Cuomo looks to expand state’s MWBE outreach efforts
By GREGORY ZELLER // Albany is looking to expand the reach of New York’s successful MWBE Program. While current state law attaches specific “utilization” goals to the awarding of state…
Economic Development
Alive and well, Start-Up NY adds two LI biotechs
By GREGORY ZELLER // Two early-stage Long Island biotechs are among 10 new companies hitching their wagon to one of Albany’s primary business-development efforts. Start-Up NY, the Empire State Development…
Analyzing the ‘power’ of Hauppauge Industrial Park
By GREGORY ZELLER // Regional rainmakers are hitting the gas in a multifaceted effort to rev up one of Long Island’s top economic engines. The Hauppauge Industrial Association of Long…
Islanders drive $1B ‘economic engine’ to Belmont Park
By GREGORY ZELLER // The Islanders are coming home. With eighth-wonder-of-the-world fanfare, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the 10th proposal of his 2018 State of the State agenda Wednesday: bringing home…
IDA’s numbers look right to Broadridge Investor Coms
By GREGORY ZELLER // An investor-communications specialist will upgrade and expand in Suffolk County, with a little help from the county’s Industrial Development Agency. The IDA on Thursday gave preliminary…
Long Island REDC rebounds with ‘Top’ $84.3M haul
By GREGORY ZELLER // The Long Island Regional Economic Development Council is back on top, once again ranked as a “Top Performer” in Albany’s annual REDC sweepstakes with a hefty…
Nassau IDA incentives snag NYC tech firm
A New York City-based tech firm will relocate to Port Washington, bringing 163 existing jobs and creating 255 more. Lured by an economic-development incentives package from the Nassau County Industrial…
Suffolk IDA package gives relocating PT firm a leg up
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Whitestone-based physical therapy network has received a shot in the arm from the Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency. The IDA on Thursday offered preliminary approval…
Ronkonkoma Hub (finally) gets its Brookhaven IDA deal
By GREGORY ZELLER // The ambitious Ronkonkoma Hub development project has at long last secured an incentives package from the Town of Brookhaven Industrial Development Agency. The tax-abatement deal has…
At Stony Brook’s CEWIT, never too old to incubate
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Stony Brook University business-development program known primarily as a haven for startups has opened its doors to a 24-year-old tech innovator. Islandia-based “medical informatics” firm…
LICA cooks up tasty Food & Beverage investor forum
By GREGORY ZELLER // Bring your appetite to the Long Island Capital Alliance’s next Capital Forum. After three quarterly innovator-meets-investor events with a decidedly high-tech flavor – early-stage technology in…
With ESD’s help, Seviroli plans a new pasta course
By GREGORY ZELLER // A maker of “artisan dining at home” selections is expanding its foodie-friendly Long Island footprint. The Empire State Development Corp., Albany’s main economic-development engine, announced Thursday…
Tomorrow’s health tech to shine at LICA Capital Forum
By GREGORY ZELLER // Another intriguing combination of presenters and panelists marks the next Capital Forum on the Long Island Capital Alliance’s schedule, this one focused on the lifeblood of…
Suffolk IDA engineers deal for new national HQ
A corporate consolidation in Melville is in the works, thanks in part to the Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency. The agency on Thursday issued preliminary approval for a transaction that…
Albany rings bell for Restore NY, round five
Hempstead will host an informational meeting for Long Island municipalities craving a slice of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s latest competitive-funding pie. With $80 million up for grabs in Round 5 of…