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…
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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…
Personal experience leads to $1 million MRI donation
By GREGORY ZELLER // A $1 million donation will help Glen Cove Hospital purchase its first magnetic resonance imaging machine and create its first-ever in-house MRI suite. All told, the…
Rapidly expanding airline helps answer LIMA’s prayers
By GREGORY ZELLER // Traveling through Long Island MacArthur Airport will be a bit more of a breeze in 2022, when a new airline touches down. Breeze Airways, founded by…
Use it or lose it: LI’s affordable housing crossroads
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Long Island has an affordable-housing challenge – and a unique opportunity to do something about it, before off-Island powers take control. Why is there so…
Bot matrix: Scientists spot social spambots’ tip-off tell
By GREGORY ZELLER // With so much concern over artificial intelligence-powered devices listening to us, are we paying enough attention to what AI is saying? They certainly are at Stony…
In Long Island first, FSC eyes ‘dreamer’ scholarships
By GREGORY ZELLER // Front-page fights over women’s rights may divide us, border security may frighten us and faith in our elected officials may be staggeringly low – but the…