Rewriting the book on retail (and community spirit)
By TARA TERRANOVA // Krista Lochren believes there’s hope for readers, even in the age of AI. Artificial intelligence, Amazon and other addictive algorithms are designed to steal attention spans….
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In Holtsville, an enduring Symbol of regional innovation
By TOM MARINER // Long Island has long been home to pioneering technology firms, but few illustrate the region’s role in global innovation as clearly as Symbol Technologies. Symbol evolved…
Fresh out of ideas, Amazon pulls its latest bait-and-bail
By ZELORY GREGLER // So Amazon has canceled plans for a new Amazon Fresh supermarket in Farmingville, after building out the place and everything. Color me stunned. Actually, don’t –…
No. 941: Supporting seniors, plugging peanut butter and vetting ancient vegetarians (but we’ll have the lobster)
We came, we thaw: Congratulations, intrepid innovators! You’ve survived the iciest Long Island workweek in a dog’s age and kindled another well-earned winter weekend. That’s got to toast your…
PR mega-merger threatens the very soul of creativity
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // In one memorable episode of “Mad Men,” Sterling Cooper merges into the tongue-twisting Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, igniting a chaotic clash of egos and overlapping…
Students dress for success in NYIT’s ‘professional closet’
By GREGORY ZELLER // One of Long Island’s leading workforce-development institutions is helping its students look the part as they venture into professional fields. The New York Institute of Technology…
LI braces for change after monumental Chevron decision
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Get ready, Long Island, for the impacts of the Supreme Court’s precedent-changing Loper Bright decision. The decision abandoned the court’s own Chevron doctrine, which stems…
Costs, questions rise as investors take over healthcare
By TERRY LYNAM // For many, trust in the family doctor runs deep – we routinely turn to them first, whenever we’re sick or concerned about symptoms that might signal…
A summer of switcheroos for big Island names, firms
By GREGORY ZELLER // Across industries and sectors, an A-list of major Long Island names is updating its resumés this summer. The latest: Former New York State Chief Administrative Judge…
Feeding the hungry, and the economy, at Island Harvest
By GREGORY ZELLER // A driving force against regional food insecurity is changing the way food banks operate, by addressing hunger’s root causes. In this case, unemployment, underemployment and the…
No. 762: On bumbershoots, career choices and quick trips to Venus – with the PGA on the way?
Work out: Way to push it, intrepid innovators – another heavy-lifting workweek under your (weight) belt, another weekend pumped up. Just one more workday (and a few more reps)…
Tough year, but don’t write off social media just yet
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Social media, our culture’s dominant media force for nearly two decades, had a rough year. Following lightening-rod Elon Musk’s purchase, advertisers are fleeing Twitter. Lawmakers…
No. 727: On rocket ships, night games and quantum witnesses – and sharing a cold one with your neighbor
Slammed from the start: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we hurdle the hump of the first full workweek of Autumn 2022 – the last workweek ever without a…
How ‘Innovation and Choice’ Act threatens minority biz
By PHIL ANDREWS // Legislation that politicians claim will protect small businesses from the alleged monopoly power of large tech companies will end up depriving entrepreneurs of vital revenue streams…
Now hear this: In zoning, public participation is busted
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // The public-hearing process in zoning and other land-use decisions is broken and needs to be fixed. From many important perspectives, these hearings have become significant…