The not quite magical, but mysteriously necessary, Start-Up NY tour
By JOHN L. KOMINICKI // The state’s economic development arm hit Long Island this week with what wags are calling the Start-Up NY Damage Control Tour. And there’s plenty to…
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In Suffolk, a call for an innovation connection
By GREGORY ZELLER // The ambitious master plan Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone unveiled Tuesday – new public transportation options linking Suffolk’s burgeoning downtowns and major research centers – has…
With Topspin round, Codagenix steps on the gas
By GREGORY ZELLER // Last year, when local venture firm Topspin chipped in on a $100,000 infusion for Stony Brook-based biotech Codagenix, it gave the startup a fairly clear idea…
A new LISTnet effort nurses baby startups
By GREGORY ZELLER // LISTnet has kicked off a networking and mentorship organization for the founders of local startups, and there’s no technical background required, despite its connection to the…
Cox acquiring LI’s Dealertrack in $4B all-cash deal
Lake Success-based Dealertrack Technologies has agreed to be acquired by Atlanta’s Cox Automotive for $4 billion in cash, the companies announced Monday. Dealertrack, which employs about 500 locally, has been…
Don’t buy this for Father’s Day
By JOHN L. KOMINICKI // With Father’s Day nigh, the Web and social media are downright distended, digitally speaking, with gift ideas for the favorite progenitor-figure in your life. No…
DEBRIEF: Mitch Maiman, Intelligent Product Solutions
Many CEOs and businesses capitalize on Long Island’s burgeoning innovation economy, but few support it like Mitch Maiman and Intelligent Product Solutions, a Hauppauge consultancy focused on product design. With…
P-TECH quietly preps future manufacturing stars
By GREGORY ZELLER // Long Island wasn’t on the list when Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a new round of Pathways in Technology funding June 5, but Island educators and businesses…
Many ways to bring home the bacon
By GREGORY ZELLER // It may be the most unique professional trifecta in Long Island history. Radiological technologist Patrick Gaeta, an X-ray technician at Port Jefferson’s Long Island Bone and…
Vasomedical’s big move into on-demand tech
By GREGORY ZELLER // Vasomedical’s acquisition this month of a Florida-based managed network provider named NetWolves may serve as a template for the future of U.S. health care. A big…
Almost 60 years later, still very much a startup
By GREGORY ZELLER // “Innovative” is often associated with “new,” but when it comes to Long Island’s innovation economy, the region’s oldest biopharmaceutical company is leading the pack. With a…
State hires Newmark, Cushman to push Start-Up NY
The state has hired two of New York’s top real estate firms to help market space at state schools for its Start-Up NY business incubator program. As part of the…
Small business confidence report: Meh
The NFIB Small Business Optimism Survey climbed 1.4 points to 98.3 as six of 10 components improved. “It appears that the small-business sector has finally attained a normal level of…
urSwim is beginning to make waves
By GREGORY ZELLER // An Aquarius with a waterborne name, born to two Pisces, Marina Montes has been treading aquatic allusions all her life. She finally decided to just go with…
BDS Capital raising up to $40M for new tech fund
By GREGORY ZELLER // BDS Capital Management is doubling down on technology with a second venture fund that will invest between $25 million and $40 million, largely in Long Island…