Ambitious BFCU staking claims in Queens, Jersey
By GREGORY ZELLER // A borough breakthrough and a first-ever interstate expansion mark new milestones for the intrepid Grumman Hangar 2 Credit Union. Don’t feel bad if you don’t recognize…
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LI wealth manager psyches up for global opportunity
Extra credit: TFCU continues aggressive expansion
Jed Morey and the art of the publishing pivot
Applied DNA Sciences closes $5 million stock deal
LaunchPad, EisnerAmper pitch in on VC
NY greenlights ether currency exchange
Sharestates tops $100M in capital raised
Kordeleski, back at the cutting edge
The Debrief: Carol Lane has a few capital ideas
The Long Island Capital Alliance’s quarterly Capital Forums are increasingly hot tickets for entrepreneurs and investors, thanks primarily to Carol Lane, who’s been organizing the schmear-and-schmooze breakfast networkers since taking…
Report: People’s United shakeup in Hauppauge
People’s United senior vice president Linda Rhoads and two associates have departed the bank following an audit that uncovered “internal fraud” at its Hauppauge branch, the Commercial Observer is reporting….
No questions, please, at First Niagara
First Niagara Financial Group announced earnings of 15 cents a share on Friday, in line with expectations. But the big question was about the Buffalo-based bank’s future, specifically a rumored sale to…
First Niagara said to be exploring sale
Buffalo’s First Niagara Financial Group Inc. is exploring a sale of the firm to suitors that include New York Community Bancorp, Toronto-Dominion Bank and Huntington Bancshares, according to DealReporter. According to the…
The Debrief: David Calone, Jove Equity Partners
Chief executive of Setauket investment firm Jove Equity Partners, founder of the Long Island Emerging Technologies Fund, chairman of the Suffolk County Planning Commission, candidate for the U.S. House of…
With Topspin round, Codagenix steps on the gas
By GREGORY ZELLER // Last year, when local venture firm Topspin chipped in on a $100,000 infusion for Stony Brook-based biotech Codagenix, it gave the startup a fairly clear idea…