Leibowitz: New York poised to lead on renewables
By HEATHER LEIBOWITZ, ESQ. // Ten years of progress has positioned New York to take renewable energy to the next level. Since 2007, New York has seen a 6,548 percent…
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In the shadow of a giant, independent docs unite
In a region dominated by one of the nation’s largest healthcare networks, two groups of independent physicians are joining forces to create their own comprehensive, patient-centered network. And this union…
Salary workshops open students to negotiation
By GREGORY ZELLER // Heads up, campus-to-corporate recruiters: An innovative workshop will prepare NYIT students to better negotiate their starting salaries and benefits. The New York Institute of Technology has…
BNL mourns death of particle-physics pioneer Ozaki
Satoshi Ozaki, a world-renowned physicist who helped design and build numerous particle accelerators for scientific research on two continents, died July 22, according to a statement from Brookhaven National Laboratory….
NASA taps NYIT for critical rocket-propulsion sensors
By GREGORY ZELLER // A New York Institute of Technology engineering professor is contributing to the creation of specialized sensors that could help test the next generation of space propulsion…
Island unemployment rate inches higher
Long Island’s unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2 percent in June, rising 0.2 percentage points from a year ago as additional workers began looking for jobs. About 63,000 Long Islanders…
For startups seeking capital, the name is no game
By GREGORY ZELLER // What’s in a name? Maybe everything, if you’re a startup in need of early-stage capital. A new study by researchers from Stony Brook University, Drexel University…
CBRE: Tech talent, Millennials rising on LI
Long Island’s pool of potential technology workers grew by almost 25 percent in the last five years, according to the annual Scoring Tech Talent Report just out from real estate…
Israeli innovators extend Northwell’s global reach
By GREGORY ZELLER // The Northwell Health system is going international, again, with its latest collaborative effort. Following recent alliances with multiple domestic partners and several spanning the globe –…
Nature’s Bounty sells $3 billion share to KKR
Investment giant KKR & Co., which owns stakes in everything from GoDaddy to Hicksville’s Broadway Mall, is buying a majority share of The Nature’s Bounty Company Inc., the Ronkonkoma-based vitamin and…
With Watson’s help, Adelphi hackers wow IBM judges
A team of crack Adelphi University computer-science students took second place, and a step toward a potential commercial venture, at a recent New York City hackathon. Students Sarthak Arora, Prasanth…
‘Madam’ calls, and Spectronics Corp. goes all CIA
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Art Imitates Life file comes the Spectronics Corp., which is absolutely ready for its latest closeup. The Westbury manufacturer smiled for the cameras on…
Fomer FBI agent heads experienced RMF cyber group
By GREGORY ZELLER // A former FBI special agent will help lead Ruskin Moscou Faltischek’s beefed-up cybersecurity group. A “major expansion” of the Uniondale law firm’s Cybersecurity and Data Privacy…
At Fred Dunwoody’s, when you’re write, you’re right
By GREGORY ZELLER // The writing is on the wall at FJD & Associates, and it looks like founder Fred Dunwoody was right all along. Dunwoody, who leveraged a long-term…
Employment up 1.7% as the hospitality sector rocks
Long Island added 19,000 jobs in the year ending in June, a 1.7 percent increase that brings the region’s total private sector employment to 1,172,200, the Labor Department reported Thursday….