Nano-coating firm joins SBU’s Start-Up NY program
A nanotech startup preparing to pump $1 million into Long Island’s innovation economy is among several new companies joining the Start-Up NY program. Empire State Development has opened the books…
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LI in line for $4.2M in terror-fighting funding
Long Island will receive more than $4.2 million in federal funds to support new counter-terrorism and emergency-preparedness initiatives. All told, nearly $60 million in federal money is being disbursed to…
A new effort to help startups with clinical testing
By GREGORY ZELLER // A New York City Economic Development Corp. initiative to connect digital-health startups with large healthcare organizations for field-testing is getting a boost from Northwell Health. Three professionals…
Hofstra names 6 residents in entrepreneurship
Six accomplished businesspeople with dozens of startups under their combined belts, and a wealth of experience nurturing other early-stage enterprises, will bring their wisdom to the Hofstra University Center for…
Russ Artzt: Still measuring life in ones and zeros
By GREGORY ZELLER // Old programmers never die. They just code away. For renowned digital developer Russ Artzt, that means there’s a life after CA. The cofounder of what started…
For Millennial Strategies, another day at the races
By GREGORY ZELLER They sure grow up fast. When last we checked in on political consulting startup Millennial Strategies, the firm was repping a few Democratic causes and gearing up for…
BNL, SUNY Old Westbury team on science push
Brookhaven National Lab and SUNY Old Westbury joined forces to host 160 students from Long Island and NYC high schools for a day of mentorship and science that included tours of the lab’s National Synchrotron…
New tech for victim-services efforts
Four Long Island programs are among several New York victim-assistance programs upgrading their technology through a new round of federal grants. More than 100 crime-victim service providers will share roughly…
The Lesson: Big markets mean big startup costs
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Good Problem to Have Department comes ClipFix, the Commack tech startup looking to conquer the world one busted modular plug at a time. Since…
LI Index maps where the apartments are … and not
The Rauch Foundation’s Long Island Index project has released an interactive map detailing the state of the region’s multifamily housing sector, a key factor in the continuing loss of young…
George Kramer: A new leash on veterinary surgery
By GREGORY ZELLER // After years in pre-op, a Bohemia startup is preparing to redefine veterinary surgery. Veteran vet George Kramer launched Ultravet Medical Devices in 2009 primarily as a…
LISTnet’s Digital Ballpark making its pitch
LISTnet has begun marketing its Plainview co-working facility, which includes offices, desk space and – grab it now – one executive suite with wet bar and private bathroom. Dubbed the…
Wheels up for Stony Brook’s FlightPartner
By GREGORY ZELLER // Now boarding: FlightPartner. Just 13 months since incorporating, FlightPartner Technologies Inc., is ready to launch its namesake B2B subscription service, designed to connect travel brokers to…
Broadband is something we’re pretty good at
The bad news: Most of the funds from a $500 million state program to improve broadband Internet access across New York won’t come to Long Island. The good news: Long…
Name the Air Force’s next long range bomber!
The Air Force has released an artist’s rendition of its new long range bomber, to be built by Northrop Grumman at $564 million a pop. Breaking with recent tradition – the…