<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=323Vty_0vgl8T3700" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=323Vty_0vgl8T3700" width="980" height="735" ><figcaption>Bob Joseph</figcaption></figure><p>The building that will house a new Aldi grocery store in Tioga County is taking shape.</p><p>Construction on the 19,600-square-foot structure on Route 17C in the town of Owego started in July.</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3JcVxh_0vgl8T3700" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3JcVxh_0vgl8T3700" width="1250" height="937" ><figcaption>Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News</figcaption></figure><p>The new Aldi store is being built on the site of the old Treadway Inn conference center. That facility, which opened in 1969, had attracted thousands of people over several decades for weddings, receptions, parties and other special events.</p><p>The conference center, which had featured two large ballrooms, meetings rooms and a restaurant, closed a couple of years ago. The building was demolished last spring to make way for the planned store.</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0AWsyd_0vgl8T3700" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0AWsyd_0vgl8T3700" width="1250" height="937" ><figcaption>Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News</figcaption></figure><p>Aldi representatives have indicated the Owego store may be able to open by the end of the year, although no specific target date has been announced.</p><p>The company's website currently lists one job for the Tioga County site - a full-time store associate.</p><p>A Grand Union supermarket is located across Route 17C from the future Aldi store. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)</p><p>A Grand Union supermarket is located across Route 17C from the future Aldi store. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)</p><p>The new store will be the first Tioga County operation for Aldi, which is based in Germany.</p><p>Three Aldi locations now operate in Broome County - in Vestal, Johnson City and the town of Chenango.</p><p><b>Contact WNBF News reporter Bob Joseph:</b> <a href="mailto:bob@wnbf.com">bob@wnbf.com</a><b>.</b> <b><i>For breaking news and updates on developing stories, follow</i></b> <a href="https://twitter.com/BinghamtonNow">@BinghamtonNow</a> <b><i>on Twitter.</i></b></p><h2>Things You'd Find in Every 90s Home Back in the Day</h2><p>The tell-tale signs of a home in the '90s. </p><h2>LOOK: Major US city skylines in photos, then and now</h2><p><a href="https://stacker.com/">Stacker</a> consulted photo archives and the <a href="https://www.ctbuh.org/">Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat</a> to see how 15 U.S. city skylines evolved in the past century.</p><h2>LOOK: Baby names losing popularity in the 21st century</h2><p><a href="https://stacker.com/family/baby-names-losing-popularity-21st-century">Stacker</a> took a look at the names losing popularity in the 21st century, using data from the <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/limits.html">Social Security Administration</a>.</p><h2>SNIFF: 17 Smells That 1980s Kids Will Instantly Recognize</h2><p>Do any of these iconic smells bring back some unforgettable (or maybe cringeworthy) '80s memories?</p></div></body>

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The building that will house a new Aldi grocery store in Tioga County is taking shape. Construction on the 19,600-square-foot structure on Route 17C in the town of Owego started in July. The new Aldi store is being built on the site of the old Treadway Inn conference center. That...