NY greenlights ether currency exchange
The New York State Department of Financial Services has approved trading of the ether digital currency. The currency will begin trading on May 9 via NYC’s Gemini Trust Co., founded by…
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Suffolk projects snag agriculture grants
Three Suffolk County projects are among 20 statewide efforts receiving funding this week from the New York Farm Viability Institute. Through a competitive bidding process, the institute’s volunteer board of…
The Moiety trailer is no longer coming soon
By GREGORY ZELLER // (Cue cool-sounding voice-over guy.) In a world where advanced technologies rule … Where patience is the only thing shorter than attention span … And humanity’s very…
FCC OKs Cablevision sale; deal awaits NY nod
By GREGORY ZELLER // Time to batten down the hatches, according to one of the loudest opponents of Altice Group’s proposed acquisition of Cablevision Systems Corp. The Federal Communications Commission…
Lesko, SBU’s Donnelly to run $6M+ seed fund
By GREGORY ZELLER // Accelerate Long Island is back in business, and it’s main private-investment partners are coming along for the ride. The seed-funding business accelerator, which has been publicly…
Henry Shein ‘pleased’ with Q1’s 10% sales jump
They’re off to the races once again at Henry Schein Inc., where healthy increases in net sales and net income highlighted a strong first quarter. Coming off a stellar 2015,…
With Crime Stopper, a safe place to drop a dime
By GREGORY ZELLER // They don’t shoot webs from their wrists and if they’re running around in tights and capes, well, let’s just say that’s another story. But with advanced…
5 incubators, 40 startups, one big showcase
The full calendar is here. Stony Brook University’s vast business-development ecosystem will take a bow, and enjoy a healthy dose of self-promotion, during the university’s first-ever Business Incubator Showcase. The…
Hampton Skincare: Therein lies the rub
By GREGORY ZELLER // Success is only skin-deep at Hampton Skincare, and that’s just how Mary Allmaras wants it. The retired RN – she studied at Montefiore School of Nursing…
On the North Fork, getting their just desserts
By GREGORY ZELLER // Dessert always comes first at North Fork Chocolate Co., a Calverton Incubator original in the midst of a serious sweet streak. Co-owners Ann Corley and Steve…
East/West: 3D prototyping with a capital 3
By GREGORY ZELLER // East/West Industries felt the need for speed. The longtime Long Island manufacturer, launched in Wantagh in 1968 and based now in Ronkonkoma, has spent the better…
Zuznow is now making up for lost time
By GREGORY ZELLER // A visa snafu might have slowed the works a bit, but Israeli import Zuznow has taken it all in stride. The Tel Aviv-based startup is finally…
Government, here to help small business
The world is coming to Bethpage. At least, the Global NY Fund is coming to Bethpage – specifically, to the Long Island Forum for Technology’s Morrelly Homeland Security Center in…
HighCrate could be fashion’s next haute idea
By GREGORY ZELLER // Jason Sidana wants Amazon to know: It’s nothing personal. The cofounder of Hicksville-based e-commerce platform HighCrate is actually a big fan of the ubiquitous online retailer….
In Hannover, the Internet der Dinge
Big happenings in Hannover, Germany, where satellite communications ace Globecomm Systems has announced a plan to back up AT&T’s cell network with a new satellite service. The partnership, which will…