SBU joins SUNY Buffalo as Flagship Public University
By GREGORY ZELLER // Stony Brook University has joined The University at Buffalo to split a rare distinction: They now share the mantle as New York State Flagship Public Universities….
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Critics dunk on Hochul’s expensive State of the State
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Department of High Ambitions comes Gov. Kathy Hochul and her 2022 State of the State, a multibillion-dollar action plan including 228 “bold initiatives” and…
Nassau IDA’s 22-year PILOT package keys luxury hotel
By GREGORY ZELLER // A 22-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes package approved by the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency will help a new luxury hotel rise in Jericho. The Jericho Plaza Hotel –…
Amazonian attention bodes well for Amogy, CEBIP
By GREGORY ZELLER // A new Clean Energy Business Incubator Program client is already attracting major league attention – including a significant buy-in by Amazon. Brooklyn-based Amogy Inc., a developer…
Healthcare at a crossroads as nursing shortage grows
By TERRY LYNAM // Nurses have never been in higher demand: In the midst of a worldwide pandemic, hospitals, nursing homes, home-care agencies, outpatient facilities and nursing schools are all…
Albany, Army Corps of Engineers dig $1.7B beach plan
By GREGORY ZELLER // As coastal storms increase in frequency and ferocity, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has engaged a massive risk-management project designed to protect Long Island’s most…
In cardiovascular quest, Feinstein opens ‘smart bottles’
By GREGORY ZELLER // New York’s largest healthcare provider is leading a virtual trial of “smart” prescription bottles that address one of the biggest concerns of modern healthcare: “medication nonadherence.”…
Food-and-bev biz must adapt as supply chains suffer
By NANCY PAK // The COVID pandemic dramatically reminded us of the role cookie snacks and other comfort foods play in confronting disruptions to our traditional social connections – and…
For these NASA patents, ETIC is just their prototype
By GREGORY ZELLER // Some of the New York Institute of Technology’s brightest minds and boldest scientific thinkers are soaring through a new agreement with NASA. The National Aeronautics and…
NY MEP to tech startups: What are you trying to say?
By GREGORY ZELLER // The New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership is addressing the unique marketing needs of the state’s manufacturing and technology sectors. Cutting-edge manufacturers and next-gen tech firms often…
Hochul tags unvaccinated as NY mask mandates return
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas 2020: With the omicron variant spreading and national COVID cases rising fast, Albany has reinstated public mask-wearing protocols….
International shakedown marks TC3’s ultimate test
By GREGORY ZELLER // The future of energy efficiency is happening right now at ThermoLift – more specifically, it’s happening in British Columbia. Just months after the Natural Gas Innovation…
Time passes, but some hiring principles never change
By TOM MARINER // Tom’s three rules of employment: Hire great people Tell them what you do Get the hell out of the way Although an obvious simplification that ignores…
Yo, Adrian! ‘Fraud’ arrests made at SUNY Old Westbury
By GREGORY ZELLER // Following a special Internal Revenue Service operation, several arrests were made this week at SUNY Old Westbury. Fortunately – at least, for the apprehended suspects –…
For Long Island businesses, net-zero ideas abound
By BOB ISAKSEN // The urgency around global warming and climate change is increasing worldwide – and especially so here on Long Island, where rising sea levels, severe weather events…