Northwell nabs seasoned exec for community effort
The former head of the nation’s largest public health system has taken a key role at New York State’s largest private healthcare provider. Ram Raju, former CEO of the NYC…
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Albany backs Island downtown-rehab efforts
Three Long Island downtown-restoration projects were among 75 statewide rehabilitation efforts earning state funds Thursday through Albany’s Restore New York Communities initiative. All told, project manager Empire State Development –…
Wilkinson promoted to manager at Cerini
Cerini & Associates announced that Sean Wilkinson was promoted to Manager from Audit Supervisor. Wilkinson, who has been with the firm for seven years, provides audit and consulting services to a variety of…
At Garvies Point, raising a glass to sour success
By GREGORY ZELLER // There’s nothing so sweet as the sours at Garvies Point Craft Brewery, where childhood chums are turning an old-school Belgium brewing technique into an innovative success…
LIPA approves nation’s largest offshore wind farm
By GREGORY ZELLER // Thar she blows. The Long Island Power Authority Board of Trustees has voted to approve the nation’s largest offshore wind farm in Long Island waters. As…
State index suggests the R Word may be looming
New York’s conservative Empire Center think tank is urging fiscal caution as Albany gears up for its annual budget negotiations amid signs that the current economic expansion has run its…
Canrock Ventures ‘recklessly misused’ fed investment
Canrock Ventures, the venture capital firm founded by onetime tech wunderkind Mark Fasciano, “recklessly misused” $1.6 million in federal funds by investing the money in startups in its own portfolio,…
Former NYPD commish Kelly joins Applied DNA
By GREGORY ZELLER // Another household name has joined the Applied DNA Sciences advisory board, this time to bulk up the biotech’s law-enforcement vertical. Former New York City Police Commissioner…
Chembio HIV-syphilis test OK’d for Europe, Caribbean
Chembio Diagnostics has been approved to sell its combination test for HIV and syphilis in most of Europe and the Caribbean. The single-use test kits offer rapid detection of antibodies…
Northwell goes feet-first in new orthopaedic office
Northwell Health celebrated the opening of its newest and most expansive orthopaedic institute this week. The Northwell Health Physician Partners Orthopaedic Institute at Huntington was officially opened with a Jan….
Four fair chances for employers, SBU grads
With the Spring 2017 semester begun and graduation closing in – just over 100 days and counting – Stony Brook University is hosting a four-headed career fair for its latest…
Her sofrito is better, and it’s nothing personal
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Different Definitions of Success file comes Vivian Jarrett, who boasts a dynamite product and a lock-down strategy to keep it quiet. She also has…
Stony Brook kidney team transplants record book
It was a banner 2016 for Stony Brook Medicine’s kidney transplant team, which set a new high water mark for procedures performed. The Transplantation Services Team – including nephrologists, RNs…
In water-quality protection, every drop counts
New York State officials aren’t the only ones with water quality on their mind. Even as Gov. Andrew Cuomo throws billions toward clean-water initiatives and related infrastructure improvements, a privately…
Long Island bridges cross FY2018 spending plan
Two Long Island bridges are among more than 100 key New York crossings earning a line in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s FY2018 budget proposal. Suffolk County would receive $11.5 million to…