Analyzing the ‘power’ of Hauppauge Industrial Park
By GREGORY ZELLER // Regional rainmakers are hitting the gas in a multifaceted effort to rev up one of Long Island’s top economic engines. The Hauppauge Industrial Association of Long…
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IPS acquired by Florida firm, but the love stays here
By GREGORY ZELLER // One of Long Island’s brightest innovators has been acquired by a Florida-based manufacturer with ties to Switzerland, the United Kingdom and eastern Asia. But Intelligent Product…
Long Island, state employment rates tick up
Long Island followed state trends by making modest employment gains in December, but statewide job growth remains weak. That’s the word from the New York State Department of Labor, which…
Long Island (kinda) still in the running for Amazon HQ2
By GREGORY ZELLER // Long Island still has a pulse in the heart-revving race to host Amazon’s fabled “HQ2.” The Seattle-based e-commerce and cloud-computing titan on Thursday announced 20 “candidates”…
Hauppauge innovator ups its video-surveillance game
By GREGORY ZELLER // Making good on a promise by CEO Pat Lavelle, Voxx International Corp. has unveiled a new line of “innovative public safety products” focused heavily on video…
Brimes: $400K (and 20 KW) from wave-energy history
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Hauppauge energy company riding the waves of a leading-edge clean-gen technology is closer than ever to a critical pilot project in the waters off the…
Digital Donations adds new piece to evolutionary puzzle
By GREGORY ZELLER // There’s a unique theory of evolution in effect at Melville tech developer Digital Donations, not following humanity’s ancient origins but formulating the species’ not-too-distant future –…
Melville firm goes to Italy for cutting-edge ‘collector’
Nearly two years after striking out on its own, a CA Technologies spinoff has added another vital cog – and has finally found itself. Melville-based erwin inc. on Friday declared…
Homeland Security coming for Westbury hackers
By GREGORY ZELLER // A multistate hacking effort centered in Westbury has attracted the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s attention – and agents are coming. But no arrests are imminent:…
Feinstein study offers new spinal cord injury insights
New hopes for victims of spinal cord injuries can be found in findings published this week by a team representing two of Long Island’s most innovative research institutions. Lead researcher…
Marriott, Briad Group double down in Central Islip
By GREGORY ZELLER // Marriott International and an industrious franchisee have opened another innovation-packed, 125-room hotel in surprisingly central Central Islip. At first blush, the small hamlet of about 35,000…
NY State Police deploy first unmanned aerial drones
By GREGORY ZELLER // Look out above: The first-ever New York State Police aerial drones are online and on the job. Albany announced Wednesday the official launch of the new…
B’haven planners OK smaller Middle Island solar plan
The Town of Brookhaven Planning Board has approved the Middle Island Solar Farm’s phasing plan – at least, a scaled-down version of what company officials still consider “a significant renewable-energy…
Applied DNA catches Irish robber blue/green-handed
By GREGORY ZELLER // Already the bane of Swedish car thieves, Applied DNA Sciences has now notched its first armed-robbery criminal conviction in Ireland. The latest international adventure for the…
With ‘pop up,’ The Spur serves a tantalizing appetizer
By GREGORY ZELLER // The Spur is now open for business, and pleasure. At least, what founder Ashley Heather calls a “pop up” version of the Hamptons’ first-ever shared-office space,…