Ambitious nonprofit spins in center of LI’s windstorm
By GREGORY ZELLER // A new Long Island-based nonprofit organization is aiming to become an online hub for offshore wind-generated power – generated not just off the Island, but across…
Farmingdale State College
No. 596: On burger kings, dancing queens and automotive royalty – with batteries definitely included
Worth it, in the end: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we muscle through this latest busy week of socioeconomic innovation with a glorious three-day weekend waiting in the…
No. 593: Saluting the first Jedi and the rise of the vaccines (while the Rauch Foundation strikes back)
Sunny disposition: Well played, dear readers – another busy workweek sets and another bright weekend rises. Don’t forget your sunblock, please. No excuses: It’s May 14 out there, and…
No. 592: On NORAD, nursing and nutty fudge, and a path for computerized collegians
Hyvää keskiviikkoa! And a happy Wednesday to you, dear reader – not just the Day of the Finnish Identity, of course, but the midpoint of this latest exciting week…
Island institutions compute new joint-admissions deal
By GREGORY ZELLER // The big joint-admissions wheel keeps on turning, with two more Long Island institutions joining forces to speed collegians toward higher degrees. This time, the wheel stops…
Innovation in the Age of Coronavirus
Vaccinations are ramping up and the pandemic is winding down, but COVID-19 continues to reshape the world around us. And myriad Long Island forces – large and small, corporate and…
Biden’s offshore wind plan shines bright on Long Island
By GREGORY ZELLER // The Biden Administration has announced an ambitious plan to dramatically increase the use of offshore wind power along the East Coast – and stakeholders of all…
No. 575: In which Mario hops to it, Northwell goes to the museum and the flu gets a Chuck Norris shot
Sprung: Spring is in the air, dear readers, as we bask in the warm glow of creativity and sow the seeds of socioeconomic innovation. It’s Wednesday, March 10 –…
Always-thinking Islander takes Inventors Club national
By GREGORY ZELLER // An inventive thinker with a long track record of commercial success and creative coaching is expanding his mind once again (and maybe yours). Welcome to the…
In NYSERDA’s ‘Strategic Outlook,’ a sunny LI forecast
By GREGORY ZELLER // You have to say this about NYSERDA: They think big. The New York State Energy Research & Development Authority has unveiled a three-year “Strategic Outlook” combining…
No. 564: Diving right in, with fast jets, robot houses and veteran entrepreneurs – plus Fritos for everyone
Chilling and thrilling: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, as another wintry workweek – Winter 2021’s wintriest one yet – reaches its cold climax. It’s a blustery Jan. 29 out…
Adelphi, FSC grease the skids on key graduate degrees
By GREGORY ZELLER // Two Long Island higher-ed institutions are uniting to give collegians a running start on their graduate degrees. Farmingdale State College and Garden City-based Adelphi University have…
No. 560: Do you ever have déjà vu? Or loose change? Or bagels? Or déjà vu?
Stay tuned: You made it, dear reader – the end of another weak-in-the-knees workweek, with deadly pandemics and everything else overshadowed by the sickening schism in our nation’s capital….
State launches Offshore Wind Training Institute, again
By GREGORY ZELLER // Representing the largest public investment by any state in offshore wind workforce development, New York’s Offshore Wind Training Institute is now afloat. Seriously. The State University…
No. 544: In which Canada beckons, adults learn and people with disabilities save technology as we know it
Brrrrr: Holy Christmas, dear readers, it’s getting cold out there! Yes, that was the S word in your local forecast last night (“north and west of the city,” as…