Cuomo: State effort to isolate the Grumman Plume
By GREGORY ZELLER // A $6 million state study will go deeper than ever into Long Island’s drinking water supply. Speaking Thursday at Stony Brook University, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced…
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A call for consumer products companies
Fresh off its January healthcare forum, the Long Island Capital Alliance is deep into planning its next innovator-meets-investor networking breakfast. This week, LICA put out a call for presenters for…
It’s all about class as Buncee tops 100K users
By GREGORY ZELLER // Award-winning multimedia presentation platform Buncee has rocketed past a major milestone. This month, the Calverton-based “digital canvas” – which helps users create and share messages and…
Innovation Boot Camp set to hit stride
By GREGORY ZELLER // Eight technologies spawned from Long Island’s top research institutions are about to get the boot. Stony Brook University’s ninth-annual Innovation Boot Camp looms, giving the big…
South Nassau sets $130M addition, upgrade
South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside announced plans to construct a 58,000-square-foot addition at its southwest corner, featuring 24 additional beds – doubling the emergency department’s current capacity – and…
Report: Schein, competitors face antitrust suits
Medical supply giant Henry Schein and two competitors are facing more than 20 antitrust lawsuits accusing them of colluding to restrict competition from discount distributors, Newsday is reporting. Most of…
Zuckerberg, Powell-Jobs fund ESL startup
Ellevation, a software company that supports educators and English Language Learners – including those in the Central Islip school district – has landed $6.4 million from funds established by Steve…
Sardone to keynote Suffolk entrepreneur meetup
Patent Attorney Francesco Sardone of Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt will headline the next meeting of the Suffolk County Inventors and Entrepreneurs Club. Sardone has a mechanical engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology…
GAO confirms bomber deal for Northrop Grumman
The General Accounting Office has sealed the deal: Northrop Grumman will build the nation’s next long-range bomber. Boeing and Lockheed Martin, which lost the initial bid last year and appealed,…
Many hands on deck for ThermoLift 2.0
By GREGORY ZELLER // As you might imagine, ThermoLift’s natural gas-driven heat pump and air conditioning unit, a directed-energy device based on Vuilleumier Cycle thermodynamics, has many parts. Much like the…
CareConnect posts surge in enrollment
A surge in small-group enrollment has helped New York State’s first provider-owned commercial health plan triple its membership. CareConnect, the insurance arm of Northwell Health, announced Tuesday that it recorded…
Funding in hand, Soteria heads to production
By GREGORY ZELLER // Don’t hold your breath, but the world’s first “personal escape respirator” should arrive by spring. Lindenhurst-based Soteria Technologies has secured $200,000 in angel investments and will…
Canon inks deal for BlackBerry charger tech
Canon has reached a deal to license BlackBerry’s patented power-charging technology, which works with mobile devices and a range of consumer electronics. IGT, a Nevada-based gaming- and lottery-system IT specialist…
A dodgy year for sales tax collections
Sales tax collections are considered a go-to economic indicator, giving business and government leaders a quick look at local consumer spending and confidence. But the numbers don’t always tell the…
Infrastructure and other fashion necessities
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s promise of millions of dollars in new infrastructure projects for Long Island is a lot like getting socks and underwear for your birthday. They’re useful, but a…