When pigs fly (and horses and cats and dogs, too)
By GREGORY ZELLER // It took Noah some time, too. Extrapolating from clues provided by the Book of Genesis, theologians calculate that God’s favorite shipbuilder spent between 55 and 75…
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Robot manufacturer unveils int’l growth plan
By GREGORY ZELLER // Two key hires will help a leading Long Island robotics manufacturer double down on its commitment to international energy-market innovation. Hauppauge-based ULC Robotics Inc., an energy…
Island networker gets out in front of Social Media Day
Long Island’s own Social Media Association is getting a jump on Social Media Day. While June 30 marks the actual anniversary of Social Media Day, founded in 2010 by the…
Top Glassdoor honors for Northwell CEO Dowling
By GREGORY ZELLER // Northwell Health President and CEO Michael Dowling is Long Island’s best chief executive and one of the planet’s top healthcare execs. So says Glassdoor, the circa-2007…
Dealertrack celebrates new $100 million HQ
Software maker Dealertrack has unofficially opened its new $100 million corporate headquarters. The developer of software solutions for the automotive retail market won’t actually move in employees until early July,…
Plugging yesterday’s cinema in the land of tomorrow
By GREGORY ZELLER // Generations collide, in more ways than one, at Huntington’s Cinema Arts Centre, a retro movie theater using a decidedly 21st century method to promote its yesteryear…
With help, Adelphi researchers target common STD
Two Adelphi University professors exploring a common sexually transmitted disease have earned a healthy federal grant. The National Institutes of Health has awarded associate professors Brian Stockman and Melissa VanAlstine-Parris,…
Cuomo to MTA: Cut LIRR fares during ‘summer of hell’
By GREGORY ZELLER // Andrew Cuomo wants the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to give Long Island commuters a break. The governor on Monday called on the MTA to reduce fares for…
Familiar names abound in Center for Biotech awards
By GREGORY ZELLER // Several breakout research projects – and a few familiar faces from the cutting edge – scored funding this week through Stony Brook University’s annual biotechnology awards…
Plant 6 reopened, Luminati says it’s ready for takeoff
Long Island is taxiing back toward the forefront of aerospace manufacturing. One year after a ballyhooed test flight of its solar-powered VO Substrata solar-powered aircraft, Luminati Aerospace LLC held a…
New link improves health-data exchange for millions
By GREGORY ZELLER // In a move designed to fill the gaps between public and private healthcare data networks, Northwell Health has plugged into New York’s (and the nation’s) largest…
A super idea, from Impish Lee’s wonder women
By GREGORY ZELLER // The dynamic duo at Impish Lee are looking to produce their own summer blockbuster, with a little help from the world’s most famous Amazonian princess (and…
Strong local jobs growth in April and past year
The number of private sector jobs on Long Island grew by 20,100 in the year ending in May, an increase of 1.8 percent, to 1,156,700. The state’s over-the-year private sector…
Billionaire machinist Haas backs FSC manufacturing
By GREGORY ZELLER // An educational foundation dedicated to fostering the next generation of Computerized Numerical Control-trained machinists has boosted Farmingdale State College, once again. The Gene Haas Foundation has…
State: Northwell leads pack on heart procedures
By GREGORY ZELLER // In the unfortunate event that you require open-heart surgery, look north. That’s the word from the New York State Department of Health, which for the sixth…