In this ‘Talent Pipeline,’ an innovative workforce plan
By GREGORY ZELLER // The long-term competitiveness of the greater Long Island workforce – and the Northeast’s largest industrial park – gets the royal treatment in a new study by…
Farmingdale State College
No. 827: On comptometers, Cape Kennedy and cautious CEOs, with heat pumps and sausage pizza for all
Sure thing: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as this latest workweek – abbreviated for some – tips into its latter half. Hey, here’s a hot tip: Whether you’re running…
No. 825: In the swing with pocket watches, golfers, new bioscience aquariums and Anne Rice, good buddy
Hey, kinda warm out there: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as Long Island’s innovation workforce sweats our way through a surprisingly summerlike first week of October. Weekend update: Before we…
Without workforce development, our ‘clean’ future fails
By HEIDI ANDERSON // It’s all-hands-on-deck to meet New York State’s 2030 climate-justice goals, including zero-emission electric generation and significantly reduced greenhouse-gas emissions. The challenge is an exciting opportunity for…
No. 809: A hearty toast to thoroughbreds, tick-borne firsts and Gerwig the Great, with fresh-baked cookies
Horsing around: Welcome to the first Friday of August, dear readers, as we race into the backstretch of Summer 2023 (and vacation season). For fans of the Sport of…
No. 800: But who’s counting
One, 800 flowers: Welcome inventors, investors, entrepreneurs and executives, to the shiny 800th edition of your Innovate Long Island Newsletter – which is not actually the 800th edition, but…
No. 797: Big celebrations, huge corporations and iconic innovations (but sorry, no Trump Steaks)
Friggin’…: No, no, no – that’s a good thing, dear readers, as we reach Friday (or Frīġedæġ, Old English for “day of Frigg,” the Norse goddess of love and…
An FSC first gives college an air of distinction
By GREGORY ZELLER // Farmingdale State College has its first-ever Distinguished Professor. Department of History, Politics and Geography Professor Robert Saunders has been awarded the prestigious rank by the State…
No. 793: First ladies, second Spocks, fourth seasons and SBU’s five-hundred-million reasons to be grateful
Light at the end of the week: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and not just any Friday but the first Friday of June – the month of months for grads,…
SUNY scores as OWTI floats $4M in training grants
By GREGORY ZELLER // State awards for the development of an offshore-wind workforce are beginning to circulate around Long Island. The Offshore Wind Training Institute – an academic-government partnership focused…
Amidst nursing crisis, Albany OKs training simulations
By GREGORY ZELLER // Future nurses will become current nurses a little faster, thanks to new healthcare laws on New York’s books. Against the backdrop of a critical nationwide nursing…
No. 788: Hi, Mom – we’re getting ready for your big day with dirty limericks, Dan’s Papers and Tony Hawk
She’s worth every penny: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and not just any Friday but the Friday before Mother’s Day – but you already know that, with your…
No. 787: Stocking the lab, nominating a pioneer and hitting the fairway – with shrimp on the barbie, mate
Sunny disposition: Mind the glare, dear readers – it’s Wednesday already, and we’re blazing into the back half of this sunny springtime work-sprint. It’s been a sun-drenched stretch here…
A year after historic donation, Pasternak Lab lights up
By GREGORY ZELLER // Farmingdale State College has put the largest individual donation in its history to good use. The college has ceremoniously cut the ribbon on the Murray Pasternak…
Annual air show will roar with full-throttle favorites
By GREGORY ZELLER // The annual Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach is bringing back an all-time favorite for its 2023 flyby. The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds are set to…