Drink it up: LI nitrate-buster earns NSF grant
By GREGORY ZELLER // The National Science Foundation is backing a Long Island innovator’s efforts to remove nitrates from wastewater – potentially, an enormous win for regional aquifers and surface…
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CPI lands contract for Growler pods
Edgewood-based CPI Aerostructures has been awarded a $2.7 million contract to work on door and duct assemblies on the pods that house electronics on the U.S. Navy’s EA-18G Growler aircraft,…
The Girl With the Forensic-Analysis Tattoo
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s “doctor,” not “girl,” thank you, and of her four tattoos – plus a fifth on the way – none is a dragon. But while Michelle Miranda…
NIH pumps $3M into Feinstein autism study
The National Institutes of Health will fund a two-year Feinstein Institute for Medical Research study exploring risk factors behind autism spectrum disorders in newborns. A $3 million NIH grant has…
Downtown development: Jobs are Job No. 1
By ROSALIE DRAGO // The Governor’s Conference on Sustainable Development & Collaborative Governance, held Wednesday in Melville, facilitated an important dialogue around the hot topic of downtown redevelopment. Long Island…
30 Farrell Fritz attorneys make Super Lawyers list
Farrell Fritz had a combined total of 30 attorneys selected to the 2016 New York Metro Super Lawyers and New York Metro Rising Stars lists. The attorneys and the practice…
Canon USA pumps $40M into Mass.-based biotech
By GREGORY ZELLER // Melville-based imaging giant Canon USA has reaffirmed its commitment to the healthcare sector, to the tune of $40 million. That’s how much the global imaging-solutions provider…
On time (and on budget, FYI) with Mobileware
By GREGORY ZELLER // An innovative Long Island software company is about to relaunch its flagship personal-budgeting app – one of the first downloads ever made available for the original…
Work begins on $121M Hicksville Station rebuild
Heated waiting rooms, USB charging stations and a host of other aesthetic and technological upgrades are in store for the Long Island Rail Road’s aging Hicksville Station. The $121 million…
PreciseLED: Bright lights, big thinking
By GREGORY ZELLER // Changes in the science of lighting gave Daniel Machlis’ inner entrepreneur a bright idea. Working for a Brooklyn-based family business that distributed products – including lighting…
Sahn Ward launches sustainability group
Three partners will form the backbone of a new Environment, Energy and Resources Practice Group at Uniondale law firm Sahn Ward Coschignano. Supported by two existing practice groups – Litigation…
Regional jobless rate continues slow slide
Long Island’s unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in August, down 0.4 percentage points from a year ago, the Labor Department announced Tuesday. Nassau County’s rate decreased by 0.3 percentage points…
NYC’s Vroom closes $50M expansion round
Vroom, the online used-car platform headquartered in NYC’s Flatiron district, has raised $50 million in a Series E round, the company announced Tuesday. The money will be used to resume…
Feinstein eyes bioelectronic BP breakthrough
A new study by the head of the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research may open the door to bioelectronic treatments for hypertension and high blood pressure. In a study published…
Hofstra mechatronics lift SBU startup
By GREGORY ZELLER // Well, that worked just like they drew it up. Inside three short months, ThermoLift’s strategic research partnership with Hofstra University’s Center for Innovation has engineered advanced…