Albany accelerates future of DNA manufacturing, again
By GREGORY ZELLER // A modest state investment will help push a Long Island bioscience pioneer toward the brink of a DNA-manufacturing revolution. Through its Excelsior Jobs Program and chunky…
Excelsior Jobs Program
No. 749: Winter storms in with important downtown developments, a real puzzler and history’s busiest actor
Cold start: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and not just any Wednesday but the very first day of winter, which officially begins in our beautiful Northern Hemisphere at 4:48…
Amazonian attention bodes well for Amogy, CEBIP
By GREGORY ZELLER // A new Clean Energy Business Incubator Program client is already attracting major league attention – including a significant buy-in by Amazon. Brooklyn-based Amogy Inc., a developer…
In 2019 plan, LIREDC ‘doubles down’ on what works
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the If It Ain’t Broke file comes the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council, which covers proven ground in its annual progress report/wish list to…
In the land of milk and Cuomo, opportunity flows
By GREGORY ZELLER // Unemployment’s down, personal income’s up and private-sector jobs across New York State have never been more plentiful. These statistical truths and more color Empire State Development…
No. 262: Mission is a go, Topspin buys some spin … and climate change in New Jersey?
TGI December: Let’s not mince words – this week was a slog, after the stuffed-belly, four-day respite of the Thanksgiving holiday. But Friday is upon us again, as is December,…
With ESD’s help, Seviroli plans a new pasta course
By GREGORY ZELLER // A maker of “artisan dining at home” selections is expanding its foodie-friendly Long Island footprint. The Empire State Development Corp., Albany’s main economic-development engine, announced Thursday…
With new HQ looming, Amazon adds 2K in NYC
By GREGORY ZELLER // Long Island may (kinda) still be in the running for Amazon.com Inc.’s ballyhooed second headquarters, but new administrative digs for the e-commerce titan – and thousands…
Promises made, promises kept in Brentwood
By GREGORY ZELLER // With new equipment and a pending real-estate deal, a Brentwood business is making good on its commitments to Empire State Development, Albany’s main economic-development engine. Nearly…
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…
With $650M bet, Cuomo all-in on life sciences
By GREGORY ZELLER // New York has launched a “groundbreaking” $650 million initiative to support life-science industries across the state. The initiative, announced Monday, will offer investment capital, operating support…
Best Market, Albany cooking up LI ‘food hub’
Regional grocery chain Best Market will take over about one-third of the former Entenmann’s facility in Bay Shore, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday, the first step in the establishment of…
Broom maker sweeps up state support
Industrial broom maker Super Sweep has agreed to add 29 jobs and expand manufacturing in Huntington Station through a deal cut with the New York’s Empire State Development agency. The…
Benefits help swing door firm’s decision to stay
Instead of relocating to Pennsylvania, a manufacturer with deep Long Island roots and a 110-strong payroll is staying put – and will even add 21 new jobs at its Port…