Cuomo touts boost to NY distillers
Bottoms up, New York. Not only does the state – and Long Island in particular – house a growing craft-beer scene, but liquor-, cider- and wine-producing distilleries are also pouring…
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Debrief: Peter Donnelly, SBU technology licensing
Bridging the commercial world and SBU’s world-class faculty and student research, Peter Donnelly accepts a critical (but not impossible) mission: develop markets for science and technology commercialization. The tech-licensing director…
In the hunt for energy efficiency, Suffolk considers better blinds, even vertical wind
By GREGORY ZELLER // With a national pat on the back and upstate officials taking notes, Suffolk County’s long-term energy strategy is generating real buzz – loudest on Long Island,…
Nassau program offers job opportunities for vets
More than 300 jobs will be made available Thursday to Long Island-based U.S. armed forces veterans and their families. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and the New York National…
Melville credit firm gets power grant
A Long Island credit services company is among 15 statewide firms that will receive low-cost electrical power through the latest round of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s ReChargeNY program. RUI Management Services,…
Suffolk establishes a beachhead in drone debate
By GREGORY ZELLER // Drone operators are not only looking over your shoulder, they’re looking over their own. A bill approved Tuesday by the Suffolk County Legislature outlawing drone flights…
At Rotor Air Cam, hovering over the future
By GREGORY ZELLER // Ask any enthusiast: One of the best parts of flying a drone is the maneuverability. The typical remote-piloted UAV – that’s unmanned aerial vehicle – can…
Jim McCune: Pouring it on in Port Jefferson
By JIMMY MCCUNE // Port Jefferson’s LI Pour House is the first Long Island establishment to deploy iPourIt, an RFID-controlled tap system that allows customers to sample their favorite brews…
Lyss Stern and the power of the ‘word of mom’
By GREGORY ZELLER // Lyss Stern was a decade ahead of her time. Twelve years ago, the Woodmere native was a new mom facing the issues new moms face: isolation,…
Schein shines but exchange rates hurt
Multiple acquisitions and healthier international markets helped Henry Schein post a record second quarter, according to an earnings report released Wednesday. Although the strength of the U.S. dollar against various…
Cuomo unveils $4B LaGuardia redo
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pitching an innovative $4 billion makeover of LaGuardia Airport that would consolidate its four terminals into one hub and reposition the facility closer to Grand Central…
Envisagenics gets $100K in seed funding
By GREGORY ZELLER // Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory spinoff Envisagenics has landed a $100,000 investment from Accelerate Long Island and the Long Island Emerging Technology Fund. Envisagenics, which uses proprietary…
Rochester tapped for $610M photonics center
The Pentagon has selected a Rochester consortium to lead a $610 million research and manufacturing hub dedicated to photonics — the use of light in technology — that will bring…
Debrief: Bob Brill, Newlight Management
A former GM at Harris Corp. — where he revolutionized commercial microprocessors — and an IBM engineer, the accomplished and always busy Bob Brill was also CEO of tech companies…
SBU researchers win health grants
Three Stony Brook Medicine researchers have received financial backing from the SUNY Health Network of Excellence. The network, part of the SUNY Research Foundation, has granted a total of $450,000…