FEMA funnels $20M into Long Beach storm-prep efforts
By GREGORY ZELLER // More than $20 million in federal funds will help protect the City of Long Beach against the next 100-year storm. Long Beach is receiving roughly $20.06…
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Lesko leaves, so Hofstra Entrepreneurship Sikes up
By GREGORY ZELLER // The student has become the master at Hofstra University, where Stacey Sikes is the new executive dean of the Center for Entrepreneurship. Sikes succeeds former Executive…
Habitat Suffolk taps former Huntington pol Edwards
By GREGORY ZELLER // A native Long Islander with a long resume of public service and corporate leadership in the telecommunications industry has been named Habitat for Humanity of Suffolk’s…
EPCAL delay diverts Luminati VTOL to upstate landing
By GREGORY ZELLER // An aerospace company looking to make a splash in the emerging field of solar-powered flight has reached back through the decades to power up an ambitious…
Rinse, spit and cut! Henry Schein goes to the movies
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Old Reliable File comes Henry Schein Inc., the healthcare products and services titan that proves you’re never too big to roll out a new…
Huntington Hospital births comfy new baby center
By GREGORY ZELLER // After nine months of hard labor, Huntington Hospital has given birth to its newest specialized medical center. The hospital this week cut the cord (sorry, the…
SBA pumps $1M into statewide small-biz exports
By GREGORY ZELLER // The U.S. Small Business Administration, via the Empire State Development Corp., is infusing nearly $1 million into statewide international-trade programs. The SBA announced this week that…
At Northwell, redefining the shape of things to come
By GREGORY ZELLER // A powerful new 3D printing system is providing Northwell Health doctors hyper-realistic surgical models, easing patients’ minds and saving millions of dollars in lost operating-room time….
Embracing Long Island’s 5G future, before it’s too late
By GREGORY ZELLER // The window to Long Island’s data-connectivity future is wide open – but it will close fast if regional rainmakers don’t get with the 5G program. That’s…
SUNY Old Westbury dean earns ACS fellowship
By GREGORY ZELLER // A SUNY Old Westbury dean has joined the ranks of a select group of national scientists. Barbara Hillery, dean of the college’s School of Arts and…
Northwell Health lifer tabbed as chief revenue officer
By GREGORY ZELLER // Northwell Health may be laser-focused on providing top healthcare services, but as one of New York State’s largest commercial enterprises, it also needs to take care…
Past success, future hopes fuel LIREDC’s 2018 report
By GREGORY ZELLER // The Long Island Regional Economic Development Council has met its Oct. 1 deadline and submitted its annual progress report/wish list to the Empire State Development Corp.,…
Extra credit: TFCU continues aggressive expansion
By GREGORY ZELLER // All others may take cash, but Teachers Federal takes credit. Unions, that is, as Hauppauge-based Teachers Federal Credit Union – one of the country’s largest federally…
International partners looking to grow pot-tagging biz
By GREGORY ZELLER // Two months after introducing the world’s first DNA-based cannabis-tagging system, a Stony Brook biotech and its Canadian partner are looking to increase their stash of legal-marijuana…
ULC Robotics, PSEG-LI send in the drones
By GREGORY ZELLER // Look, up in the sky – and you just might see a fleet of flying robots checking out PSEG Long Island’s power lines. The Uniondale-based utility…