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LI in line for $4.2M in terror-fighting funding

Long Island will receive more than $4.2 million in federal funds to support new counter-terrorism and emergency-preparedness initiatives. All told, nearly $60 million in federal money is being disbursed to…


A new effort to help startups with clinical testing

By GREGORY ZELLER // A New York City Economic Development Corp. initiative to connect digital-health startups with large healthcare organizations for field-testing is getting a boost from Northwell Health. Three professionals…


Hofstra names 6 residents in entrepreneurship

Six accomplished businesspeople with dozens of startups under their combined belts, and a wealth of experience nurturing other early-stage enterprises, will bring their wisdom to the Hofstra University Center for…




BNL, SUNY Old Westbury team on science push

Brookhaven National Lab and SUNY Old Westbury joined forces to host 160 students from Long Island and NYC high schools for a day of mentorship and science that included tours of the lab’s National Synchrotron…


New tech for victim-services efforts

Four Long Island programs are among several New York victim-assistance programs upgrading their technology through a new round of federal grants. More than 100 crime-victim service providers will share roughly…






Wheels up for Stony Brook’s FlightPartner

By GREGORY ZELLER // Now boarding: FlightPartner. Just 13 months since incorporating, FlightPartner Technologies Inc., is ready to launch its namesake B2B subscription service, designed to connect travel brokers to…