Can entrepreneurship keep you young?
By JOHN KOMINICKI // New Hyde Park resident Mary Putre is on the waiting list for “Shark Tank,” the insanely popular TV show on which entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to a…
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1-800-Flowers in Facebook bot deal
By GREGORY ZELLER // Special delivery from 1-800-Flowers: The national retailer has launched an automated “chatbot” that can answer questions, make gift suggestions and process orders through Facebook Messenger. The…
ExcelAire winging it west to Oakland
By GREGORY ZELLER // ExcelAire has landed in Oakland. Actually, the MacArthur Airport-based charter-flight manager has maintained and operated a privately owned Legacy 600 jet based at California’s Oakland International…
Geek Squad will roll in the Prius C
The Geek Squad is getting a little less geeky. Best Buy’s technical support unit will begin replacing its signature Volkswagen Beetles with Toyota’s Prius C hybrids, the company announced, each…
Manetta merges with Harris Beach advisory
By GREGORY ZELLER // Long Island public affairs veteran Anthony Manetta has hitched his wagon to legal powerhouse Harris Beach. The former executive director of the Suffolk County Industrial Development…
The Marmalade is almost ready for drive time
By GREGORY ZELLER // A modest grant from the Workforce Development Institute could help a longtime Long Island innovator hit the big time with an ultra-efficient drive system. Named by…
NYPA project named Grid Edge winner
A partnership between the New York Power Authority and Talisen Technologies has been named a 2016 winner of the Grid Edge Awards, which recognize the top 20 companies or projects…
At Zimm/Ed, feeling the learn
The interns aren’t the only ones doing the learning at ZimmEdU. Every semester, in addition to administrative help around the office, guest lectures from PR and media professionals and other…
Patent Board rejects challenge to CSHL research
By GREGORY ZELLER // A big win before the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board will keep a versatile biomedical-research and drug-discovery tool in Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s possession. The…
SBU joins inventor’s academy, adds 30 to HoF
The National Academy of Inventors is coming to Stony Brook University. The NAI will officially introduce an SBU chapter Monday in a campus installation ceremony that also inaugurates 30 university…
NYIT tops regionals in state biz plan contest
By GREGORY ZELLER // Ten teams of innovative Long Island collegians are a little bit richer and a little bit closer to their dreams of commercial success. Entrepreneurial squads from…
Checking in with: Brimes Energy’s Ram Maramara
By GREGORY ZELLER // The artificial jellyfish is heading to the Philippines. And perhaps the Caribbean. And someday soon, maybe everywhere else. Brimes Energy, a member of Stony Brook University’s…
Famularo to head ERwin, move HQ to LI
Tampa-based software firm ERwin Inc. plans to move its executive offices to Long Island. Makes sense: Newly minted CEO Adam Famularo lives in Garden City. Famularo, a former CA executive…
NYPSC delays decision on Cablevision sale
The New York Public Service Commission will take a little longer to render a verdict on Altice’s $17.7 billion acquisition of Cablevision Systems. Originally scheduled to say yay or nay…
Waldman joining wealth management firm
Lawrence Waldman will join wealth management firm First Long Island Investors next month as a managing director, the firm announced Tuesday. Waldman, a former managing partner at KPMG and currently…