A sweet new gig for this grizzled clean-gen guru
By DAVID HAMILTON // So, a food incubator … a what now? I’ve run Stony Brook University’s Clean Energy Business Incubator Program for the past decade, and its Advanced Energy…
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With $10M start, SBU to lead LI biomedical network
By GREGORY ZELLER // Long Island biomedicine is about to be remade, with Stony Brook University leading the way. The flagship State University of New York institution has been selected…
For Long Island, a tourism drive without all the driving
By GREGORY ZELLER // Long Island’s top tourism bureau is lacing up its walking shoes for a new advertising campaign promoting car-free travel. In collaboration with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority,…
Energetic Takeuchi collects another world-class honor
By GREGORY ZELLER // Add another prestigious scientific award to Esther Takeuchi’s impressive trophy case. The internationally renowned pride of Stony Brook University – where she serves as a SUNY…
Innovation, family reign at America’s First Supermarket
By GREGORY ZELLER // The line of succession continues at America’s First Supermarket. The Board of Directors of the Hauppauge-based King Kullen Grocery Co. has appointed James Cullen Jr. chairman,…
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…
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…