Commuters sign on, big time, to third-track plan
By GREGORY ZELLER // Governor Andrew Cuomo has a lot of company on his ride along Long Island Rail Road’s “third track.” One day after the governor reiterated his commitment…
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LI rainmakers applaud Albany’s life-science focus
By GREGORY ZELLER // A day before sharing his 2017 social and economic vision for Long Island, Gov. Andrew Cuomo offered some music for the Island’s ears. Cuomo, who on…
LI businesses charged up by low-cost juice
The New York Power Authority has approved another round of low-cost power allocations through the ReCharge NY program, with Long Island companies reaping the lion’s share of this round’s benefits….
LIREDC takes victory lap around Adelphi’s Nexus
The Long Island Regional Development Council brought home “only” $62 million in state economic-development funds in the 2016 REDC competition, but it can lick its wounds while watching its six-year,…
LIREDC can’t win ’em all, but finds solace in $62M
By GREGORY ZELLER // While $62 million is nothing to sneeze at, it’s fair to say the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council was hoping for more. The LIREDC –…
Cuomo hailed as LI Welcome Center opens doors
By GREGORY ZELLER // The congratulations were plentiful and the praise for Gov. Andrew Cuomo thick, though rainmakers heralding the opening of the new Long Island Welcome Center Thursday morning…
Praise for Westbury’s $10M downtown award
By GREGORY ZELLER // Downtown Westbury will get a $10 million lift through Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative. Cuomo, who’s been touring New York’s 10 economic zones this week…
Feds set wind-energy lease sale for LI waters
By CARL CORRY // More than 80,000 acres of federal waters about 11 miles off the coast of Long Island will be made available to lease for off-shore wind-energy development,…
Gov: Billion-dollar boost for LI tourism
By CARL CORRY // Saying Long Island is primed for a $1 billion boost in annual tourism, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday announced two contracts for the Long Island Rail…
Support grows for Cuomo’s third-track plan
The ranks of the Right Track For Long Island Coalition are swelling. The coalition – a partnership of major organizations, institutions, businesses and individuals united to support Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s…
Answering our ‘pent-up need’ for new industry
By JOHN L. KOMINICKI // A proposed $300 million center on bioelectronic research would get a $50 million jolt if Albany follows recommendations made this week by a group of business…
State team to visit local eco-dev projects
By GREGORY ZELLER // As it prepares to submit requests for another $100 million or more in state aid, the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council is proudly showing off…
The Debrief: Kevin Law on Jeter, Trump and taxes
Few individuals play as influential a role in the Long Island economy as Kevin Law, president and CEO of the Long Island Association, chairman of business booster Accelerate Long Island…
State’s annual eco-dev competition set to start
The state kicked off its annual regional economic development council competition, which this year includes an extra $1.5 billion for upstate projects. As in previous years, the competition will split…