B2B R&D: Intuitive, on-demand research
By GREGORY ZELLER // From blogs to press releases to 24-hour news cycles, the flow of information is constant. Data isn’t big – it’s incalculably huge, and it’s everywhere, and…
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Bolt Mechanics: A new twist on car repairs
By GREGORY ZELLER // A beta test covering a giant chunk of New York City proved two things to auto-repair innovator Adam Albertelli: A we-bring-the-garage-to-you repair service could work, but…
Calone to keynote health-focused Capital Forum
By GREGORY ZELLER // Industry leaders, inventive entrepreneurs and hungry investors will come together Jan. 22 for the Long Island Capital Alliance’s Healthcare Capital Forum. Featuring lightning-round business-plan presentations –…
IBM tops patent list for 23rd straight year
IBM was awarded the most U.S. patents in 2015 – for the 23rd consecutive year – as the company pushed into cognitive computing, which uses machine learning and data analytics…
Metro consumer confidence ticks up
Consumer confidence in the metro area is at its highest level in seven years, but still lags the nation as a whole, according to the latest Siena Institute economic survey….
Chinese glass maker eyeing Shirley for plant
The Brookhaven IDA is considering support for an $18.9 million architectural glass plant in Shirley. China’s Beijing Wuhua Tianbao Glass Co., better known as WTHB Glass, has proposed building the facility on…
Harvard opens NYC Startup Studio
Are you a Harvard Business School grad missing Cambridge? Head for Broadway. The school has launched a “Startup Studio” in NYC where entrepreneurial alum can hang out or rent co-working space. The…
It’s time for a little trash talking
By GREGORY ZELLER // Like millions of other suburban homeowners, Julia-Ann Bodine has had it up to here with raccoons. Specifically, she’s fed up with the mess, sanitation issues and…
The Debrief: Susan Sadocha helps innocents abroad
As director of one of the U.S. Commerce Department’s 100-plus U.S. Export Assistance Centers, you might say Susan Sadocha is in the foreign intelligence business, with firsthand experience – so…
Schein acquires vet software firm
Henry Schein has picked up right where it left off. After a 2015 marked by numerous domestic and international acquisitions, the Melville-based healthcare products provider has announced its first acquisition…
Adelphi adds neuroscience, supply-chain degrees
By GREGORY ZELLER // Two new Adelphi University degree programs will offer very specific, increasingly important foundations for future professionals. The Garden City school has launched a bachelor’s degree program…
Thomson Reuters eyeing an exit?
News and information giant Thomson Reuters has turned down an allocation of low-cost electricity from the state’s ReCharge NY program that would have lowered operating costs at the company’s Hauppauge data…
Survey: The tech fields have women issues
A new – and still running – survey of women in technology fields finds that 60 percent have experienced unwanted sexual advances on the job, while others report demeaning behavior…
Harris Beach bulks up real estate practice
Harris Beach plans to add five attorneys to its new Suffolk County office, created this month via a merger with Melville firm Brown & Altman. The merger, completed last week,…
Cliffs Notes for the State of the State
By JOHN L. KOMINICKI // Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivered his State of the State address on Wednesday, the bones of which had been drip-marketed via 14 “signature proposals” trotted out…