Trellus delivers gift-wrapped win for LI mom-and-pops
By GREGORY ZELLER // An early-stage Long Island enterprise with a knack for being helpful has won a Greater New York business competition – and will share the spoils with…
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‘Everything everywhere’ with Anne Shybunko-Moore
By TOM MARINER // The title of the film “Everything Everywhere All at Once” accurately describes a treasure of Long Island, Anne Shybunko-Moore, CEO and owner of an important 52-year-old…
In OW-STEM, a legacy push for STEM diversity
By GREGORY ZELLER // A STEM “preparatory center” will open doors to science and technology careers for traditionally underrepresented – and professionally discouraged – Long Island collegians. Riding a $1.87…
SoMAS study: Peconic Bay die-off is only the beginning
By GREGORY ZELLER // Stony Brook University scientists are sounding alarms over an evolving fisheries crisis – a global concern already decimating economically critical industries in Long Island waters. A…
For expectant (and new) moms, bots to be thankful for
By GREGORY ZELLER // Good news, expectant women of Long Island: Artificially intelligent “pregnancy chatbots” are now taking appointments. To be clear, the intelligence is legit: The Northwell Health Pregnancy…
Experience, youth unite in new 100 Black Men chapter
By GREGORY ZELLER // A national civic organization committed to educating and empowering African American children has a new Long Island chapter – and a well-established captain at the helm….
Hochul comes out swinging in rekindled housing fight
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // In her 2023 State of the State message, Gov. Kathy Hochul rekindled the debate on accessory dwelling units and affordable housing, which she sparked last…
As crises abound, Hochul narrows focus of annual plan
By GREGORY ZELLER // Maybe governors feel inflation’s pinch, too. While still proposing an impressive array of housing, energy, healthcare and public safety initiatives, Gov. Kathy Hochul absolutely dialed it…
At the LIA, a mental health day like no other
By GREGORY ZELLER // A critical and often overlooked component of employee health and productivity took center stage this week at the Long Island Association. The LIA’s Health, Education and…
Rare accreditation is big news in war on Duchenne MD
By GREGORY ZELLER // Stony Brook Children’s Hospital has become a frontline fortress in the war against muscular dystrophy. The hospital’s East Setauket-based Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Comprehensive Care Center has…
After Swedish acquisition, Janam eyes global stages
By GREGORY ZELLER // A stalwart of Long Island invention has a new corporate parent – and a fresh international perspective. Woodbury-based Janam Technologies – a workplace-approved innovator of rugged…
Brick-and-mortar finds a spot in an e-commerce world
By MELISSA NAEDER // Service Merchandise, which is all e-commerce now but came to life as a unique 20th Century catalog showroom, was way ahead of its time. The term…
Brookhaven IDA puts a little wind in Sunrise’s sails
By GREGORY ZELLER // The most ambitious regional socioeconomic initiative since the Long Island’s aerospace heydays is getting a nice tax break. Sunrise Wind, a joint venture of Danish multinational Ørsted A/S and Connecticut-based Eversource…
With Fla. acquisition, growth is in the cards for LI firm
By GREGORY ZELLER // The strategic acquisition of a Florida-based data and operations-support expert will give a veteran Long Island financial-management firm new flexibility. Woodbury-based CardWorks Inc. has announced the…
Simulated biz, real gains in Virtual Enterprises exhibit
By GREGORY ZELLER // Hundreds of Long Island-based student-entrepreneurs will converge at LIU Post next week for a two-day interactive tradeshow where nothing is real and everything in on the…