On Shinnecock land, a blueprint for a national industry
By GREGORY ZELLER // Three new sustainable homes – and, potentially, an exciting new vertical market for the Long Island construction industry – are taking shape on Shinnecock Nation land….
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No. 535: Climate change, raging cyberthreats and disillusioned voters – but all you need is love
The September that wouldn’t die: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and yes, it’s still September out there – though this is the last time we’ll say that for a…
No. 471: Hike! It’s your Super Bowl newsletter, starring Michael Sahn, the Jingle King and Ham the space chimp
The time warp, again: It’s happened once more, dear readers – that blink-and-you-missed-it jump to the left (or was it a step to the right?) and the whole first…
No. 470: Into the ‘Digital Void’ with Oprah and the Babe (plus, another big bioelectronic breakthrough)
Halftime show: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we reach the midpoint of Super Bowl week and this latest five-day run of socioeconomic innovation. Corny, we know: It’s Jan….
In new Eastern Suffolk BOCES tech, the eyes have it
By GREGORY ZELLER // First Anne Sullivan, now this. Fans of historical education will recall Sullivan as the gifted 19th century teacher who helped blind and deaf student (and future…
No. 276: John Kominicki remembered and Island manufacturing re-imagined, with just two minutes left until the apocalypse
Happy Friday, everyone: And welcome to another well-earned weekend. Tribute To A Friend Friends and colleagues of Innovate Long Island founder John Kominicki are invited to a memorial remembrance on…
In tiny houses, big hopes for LI’s manufacturing future
By GREGORY ZELLER // Educators, lawmakers and commercial interests gathered Monday for a unique technology demonstration stretching from Bellport to Puerto Rico – and to learn firsthand about an ambitious…
Debrief: Ken White eyes tomorrow’s workforce, today
When last we chatted up Ken White, the manager of Brookhaven National Laboratory’s Office of Educational Programs was jazzed about the progress the then-three-year-old Long Island STEM Hub was making…
Small step toward big future for Tiny Houses
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Tiny House File comes big things, with more than a dozen adult learners completing the first Eastern Suffolk BOCES carpentry class dedicated to the…
Brain drain? Put a cork in it
By GREGORY ZELLER // Don’t whine when you can wine. That was one of the big ideas Wednesday, when a select group of educators, hospitality professionals and economic-development experts –…
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….
Wheeling, dealing toward LI’s energy future
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Selden-based supply-chain specialist and Eastern Suffolk BOCES are plowing innovative pathways toward good jobs in burgeoning alternative-energy fields. Dynamic Supplier Alignment is teaming with the…