PILOTs proliferate in busy summer for Island IDAs
By GREGORY ZELLER // There’s no summer vacation for Long Island’s busy IDAs, which continue to spur regional economic activity with a series of tax-abatement deals. Both the Suffolk County…
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New ideas needed as LI affordable-housing debate rages
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Single-family homes are the neglected stepchild in the affordable-housing debate. The lack of affordable housing cannot be solved by focusing solely on multifamily housing. Instead, housing…
Marine biologist swims upstream as new FSC president
By GREGORY ZELLER // Nearly eight months after its current leader announced his retirement, Farmingdale State College has found its next president. The State University of New York Board of…
Study: 9/11 toxic exposure driving up dementia rates
By GREGORY ZELLER // A new Stony Brook University study of responders to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks adds to mounting evidence of the harmful long-term effects of Ground…
Memo to food phonies: Shut your fat mouths
By TERRY LYNAM // With obesity rates surging across the nation and millions struggling with eating disorders, it’s clear that Americans have a very complicated relationship with food. There are…
State nod marks another win for ‘precision medication’
By GREGORY ZELLER // An accomplished Long Island biotech with a penchant for polymerase chain reaction-based DNA technologies has earned state approvals for a cutting-edge pharmacogenomic testing service. Pharmacogenomics, the…
Pretzel logic warms Canon Solutions America print job
By GREGORY ZELLER // One of Long Island’s largest economic drivers has shown a little love, once again, with a unique Philadelphia experiment. Canon Solutions America – a wholly owned…
Zucker School aids special-ops vets on medical mission
By GREGORY ZELLER // One of Long Island’s leading medical schools is on a special mission to help elite U.S. soldiers transition from theaters of war to the front lines…
In little Leo, the face of future personalized medicine
By GREGORY ZELLER // A California biotech has leveraged artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge tools in a perilous rescue mission focused on a 2-year-old Setauket boy born with an unusual…
Election fatigue: The struggle is real, and getting worse
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Thirty years ago – on June 17, 1994 – came the wildest day in the history of sports media. The New York Rangers had just…
Fresh train of thought on solid waste, sustainability
By ERNIE FAZIO // One of the mainstays of the regional infrastructure picture is rail. Solid-waste management has an enormous impact on other types of infrastructure. Without the proper solid-waste…
In Zimbabwe, an SBU scientist Triassics something new
By GREGORY ZELLER // After remaining virtually hidden since the late Triassic period, a new dinosaur species has joined the prehistoric parade, thanks in part to the efforts of a…
Big diaper changes required as childcare costs soar
By JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS // If there’s any truth to Mark Twain’s observation that “the only person who likes change is a baby with a wet diaper,” infants in Tennessee…
Outsourcing is in, according to Marcum-Hofstra CEOs
By GREGORY ZELLER // The outsourcing of critical corporate functions – including cybersecurity and human resources – is on the rise, according to the latest Marcum-Hofstra CEO Survey. Released this…
At Canon USA, a patented approach to innovation
By SEYMOUR LIEBMAN // While innovation is always the driving force behind advancement, patents – known best for helping to protect innovation – often get a bad rap, as nothing…