Calone files for run against Zeldin
David Calone, CEO of local venture capital firm Jove Equity Partners and head of the Suffolk County Planning Commission, has filed to run against 1st District Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin…
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DEBRIEF: Michael Faltischek, LI Angel Network
As chairman of the board of the Long Island Angel Network – which has reviewed over 600 financing applications and brokered in excess of $5 million in investments – attorney…
CEWIT residents soft pitch the Angels
The board of the Long Island Angel Network heard presentations from four aspiring companies on Friday and, for a change, not one of them was asking for money. Soliciting investments…
Ashish Pandhi and James Knaus have a Bettr idea
By GREGORY ZELLER // Even Ashish Pandhi and James Knaus know it can’t be this easy. That’s why the entrepreneurs continue to tinker tirelessly on the functionality and marketing of…
East Hampton microgrid plan wins state funding
An East Hampton solar power and energy storage proposal was selected as one of five projects to share $500,000 in initial funding from the state’s community microgrid program, which is…
State’s annual eco-dev competition set to start
The state kicked off its annual regional economic development council competition, which this year includes an extra $1.5 billion for upstate projects. As in previous years, the competition will split…
Lift Stick wins $50K in Hofstra biz plan contest
Hofstra students Nick Calderon and Kevin McCroary won the $50,000 top prize in the annual CPXi VentureTech student business plan contest on Wednesday for The Lift Stick, a device that…
Farmingdale sets summer academics program
Farmingdale State College’s academic summer camps program kicks off May 23 with a series of weekend sessions on 3-D printing that runs through June 20. A variety of other classes…
At age 3, STEM Hub looks back to the future
It’s been three years since the Empire State STEM Learning Network launched the Long Island STEM Hub, an amalgam of industry and academia on a mission to educate LI’s next-generation…
SulfCrete readies its breakout pitch
BY GREGORY ZELLER // A rock-solid Brookhaven National Laboratory commercialization prospect is ready for its close-up. SulfCrete, a stronger, more environmentally friendly alternative to traditional concrete, will share the spotlight…
Bellone kicks off economic development conference
Suffolk County doesn’t lack the transformative ideas that could position it for an innovation economy, but it has so far lacked the regional coordination that has been the hallmark of…
ESPN seeks legal halt to Verizon packaging
As threatened, ESPN has filed suit in New York’s Supreme Court over Verizon’s decision to include the sports network in its new discounted pay-TV package. The legal fight could slow…
17 join Start-Up NY program, but none on LI
A host of new companies have joined the Start-Up NY program, giving Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s flagging jobs-creation program a needed shot in the arm. Taking heavy fire over the program,…
New distribution deal in hand, Teq looks to bulk up
BY GREGORY ZELLER // Teq, the Huntington-based educational software firm, is about to go on a hiring spree after announcing a new international distribution deal. A producer of innovative classroom…
Happy Earth Week, Robert Moses
A 500-kilowatt solar energy system will turn Robert Moses State Park into the nation’s first energy-neutral state park. As part of New York’s Earth Week observances, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced…