A century later, new life for old FSC power plant
More than a century since it was built and years since it’s been anything more than a memory, a vintage Farmingdale State College structure is about to be reborn. College…
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Investors buying in as FalconStor hatches risky plan
By GREGORY ZELLER // Investors are doubling down on a Melville software company with a tarnished financial record and a sterling data-storage product. Texas-based private equity firm ESW Capital LLC…
Global nod marks major milestone for Applied DNA
By GREGORY ZELLER // An esteemed international certification organization has stamped a ginning company tracking its cotton supplies with the help of Applied DNA Sciences. The Global Organic Textile Standard…
Northwell: Blame Obamacare for CareConnect’s demise
By GREGORY ZELLER // A key component of the Northwell Health system’s core strategy to manage entire health populations is coming off the table. The health system announced late Thursday…
Suffolk IDA engineers deal for new national HQ
A corporate consolidation in Melville is in the works, thanks in part to the Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency. The agency on Thursday issued preliminary approval for a transaction that…
It’s green-o vino as Paumanok turns up SunPower
By GREGORY ZELLER // The sun is doing more than nourish grapes at Paumanok Vineyards. The award-winning Aquebogue vineyard is now partially powered by a 51-kilowatt solar-energy system installed by…
With Fly Sense, the bullied need not suffer in silence
By GREGORY ZELLER // A high-tech Long Island manufacturer has unveiled a next-level sensor system that can remotely detect bullying situations in schools and alert officials in real time. Digital…
At BNL and SBU’s nuclear center, the force awakens
By GREGORY ZELLER // A new force is rising in the exploration of the physical universe. Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University on Tuesday announced the launch of the…
Southside Hospital welcomes Island’s first Baby Café
Long Island has welcomed its first Baby Café. Presenting free educational resources for pregnant or breastfeeding women and a place for those women to share their experiences with other moms,…
What looks good? With Foodfaves, the future
By GREGORY ZELLER // Sydney Epstein wasn’t hungry for entrepreneurial success. She was just hungry. After graduating from Emerson College, the future business owner took a job as a TV…
Rolling Motion rolls out next-gen traction drive
By GREGORY ZELLER // Everywhere he goes, John Pawloski causes friction. And that’s a good thing, especially for Rolling Motion Industries, Pawloski’s North Babylon-based 2016 startup. Rolling Motion is the…
Albany rings bell for Restore NY, round five
Hempstead will host an informational meeting for Long Island municipalities craving a slice of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s latest competitive-funding pie. With $80 million up for grabs in Round 5 of…
Nothing to fear, unless you’re a radiological terrorist
By GREGORY ZELLER // Pay no attention to that imposing fleet of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard and New York State Naval Militia vessels massing off the East End. Governor…
Old friends, new funds have ThermoLift thinking ahead
By GREGORY ZELLER // A shining star of Stony Brook University’s commercialization and innovation ecosystems is renewing ties with an old friend – and leveraging some fresh international funding –…
Three BNL researchers score ‘early career’ DOE grants
Three Brookhaven National Laboratory scientists will receive “significant research funding” through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Early Career Research Program. The eight-year-old competitive-application program, a function of the DOE’s Office…