Albany accelerates future of DNA manufacturing, again
By GREGORY ZELLER // A modest state investment will help push a Long Island bioscience pioneer toward the brink of a DNA-manufacturing revolution. Through its Excelsior Jobs Program and chunky…
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It’s all fun and Netflix, until the con artists take over
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Prestige television series, podcasts and documentaries about con artists are everywhere. On Netflix, which seems to be making these stories into a cottage industry, you…
Mount Sinai South Nassau unveils ‘mass-casualty’ unit
By GREGORY ZELLER // A bustling Long Island hospital has completed the second phase of a $50 million Emergency Department expansion – just part of a larger $400 million strategic-growth…
Fore score: Nassau IDA tees up PGA Eisenhower return
By GREGORY ZELLER // A rapid reconstruction project fueled by a lucrative tax break will put Eisenhower Park in quick contention for a PGA Tour event. That’s the plan, at…
Virtual beasts, real skills mark LIU veterinary college
By GREGORY ZELLER // Greater New York’s only veterinary-medicine college program is in beast mode. Virtually, at least: On Friday, Long Island University formally introduced its hands-on Veterinary Medicine Learning…
LI STEM Hub converses about kids’ futures
By GREGORY ZELLER // A future-workforce initiative with a regional academic twist is soaring at the Cradle of Aviation Museum. On Feb. 11, the Long Island STEM Hub – a…
In Tranq, a deadly new drug foe – with a running start
By JEFFREY REYNOLDS // Fentanyl can be 100 times more powerful than heroin and it killed more than 71,00 Americans in 2021, but another drug now sweeping the nation might…
The Debrief: Opportunities converge at Midway Crossing
On an island where grandiose project proposals (commercial/residential megalopolises, indoor ski mountains, etc.) come and go, Midway Crossing gives pause. Not for its projected price, which is considerable ($2.8…
Proposed casino already paying off for NCC
By GREGORY ZELLER // Nassau Community College has collected one of Long Island’s first wins from a proposed Uniondale casino. The multibillion-dollar hotel-casino pitched by Las Vegas Sands for the…
Innovative art exhibit takes the slow road to wellness
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Hamptons arts gallery with a Madison Avenue pedigree and a legacy of social awareness will meld the science of wellness and the beauty of art…
Customer experience must lead digital transformation
By BOB ISAKSEN // Digital demands on companies skyrocketed during the pandemic, as workers went remote and consumers spent more time online. As we enter the new year, companies should…
Code blue: American hospitals in critical condition
By TERRY LYNAM // Most people don’t spend a lot of time thinking about the financial health of America’s hospitals, but if things don’t change fast, millions soon will. Still…
In solar carports, energy savings with extra creativity
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Department of Multitasking comes energy-savings innovator Energia, which is perfectly happy to save the world, but sees no need to stop there. Launched in…
Northwell nabs top USPTO honor with 3D-printed swab
By GREGORY ZELLER // Up your nose, Northwell Health – and we mean that in the best possible way. The New Hyde Park-based health system and three partners – the…
On LI, three times the downtown revitalization
By GREGORY ZELLER // Long Island downtowns had another big day Tuesday, with $19 million in state funding flowing to three critical downtown makeovers. Huntington Station will receive $10 million…