Bottom line shines at Planet Payment
By GREGORY ZELLER // It was an up quarter to end an up year at Planet Payment Inc. Reporting Wednesday on the fourth quarter of its 2016 fiscal year, which…
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Admiring healthcare’s long view, seventeen years in
By GREGORY ZELLER // With a steely eye on an often-overlooked population and a dramatic growth plan in the works, eVero Corp. is in it for the long haul. That’s…
In craft brewing, tapping the power of women
By JIM MCCUNE // Though it’s a bit of a boy’s club today, craft brewing was historically a women-run enterprise, first a domestic chore dating back almost four millennia, then…
Rockefeller researcher nabs Feinstein’s molecular prize
Advanced molecular-genetics studies have earned a Rockefeller University researcher accolades from the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, and a fat check. While Feinstein Institute scientists are often the ones collecting…
Can Chembio rebound? You bet your assays
By GREGORY ZELLER // Chembio Diagnostics Systems Inc. has significantly diversified its product portfolio, built up its global sales infrastructure and expanded its operational capacities – but the numbers just…
A-10 charge blasts books, but CPI Aero set to soar
By GREGORY ZELLER // Don’t be fooled by the numbers at CPI Aerostructures Inc., which on Tuesday reported a dramatic decline in fourth-quarter and Fiscal Year 2016 revenues – but…
Energy, life sciences pace 2017 Innovation Boot Camp
By GREGORY ZELLER // Several innovators sitting on potentially game-changing technologies have been selected for one of Long Island’s most effective commercialization crash courses. Stony Brook University has announced the…
Schools mark first joint-admissions nursing class
Two collaborating regional medical programs will soon churn out more nurses, with students going in one school and coming out another. The Stony Brook University School of Nursing and Suffolk County…
Major upgrade for onTime railroad-scheduling apps
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s all come together, literally, at Mobileware Inc., the Stony Brook-based app-maker aiming to keep the nation’s big-city commuters on or close to schedule. Mobileware, spun…
By any other name, 2017 LISA winners rock tech
The Long Island Software & Technology Network has named its 2017 LISA award-winners. The acronym changes yearly now. Known for years as the “Long Island Software Awards,” LISTnet in 2016…
With help, East/West lands in Ronkonkoma (again)
By GREGORY ZELLER // “Space for lease” can be a tricky proposition, depending on the space you need to lease. Just ask East/West Industries President Teresa Ferraro, who in February…
Albany’s $35M offer keeps Nature’s Bounty Co. on LI
A leading global wellness company is dramatically expanding its Long Island operations. The Nature’s Bounty Co. will create 157 new jobs – and retain 2,042 existing jobs, counting all 11…
Children’s Heart Foundation grant is a Long Island first
For the first time, Long Island-based research has been backed by The Children’s Heart Foundation. The CHF’s New York Chapter recently presented Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory researcher Michael Ronemus with…
Building a better economy, one tiny house at a time
By GREGORY ZELLER // Education and industry are once again joining forces, this time to ensure Long Island has the workforce it needs to capitalize on a burgeoning national industry….
Suffolk IDA tax deal backs longtime label-maker
A decade-long tax-incentives package will allow a longtime Farmingdale-based label-maker to grow its Long Island operation. The Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency on Tuesday approved a 10-year, $332,000 package filled with tax abatements…