State seeks development plans for Republic
Empire State Development is seeking proposals to develop more than 40 acres of land at East Farmingdale’s Republic Airport. Albany’s main economic-development engine has issued an RFP to revitalize 41.5…
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Diversification nips Applied DNA numbers
It wasn’t a record quarter, but Applied DNA Sciences maintained momentum and stayed true to its ongoing diversification strategy in the first quarter of Fiscal 2016. That according to James…
For allergy sufferers, treatment is now at hand
By GREGORY ZELLER // Most allergy-related emergencies stem from some simple problem. When a patient can’t find his auto-injector, or doesn’t know how to use it, or the medication inside…
Fashioning a cure for canine identity crises
By GREGORY ZELLER // Heather Lehrman has learned a thing or two about Kickstarter campaigns. Her effort to raise $17,000 through the popular crowdfunding site to expand the wares of…
Gulp: NBTY posts sales drop, plunge in net income
They might wish they’d sold Vitamin World a little sooner. Just one week after announcing it was selling its retail business to a subsidiary of New York City investment group…
SolarCity announces delays on Buffalo plant
The state’s gamble on SolarCity in Buffalo has slipped into a lower gear. The firm’s $900 million factory, which is being built and equipped with $750 million in state incentives,…
Skin care startup wins Hot Spot designation
By GREGORY ZELLER // Empire State Development has welcomed a third LaunchPad Huntington-sponsored startup into its Innovation Hot Spot program. The state’s economic-development driver has opened the books for Smithtown-based…
Henry Schein shines in Q4, full year
An impressive rise in adjusted earnings per share highlighted 2015 fourth-quarter and year-end financials released Wednesday by Henry Schein Inc. For 4Q 2015, which ended Dec. 31, the global healthcare-products…
Report: Armstrong will head Verizon bid for Yahoo
Verizon Communications has reportedly tapped Tim Armstrong, chief executive of its AOL unit, to head a possible bid for Yahoo’s assets. Verizon has expressed interest in the troubled firm for…
Media watchdog: Say no to Cablevision-Altice deal
By GREGORY ZELLER // Add the Fair Media Council to the list of organizations opposing the proposed sale of Cablevision to Altice. Citing “grave concern for the public interest, public…
The Debrief: Doon Gibbs shines a light on BNL
Doon Gibbs has seen the light, and it comes from the National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory’s new $912 million electron storage ring. Designed to produce X-rays more…
Law kept 318M pounds of e-waste from landfills
More than 318 million pounds of electronic waste was diverted from landfills in the first three years of New York’s electronics recycling law, state officials announced, but junked televisions and computer monitors are…
Bringing the operating theater to a broader stage
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s not the first time entrepreneur Don Marchon has pivoted, but for surgeons and surgical patients around the world, this one might be the most important….
The long road to short-order artistry
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s your typical career trajectory. Start in the hospitality industry, busing tables and supporting kitchens and tending bar and whatever, at age 13. Skyrocket through the…
A benefactor brings Northwell to the big game
Northwell Health is going to the Super Bowl. The former North Shore-LIJ Health System will shine a big spotlight on its new “Look North” advertising campaign with a series of…