Henry Schein shines in ‘record’ 3Q performance
When the worst news of your quarterly earnings report is you’re affirming your EPS guidance for the rest of the year, you know you’re doing fairly well. “Fairly well” is…
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Feds STEP up for smaller New York exporters
Empire State Development will use a federal grant to pump up Global NY, the international division of Albany’s main economic-development engine. The U.S. Small Business Administration has awarded ESD a…
Amazon enrolls at SBU with trendy ‘pickup point’
By GREGORY ZELLER // Riding a high-tech trend toward convenience and cost-savings, Stony Brook University now has its very own Amazon “pickup location.” Located on the lower level of SBU’s…
ExcelAire soars to NJ and Caribbean, and stays put
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s wheels-up at Ronkonkoma private jet firm ExcelAire, which has earned lucrative Cayman Islands approvals, added a high-flying VP and landed an expansion office at the…
Systemax spins positives after 3Q dip
Despite impressive gains by its Industrial Products Group – including the group’s 27th consecutive quarter posting revenue growth and a nearly 10 percent increase in its sales force –Systemax Inc….
CSHL spinoff earns $2M TopSpin buy-in
By GREGORY ZELLER // A cutting-edge Long Island biotech with a unique cancer-fighting platform has closed a critical $2 million funding round. DepYmed Inc., spun out of Cold Spring Harbor…
Start-Up NY adds 39, including two LI companies
By GREGORY ZELLER // Thirty-nine early-stage companies, including two on Long Island, have been welcomed into the Start-Up NY program. The companies will either launch in or relocate to “tax-free…
Revenues, earnings ‘solid’ at CA Technologies
A nip-and-tuck bottom-line battle between software-based revenues and subscription fees turned profitable for CA Technologies, according to the digital solutions provider’s quarterly earnings statement. Reporting Oct. 27 on the second…
Boston wins big in Buffalo biz contest
Oncolinx, a Boston startup that develops cancer immunotherapies known as antibody-drug conjugates, was the $1 million winner in this year’s running of the 43North business plan contest in Buffalo. The contest,…
One and done for IDP Consulting, Suffolk IDA
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s a win for Suffolk and a loss for Nassau, though ultimately, Long Island comes out ahead. The Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency on Thursday approved…
At Zuznow, giving enterprise mobility a voice
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s been a busy week for artificial intelligence-focused app-developer Zuznow, which has taken a bold step into voice-controlled software and recruited an IBM veteran to up…
Apprentices, TEDx Talk to highlight Adelphi thinkers
By GREGORY ZELLER // Young minds will shine in two upcoming Adelphi University events – one a regional stage for entrepreneurial thinkers, the other a national platform for society’s biggest…
Exploring the science of recruiting, with savvy
By GREGORY ZELLER // Felicia Fleitman is in no rush. Don’t call her “slow and steady,” because development of her first-ever startup, Westbury-based Savvy Hires, is not going slowly, but…
The SBU ecologist who came in from the cold
If you’ve ever dreamt of tracking Antarctic penguin populations – and really, who hasn’t? – Stony Brook University can now make it happen. No, the university won’t fly you to…
Melville still gets Italian pharma’s blood pumping
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Long Island biotech with Italian roots will stay in Melville as it grows its family. Based in the Tuscany town of Barga, Italy, Kedrion Biopharma…