Sometimes, innovation’s apple falls close to the tree
By TOM MARINER // A tireless leader, real innovation, deep devotion among staff – these are the hallmarks of many successful tech firms headquartered on Long Island. But let’s not…
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Fresh blood adds to the LIA Board’s impressive cred
By GREGORY ZELLER // Plenty of names you know will round out the Long Island Association’s beefed-up Board of Directors. The Melville-based networking and business-development organization has elected seven new…
Old friend takes the reins as Accelerate LI retools
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Can’t Keep a Good Commercialization Organization Down file comes Accelerate Long Island, which is charging forward with new leadership and a new business-building mission….
In latest chancellor search, SUNY paces itself
By GREGORY ZELLER // A State University system that proudly skipped “a costly and lengthy search process” last time around is taking no chances in the selection of its new…
From south to north, innovation is skin deep
By GREGORY ZELLER // An ambitious entrepreneur is betting big on new-age wellness, next-generation tech and old-school moxie – and laying the foundation for a Long Island wellness empire. Thirteen…
Legal levity abounds, even in cold, calculating courts
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Not surprisingly, legal writing and commentary is often dry and stiff. Litigation is serious business. Legal principles can be complex. And the meaning of laws…
In first western push, Discover LI tries raising Arizona
By GREGORY ZELLER // As winter drags on, you may be dreaming of a week in warm and sunny Arizona. Long Island’s top tourism bureau is hoping Arizonans are dreaming…
In business and in life, it’s always who you know
By PAUL SCHWARTZ // Building a network is critical to any business’ success – consider ThermoLift, which wouldn’t be where it is today without this foundation of entrepreneurism. Network-building is…
International OPM bulks up Adelphi’s online offerings
By GREGORY ZELLER // A fresh collaboration with a leading Online Program Management provider will provide Adelphi University with a half-dozen new online degree programs over the next two school…
At Intelligent Product Solutions, risk is their business
By GREGORY ZELLER // One of Long Island’s most innovative product designers is taking a proactive approach to future liability issues. Hauppauge-based product design and development firm Intelligent Product Solutions…
In Rogan controversy, social media’s darker evolution
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // On the surface, it’s easy to paint the latest controversy for Spotify flagship enterprise “The Joe Rogan Experience” with broad strokes: another example of COVID-19…
National Grid Foundation warms up United Way of LI
By GREGORY ZELLER // A leading Long Island utility provider has backed multiple United Way efforts to keep regional families safe and warm this winter. In January, the National Grid…
At CEBIP, a familiar face with another bright idea
By GREGORY ZELLER // Turns out, you can go home again – at least, if you’re an energy-efficiency pioneer with cutting-edge technology, major-league partners and world-class ambitions. Such is the…
Town of Hempstead IDA looks to beef up rental stock
By GREGORY ZELLER // A busy national developer with a history in West Hempstead will replace a long-empty supermarket with a 150-unit apartment building, with the help of IDA incentives….
Conservationists push Plum Island National Monument
By GREGORY ZELLER // Regional preservationists have already convinced the federal government not to sell Plum Island to private developers – now, they want the largely undeveloped islet crowned as…