In Loveland, a leader who knew how to use his time
By TOM MARINER // It was a drop-the-phone moment. “Ron Loveland is gone?” A shock. A huge hole, not only in the lives of his wife, Vicky, or their four…
Lockheed Martin
CPI Aero winging it with new $48M Boeing contract
By GREGORY ZELLER // A fresh $48 million deal will keep a longtime Long Island defense contractor flying Boeing’s friendly skies for the foreseeable future. Edgewood-based CPI Aerostructures on Thursday…
No. 339: Innovation (and procreation) in Russia, the ‘Best Colleges’ on Long Island and strange things on Cynthia Nixon’s bagel
Fair-to-middling: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and the midpoint of another exciting workweek. We trust yours is, at least, slightly above average. It’s Sept. 12 out there, marking the international…
CPI Aero catches Lightning, again, with new F-35 deal
By GREGORY ZELLER // The world’s most advanced warplane will get a lift from a longtime Long Island defense contractor. Edgewood-based CPI Aerostructures Inc. has been awarded a $15.8 million…
M3 Technology and the chain of command
By GREGORY ZELLER // Every business owner understands the supply-and-demand principle. The successful ones understand supply is a demand of its own. It’s a common concern for major manufacturers, according…
GAO confirms bomber deal for Northrop Grumman
The General Accounting Office has sealed the deal: Northrop Grumman will build the nation’s next long-range bomber. Boeing and Lockheed Martin, which lost the initial bid last year and appealed,…
Pathways to technological success
Two Long Island businesses, an Island college and one of LI’s largest school districts are among the organizations winning “partnership awards” through the third round of the New York State…
Northrop Grumman out-guns rivals for B-3 contract
Northrop Grumman won the contract to build the Air Force’s next-generation Long Range Strike Bomber, beating out a rival bid from a partnership between Lockheed Martin and Boeing. While it’s…
In Sikorsky deal, cautious local optimism
By GREGORY ZELLER // Long Island aerospace manufacturers are reassessing their markets following word of Lockheed Martin’s $9 billion acquisition of Sikorsky Aircraft, but none expect the megadeal to hurt…