Savvy Hires, Northwell building autism ‘pipeline’
By GREGORY ZELLER // A startup recruiting firm with modernized methods for matching talent and opportunity has made significant headway on a potentially enormous – and socially conscious – vertical….
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FYI Mobileware remakes trendsetting finance app
A Stony Brook-based software startup has redesigned and re-launched one of the most popular – and, literally, one of the first – mobile apps for iOS devices. FYI Mobileware Inc.,…
Huge gifts take cancer fight to tiniest levels
Consecutive gifts by philanthropists Kavita and Lalit Bahl totaling $13.75 million will fund a new Stony Brook Medicine center dedicated to understanding cancer on the most complex cellular levels. The…
LIREDC can’t win ’em all, but finds solace in $62M
By GREGORY ZELLER // While $62 million is nothing to sneeze at, it’s fair to say the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council was hoping for more. The LIREDC –…
Environmental leaders annihilate Trump’s EPA pick
By GREGORY ZELLER // While several of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet-level nominations have dismayed and even angered socioeconomic observers of all political stripes, one in particular is sounding alarms at…
Tools4Ever: Bringing order to data chaos, and fast
A Netherlands-based software firm with a thriving Long Island operation is clamping down on unstructured data. Tools4Ever, a global provider of digital identity and access-management solutions that runs its New York…
HIA-LI gala shines light on hunger, LGBT rights
By GREGORY ZELLER // Community-minded Long Island business leaders will take a bow under the HIA-LI spotlight. The Hauppauge Industrial Association of Long Island has filled an impressive dance card…
Melville tech firm shares nonprofit know-how
A Melville-based tech manufacturer specializing in “alternative fundraising solutions” has opened an online school to teach charities the fundraising ropes – and will pay participants to attend. Digital Donations Inc….
Irish eyes smile on new Northwell partnership
By GREGORY ZELLER // A new collaborative agreement with blessings from on high in Ireland’s national government will pair startups from the Emerald Isle with some of Long Island’s top…
Acquisition sheds new light on Leviton growth plan
An innovative designer has joined the Leviton Manufacturing fold. The Melville-based provider of electrical devices, networking solutions and lighting-energy management systems has acquired ConTech Lighting, an Illinois-based manufacturer of high-performance…
For autistic gamers, the old school rules
By GREGORY ZELLER // In a world ruled by Nathan Drake and Master Chief, a passionate video gamer has taken the entrepreneurial plunge with the Mario brothers and an old-school…
For nutrition’s sake, Benji comes home
By GREGORY ZELLER // A “side gig” for a nutrition-minded professional couple – he’s a botanist, she’s a health teacher – could be the best thing to happen to your…
LICA sets flashy lineup for Healthcare Forum
By GREGORY ZELLER // The Long Island Capital Alliance has announced a high-profile roster of presenters and panelists for its Dec. 9 Healthcare Capital Forum. The event – one of…
CA agrees to acquire Austrian tech firm
CA Technologies has agreed to acquire an Austrian tech company, giving it access to added cloud software and broader operational reach in Europe. The deal, for Vienna-based Automic Holding GmbH,…
Codagenix, SUNY RF ink exclusive licensing deal
A year of big steps has led to one giant leap for Codagenix. Stony Brook University, through the Research Foundation for the State University of New York, has entered into…