On the attack, CPI Aero lands the Viper
Longtime Long Island defense contractor CPI Aerostructures has landed a sizeable deal to work on an advanced military attack helicopter. The Edgewood-based manufacturer said this week it has received an…
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Northwell takes cancer research to the biobank
By GREGORY ZELLER // A collaboration between New York’s largest healthcare system and a German oncology-research expert will look to customize cancer care to individual patient needs. New Hyde Park-based…
LI districts score big in $44M Smart Schools round
Roughly $13 million in technology upgrades are coming to 11 Long Island school districts through the state’s $2 billion Smart Schools program – including the two largest individual awards doled…
New partners chipping in at Gale International
By GREGORY ZELLER // A new partnership with an Illinois-based distributor is sending Jake Schmigelski’s snacks into all-new out-of-state markets – and strengthening his unique bonds with customers closer to…
Island winds blowing in Deepwater’s direction
By GREGORY ZELLER // Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s call for wind-energy harvesting in Long Island waters has earned rave reviews from environmental activists. A who’s-who of regional rainmakers from the energy…
Commuters sign on, big time, to third-track plan
By GREGORY ZELLER // Governor Andrew Cuomo has a lot of company on his ride along Long Island Rail Road’s “third track.” One day after the governor reiterated his commitment…
IPS has designs on $155 billion medical market
BY GREGORY ZELLER // Hauppauge maker Intelligent Product Solutions is making its way into a projected $155 billion industry. Just two months after cutting the ribbon on a satellite office…
Cuomo 2017: LIRR, sewers, wind top Island agenda
By GREGORY ZELLER // There wasn’t much new content in the Long Island edition of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s 2017 State of the State speech, but the review of several previously…
Practice (management) makes perfect at Northwell
Promising to “redefine the revenue cycle and practice management” for healthcare practitioners, Northwell Health has joined forces with a “specialist investment manager” to create a new management-services organization targeting physician…
LI rainmakers applaud Albany’s life-science focus
By GREGORY ZELLER // A day before sharing his 2017 social and economic vision for Long Island, Gov. Andrew Cuomo offered some music for the Island’s ears. Cuomo, who on…
New Westbury connections key for STEAM startup
By GREGORY ZELLER // A STEAM-powered nonprofit determined to help educate the next generation of scientists and engineers is going where the action is. We Connect the Dots Inc. will…
PepsiCo exec gives Applied DNA another slugger
In another strong recruitment targeting a specific market vertical, Applied DNA Sciences has welcomed PepsiCo’s vice chairman to its Strategic Advisory Board. Mehmood Khan – also a former PepsiCo executive…
Survey: One-third of flu victims still come to work
By GREGORY ZELLER // Workmates making you sick? You don’t know the half of it. One-third of workers who have the flu still report to work, according to a new…
Codagenix: Flu can mutate, but it can’t hide
By GREGORY ZELLER // In a potentially huge breakthrough in the struggle against seasonal influenza mutations, Codagenix Inc. is preparing to release data demonstrating “multi-season efficacy” for its frontline flu…
‘Scary optimism’ as local business girds for 2017
By JOHN KOMINICKI // Long Island business leaders gave the local economy a resounding thumbs up on Thursday, predicting growing revenues, profits and pricing power at an annual economic forecast…