic Initiative," "Commercial Utility Discounts," and "Economic Incentives Help Businesses Thrive." Tracy Stark-James, executive director of the IDA, said the Chamber and the IDA wanted to cover a gamut of workforce issues, including preparing the workforce for the workplace, and other issues such as providing incentives for …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Details are still unconfirmed, but Sean Walter said the goal is to keep drawing new business downtown.
A wave of revitalization continues in downtown Riverhead, as Supervisor Sean Walter hinted on Monday that the next new business to open its doors on Main Street could be a new gym. Details are still unconfirmed regarding the gym, Walter said. But, he added, if the potential owner decided to site the facility downtown, it would be in one of the larger buildings. "I'm hoping that it comes to pass," he said. Of the surge of new store owners that have either opened or announced plans to invest downtown in recent months, including Ralph's Italian Ices, a new bookstore and writing center, a Blue Duck bakery location, and a new elementary school slated to open its doors in the fall, Walter said, "It's an exciting time." Walter, in fact, has …
Sunday, May 13, 2012
In other news, a woman is found dead in Riverhead and the community chimes in on whether or not to change the name of Route 24.
Police Suffolk DA: Ignore Serial Killer Rumors: Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota came forward this week to quell rumors that have been swirling for weeks about a possible break in the Long Island serial killer case. UPDATE: Police Identify Body Found on Monday; Determine Homicide: Police found the body of Mirian Garcia, 29, near Peconic Plaza on Monday. Family Of Woman Found Dead in Riverhead Speaks Out: The heartbroken family of Mirian Garcia was devastated by the news of her loss. Police: Wielding Machete, Riverhead Man Charged With Attempted Assault: A Riverhead man allegedly wielding a machete was charged this week. Community Locals Pan Bid To Rename Route 24: Residents shared their views on whether they supported renaming…
See what business news you missed on the East End this past week.
Our East End Report, a wrap-up of the week's news from Greenport to Riverhead to Montauk, recaps each Patch site's most compelling story. Below, we bring your our weekly business wrap-up, so you're in the know on which businesses are coming and going in the area. Let us know if you have any news tips you'd like to see reported by emailing your local Patch editor. And for the small business owners out there, one way to market your business is by claiming your Patch directory listing. Long Ireland Brews With Blind Bat for Saison Bottle Release Just in time for Long Island Craft Beer Week, Long Ireland Beer Company is putting out its third bottle release on Friday, a collaborative effort with Centerport-based Blind Bat Brewery. Dubbed …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Congressional hopeful outlines plans to bolster small business.
The son of a single mother, Randy Altschuler says he learned firsthand about hard work and discipline. A graduate of Princeton with an MBA from Harvard, Altschuler, the Republican congressional candidate hoping to unseat incumbent Democrat Congressman Tim Bishop in the next election, spoke to the Riverhead Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon at Martha Clara Vineyards on Thursday. Altschuler, the co-founder and executive chairman of CloudBlue Technologies, Inc. -- a firm, he said, that has created 300 jobs in the United States --said, first and foremost, "I am a business person." To that end, Altschuler hosted three press conferences this week -- including one at Enterprise Park at Calverton -- and intends to visit local chambers of commerce…
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
The hotel was awarded the 2012 Top Hospitality Development recently.
One of Riverhead's most heralded Main Steet additions was awarded a top honor recently. Long Island Business News recognized Hyatt Place East End, designed by BBS Architects, Landscape Architects and Engineers, as the 2012 Top Hospitality Development during an annual real estate & development awards dinner. “We are thrilled for our project to receive the award from Long Island Business News,” said BBS president and principal architect Roger P. Smith. “The 100-room Hyatt Place East End and the adjacent Sea Star banquet and events center are major components of an effort to restore commercial activity to Riverhead’s Main Street, the largest downtown area on eastern Long Island.” BBS served as the architect, interior designer and mechanical…
Monday, May 7, 2012
"Collabration Saison Ale" being released on Monday in four separate locations across Long Island.
Just in time for Long Island Craft Beer Week, Long Ireland Beer Company is putting out its third bottle release on Friday, a collaborative effort with Centerport-based Blind Bat Brewery. Dubbed Collaboration Saison Ale, the French farmhouse-style beer, brewed with a standard coriander flavor, offers drinkers a balance of yeasty and fruity esters while packing 6.6 percent alcohol by volume, a slightly heavier ABV for a typical saison. After putting out 4,500 Double India Pale Ale bottles in February, the 2,500-batch of saisons came about naturally after Long Ireland owners Greg Martin and Dan Burke found themselves previously collaborating with Blind Bat owner Paul Dlugokencky in ways that didn't involve brewing. Blind Bat is currently run …
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Sunday, May 6, 2012
Also this week, Southampton Publick House's head brewer heads north to Connecticut; bowling alley opening in Riverhead expected this summer.
Our East End Report, a wrap-up of the week's news from Greenport to Riverhead to Montauk, recaps each Patch site's most compelling story. Below, we bring your our weekly business wrap-up, so you're in the know on which businesses are coming and going in the area. Let us know if you have any news tips you'd like to see reported by emailing your local Patch editor. And for the small business owners out there, one way to market your business is by claiming your Patch directory listing. Publick House Brewer Takes New Gig in Connecticut After 16 years, the founding brewer ofSouthampton Publick House, Phil Markowski, has moved on to help found a new brewery in Stratford, Conn. “He’s done a great job for us for 16 years,” said Publick House …
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