Strong local jobs growth in April and past year
The number of private sector jobs on Long Island grew by 20,100 in the year ending in May, an increase of 1.8 percent, to 1,156,700. The state’s over-the-year private sector…
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Billionaire machinist Haas backs FSC manufacturing
By GREGORY ZELLER // An educational foundation dedicated to fostering the next generation of Computerized Numerical Control-trained machinists has boosted Farmingdale State College, once again. The Gene Haas Foundation has…
State: Northwell leads pack on heart procedures
By GREGORY ZELLER // In the unfortunate event that you require open-heart surgery, look north. That’s the word from the New York State Department of Health, which for the sixth…
For breast cancer survivors, 10 CCs of love
A breakthrough “tissue expander system” is offering new reconstruction options to breast cancer survivors. Calling it the “first significant innovation in breast reconstruction in over 40 years,” surgeons at Northwell…
Infrastructure, Big Data: It’s all in a day for busy Bill
By GREGORY ZELLER // These are busy days for William Biamonte, a forward-thinking entrepreneur with multiple oars in promising waters. Bustling Bill heads not one but two startups with breakout…
An eye on changing (forever) how medicine is taken
By GREGORY ZELLER // As a writer of mystery novels, Barry Libin understands the creative process. (His “The Mystery of the Milton Manuscript,” in fact, may be the vanguard of…
In SBU’s incubators, it’s all about who you know
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Couldn’t Have Done It Without You file comes the 2017 Incubator Showcase, a victory lap for past and current products of Stony Brook University’s…
At last, Uber drives (legally) onto Long Island
By GREGORY ZELLER // Uber can finally come to Long Island. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed new legislation formalizing regulations that will allow for the implementation of “ridesharing” services across…
Saving the Great South Bay, 16 ounces at a time
By JIM MCCUNE // Our Great South Bay is under grave threat. The main issue is water quality. For generations, the Great South Bay provided half of all clams consumed…
The co-parents have spoken, and Moiety responds
With a successful social media campaign, a hot iOS launch and a long-anticipated Android debut all in the rear-view mirror, the makers of the Moiety app are listening. And the…
New federal defense contract bolsters Applied DNA
By GREGORY ZELLER // A new multiyear, seven-figure contract will expand Applied DNA Sciences’ relationship with the Department of Defense. The Stony Brook-based supply-chain, anti-counterfeiting, anti-theft and product-authentication specialist announced…
An SBU sweep in Bioscience Hub’s latest round
By GREGORY ZELLER // Five research projects targeting advanced medical-imaging applications, computer-based drug discoveries and a range of new pharmaceutical treatments will be backed by the Long Island Bioscience Hub….
LI firms unite to take data management to school
By GREGORY ZELLER // A new collaboration between two Long Island tech firms could prove a digital godsend for regional school administrators. Tools4Ever, a Netherlands-based global provider of digital identity…
Innovation’s past, present, future at SBU showcase
By GREGORY ZELLER // Stony Brook University is gearing up for its annual business-development victory lap. Hosted by the university’s Office of Economic Development, SBU’s second-annual Incubator Company Showcase is…
For Xogito, getting there is only half the fun
By GREGORY ZELLER // Everybody needs a friend – especially early-stage entrepreneurs who know more about their specific field than they do about starting a business. That’s the thinking behind…