Patient FSC earns $75M computer-science award
By GREGORY ZELLER // A state-of-the-art computer center will open at Farmingdale State College by 2025 – almost a full decade after the SUNY school began lobbying for such a…
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SUNY Old Westbury, region mourn the Rev. Calvin Butts
By GREGORY ZELLER // Few Long Island social leaders have received as many accolades as Calvin O. Butts III, and few deserve to. The national human rights icon, pastor of…
No. 717: Knives in, guns out and peach pie for everyone, with water everywhere (and plenty of drops to drink)
Dramatic paws: Welcome back to our pet project, dear readers, as we collar creativity, let invention off the leash and bark up innovation’s tree, once again. Yes, we’re wagging…
Amid historic generosity, a $350M opportunity for LI
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the See You in November File comes Albany’s $350 million “investment fund framework” for Long Island – more than a campaign promise, beyond ambitious, downright…
No. 701: Summer starts, Greenwich continues and illegal Chinese imports stop (with a side of onion rings)
The solstice with the mostess: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and welcome to summer, which officially arrived here in our glorious Northern Hemisphere at 5:14 a.m. EDT Tuesday. To…
Experienced hands take the wheel at the LIREDC
By GREGORY ZELLER // The powerful Long Island Regional Economic Development Council has anointed its new leadership, selecting from within. With longtime co-chairs Stuart Rabinowitz and Kevin Law off on…
Fresh blood adds to the LIA Board’s impressive cred
By GREGORY ZELLER // Plenty of names you know will round out the Long Island Association’s beefed-up Board of Directors. The Melville-based networking and business-development organization has elected seven new…
Old friend takes the reins as Accelerate LI retools
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Can’t Keep a Good Commercialization Organization Down file comes Accelerate Long Island, which is charging forward with new leadership and a new business-building mission….
In space, no one can hear your (critical) supply chain
By RAY DONNELLY // Space might be the “final frontier” to Capt. Kirk, the crew of the Starship Enterprise and generations of “Star Trek” fans, but to Betatronix and other…
No. 624: On fine fellows, full-frontal figurines and missing monarchs – plus, a legit ligature lesson
Sweet and short: Shanah tovah u’metukah, dear readers, and a good and sweet year to all as our many readers of the Jewish faith wrap up Rosh Hashanah at…
No. 622: In which acne shines, regional rainmakers get on board and the new guv comes out swinging
See you in September: Here we go, dear readers – summer is (unofficially) over, meteorological fall has (officially) begun and we’re embracing those three syllables that send chills down…
No. 620: On moon men, Rachael Ray and banana splits – and why the LIA is needling the unvaccinated
That was close: Henri changed course just in time – and thank goodness for that, dear readers, because these busy workweeks are trying enough. Instead of cursing doom-and-gloom forecasters…
No. 617: On 3D imagery, strangely balanced baseball and carnivores – perfect, on National Filet Mignon Day!
That happened fast: Forget everything we said earlier this week about Long Island’s temperate climate – it’s hot as blazes out there, dear reader, as we wrap up what…
Backing small biz, LIA wades into federal antitrust war
By GREGORY ZELLER // Suggesting they could “fracture the technology industry” – with especially harmful effects on technology-driven Long Island socioeconomics – the Long Island Association is speaking out against…
No. 610: Blasting off with space pitches, snakes and plutonium implosions (just like Mom used to make)
Heat wave: Farewell, workweek, hello, weekend – it’s Friday, dear readers, as this steamy five-day sprint delivers unto us another well-earned respite. Stay hydrated and keep cool – we’ll…