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Morey debuts alternative financial news site

By GREGORY ZELLER // For Jed Morey, namesake of Garden City-based media company Morey Publishing, there are always alternatives. They certainly define his firm, a journalism/sales/graphic design/CRM hybrid that delicately…


A promising future treatment for lupus

By GREGORY ZELLER // There’s a long tunnel ahead, but for millions around the world suffering from lupus, the light at the end shines brightly. That’s the fervent belief of…


The road to the final $100K

Entrepreneurial innovators from Long Island’s top colleges and universities will go head-to-head on Thursday in the regional round of the New York State Business Plan Competition. With $30,000 in prizes…


LI’s $330M innovation budget

The state delivered on promises to help move Long Island’s innovation economy forward, with more than $330 million tucked away in various pots of the just-passed 2016-17 budget. The headliner:…


ULC Robotics lands FAA drone certification

A Long Island robotics developer has earned the Federal Aviation Administration’s permission to operate unmanned aerial systems below 400 feet anywhere in the United States. The Section 333 Exemption gives…


Extended beta complete, meet Bettr for iOS

By GREGORY ZELLER // Bettr late than never. Originally scheduled to go live in December, Bettr – the social media-management app invented by Hofstra University chums James Knaus and Ashish…


Before the cure, an HIV inhibitor?

By GREGORY ZELLER A cure for AIDS? Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Few people understand the molecular world like Stony Brook prof Carol Carter, and the longtime researcher will tell…



Where founders dream of living

Sagaponack’s 11962 zip code was rated the nation’s most expensive place to live, with a median sales price of $8.5 million, according to PropertyShark.com. The tony Hamptons hamlet easily topped…


Global NY Fund roadshow to hit Bethpage

A road tour promoting state stipends for New York companies looking to expand abroad is coming to Bethpage. The Global NY Fund Tour is a series of informational sessions scheduled…



Circling in on laboratory breakthroughs

By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s a rare business plan that doubles as a regional economic strategy. But then Dynamic Supplier Alignment is in the rarities business. As a supply-chain specialist…



Back story: How FLI Charge took flight

By GREGORY ZELLER // Mission impossible: a six-week window to prepare a functional but unattractive wireless charging-pad prototype for the glaring spotlight of the nation’s largest consumer-electronics showcase. Impossible, at…