With billions blowing around, Albany inks wind deals
By GREGORY ZELLER // For the second time in one week, New York has surged toward its offshore-wind destiny – this time, finalizing megawatt power contracts with billion-dollar implications. A…
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Amityville, Riverhead score $10M downtown awards
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Better Late Than Never File come Riverhead Town and the Village of Amityville, Long Island winners of Albany’s annual Downtown Revitalization Initiative. Make that…
Auction sets New York Bight’s offshore-wind course
By GREGORY ZELLER // Get your bids ready – the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has scheduled a Feb. 23 “wind auction” to divvy up 480,000 watery acres off…
Hydrogen economy advances with Hempstead HyGrid
By GREGORY ZELLER // One of the nation’s first clean-hydrogen projects is coming to Long Island, courtesy of one of the region’s largest utilities. National Grid and the Town of…
SBU joins SUNY Buffalo as Flagship Public University
By GREGORY ZELLER // Stony Brook University has joined The University at Buffalo to split a rare distinction: They now share the mantle as New York State Flagship Public Universities….
Nassau IDA’s 22-year PILOT package keys luxury hotel
By GREGORY ZELLER // A 22-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes package approved by the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency will help a new luxury hotel rise in Jericho. The Jericho Plaza Hotel –…
Amazonian attention bodes well for Amogy, CEBIP
By GREGORY ZELLER // A new Clean Energy Business Incubator Program client is already attracting major league attention – including a significant buy-in by Amazon. Brooklyn-based Amogy Inc., a developer…
In cardiovascular quest, Feinstein opens ‘smart bottles’
By GREGORY ZELLER // New York’s largest healthcare provider is leading a virtual trial of “smart” prescription bottles that address one of the biggest concerns of modern healthcare: “medication nonadherence.”…
NY MEP to tech startups: What are you trying to say?
By GREGORY ZELLER // The New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership is addressing the unique marketing needs of the state’s manufacturing and technology sectors. Cutting-edge manufacturers and next-gen tech firms often…
International shakedown marks TC3’s ultimate test
By GREGORY ZELLER // The future of energy efficiency is happening right now at ThermoLift – more specifically, it’s happening in British Columbia. Just months after the Natural Gas Innovation…
Yo, Adrian! ‘Fraud’ arrests made at SUNY Old Westbury
By GREGORY ZELLER // Following a special Internal Revenue Service operation, several arrests were made this week at SUNY Old Westbury. Fortunately – at least, for the apprehended suspects –…
In Long Island first, FSC eyes ‘dreamer’ scholarships
By GREGORY ZELLER // Front-page fights over women’s rights may divide us, border security may frighten us and faith in our elected officials may be staggeringly low – but the…
Have a healthy and happy Thanksgiving
Innovate Long Island wishes you a safe, peaceful and joyous holiday. Please keep these friends in mind: Island Harvest Food Bank Long Island Cares – The Harry Chapin Food…
Redesigning fabrication, with a familiar helping hand
By GREGORY ZELLER // A major initiative funded by a forward-looking foundation will help the New York Institute of Technology fabricate a brilliant future. New York Tech’s School of Architecture…
Major investors back forward-looking ‘neural interface’
By GREGORY ZELLER // A cutting-edge California company’s mind-over-matter brain/computer interface device has caught Northwell Health’s attention. Santa Barbara-based startup Cognixion has announced a $12 million seed-funding round led by…