LI schools tech-up in ‘Smart’ $43M package
Funding for programs in five Long Island school districts is included in a $43 million “Smart Schools” investment package announced this week by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The package, which funds…
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Day and nitro: The end of LI cesspools?
By GREGORY ZELLER // A simple sand-and-wood filtering system could replace cesspools on Long Island and across the state. A white paper issued this week by Stony Brook University’s Center…
A small ship, and the sun to steer her by
By GREGORY ZELLER // Soaring high above the South Shore and numerous New York City landmarks, the V0 Substrata this weekend made its most ambitious, most adventurous series of flights…
Gerrit Wolf is minding innovation’s business
The Innovation Center stands out from Stony Brook University’s rich selection of business incubators and entrepreneurship programs for many reasons, but the first is this: Unlike the university’s other business-development…
A front-row seat to the Hispanic market
By GREGORY ZELLER // Some people want to build walls. Others want to help Hispanics score good seats for the futbol match. Fantástico, a Spanish-speaking online ticket retailer, falls squarely…
State Senate OKs workforce package
The New York State Senate has approved a comprehensive workforce-development package designed to train workers for in-demand, new-economy skills. Stemming from the Senate Task Force on Workforce Development, the legislation…
Gonna FLI now: Power pad charges up
By GREGORY ZELLER // A New York City tech firm that got a big assist from a Hauppauge innovator has launched its flagship wireless charging system. FLI Charge, a subsidiary…
Moiety scores KiwiTech collaboration
By GREGORY ZELLER // A mobile scheduling app targeting divorced co-parents just got hitched. Woodbury-based Moiety Inc., a subsidiary of Aeonic Corp. and creator of The Moiety App, has announced…
Welkom bij New York: PSC OKs $17.7B Altice deal
Altice Group’s proposed $17.7 billion acquisition of Cablevision Systems Corp. has cleared its final hurdle. With a heaping side-dish of conditions, the New York State Public Service Commission served up…
LICA eyes pitchers for Tech Capital Forum
Riding high after its May 6 Consumer Products, Manufacturing and Distribution Forum, the Long Island Capital Alliance is returning to its tech roots. This week, LICA – a nonprofit capital-formation…
Lessons learned, The Crime Stopper restarts
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s a fresh start for The Crime Stopper, with lessons learned from a failed Kickstarter campaign. Actually, the campaign didn’t fail, according to Apptec Corp. founder…
Building momentum in LI manufacturing
By GREGORY ZELLER // With its president busily rallying the disparate remains of a one-time tent-pole Long Island industry, a longtime military manufacturer has completed a key strategic acquisition. Hauppauge-based GSE…
Fish-Tank Chemistry 101, Now On Your Phone
By CARL CORRY // Gabriel Ruttner can thank his father for killing his fish – it became the inspiration for a business that’s landing some impressive bites. The president and…
Sky King, and his World of Tomorrow
By GREGORY ZELLER // A gallery of high-ranking observers watched Dan Preston’s dreams take flight Friday – and along with them, a potential rebirth of a once-great Long Island industry….
Kyle Chandler still feels the buzz
By JIM McCUNE June 10 is just another Friday for most of us. For Kyle Chandler, founder and brewmaster of Long Island’s Subtle Tea Company, it’s a major holiday: National…