Challenging course, winning path for AEC 2021/22
By DAVID HAMILTON // Last week, Stony Brook University’s Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center was finally able to remind the world how amazing it is. After a year-plus COVID…
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FEMA funds, long-term vision fuel South Nassau plans
By GREGORY ZELLER // Good news for South Shore residents having their worst days: Mount Sinai South Nassau’s ginormous new Emergency Department is on its way. The Long Island flagship…
When videogame history called, Player One was ready
By TOM MARINER // Videogame sales are a $179 billion industry these days, more revenue than the global movie ($100 billion) and North American sports ($75 billion) industries combined. Names…
Ambitious nonprofit spins in center of LI’s windstorm
By GREGORY ZELLER // A new Long Island-based nonprofit organization is aiming to become an online hub for offshore wind-generated power – generated not just off the Island, but across…
At SBU Heart Institute, a tiny device with big potential
By GREGORY ZELLER // Who watches the Watchman? The world-class cardiologists at the Stony Brook University Heart Institute, where the latest generation of the Watchman FLX device – designed to…
Comptroller: Do the right thing with stimulus funds
By GREGORY ZELLER // Federal officials are debating a fourth round of pandemic-flavored stimulus aid for American citizens – but as the nation crawls out of the economic pit dug…
Albany all-in as Hofstra science center breaks ground
By GREGORY ZELLER // Hofstra University is digging in, literally, on a high-profile plan to meet the growing regional demand for young scientists and healthcare professionals. The Hempstead-based university has…
So much to gain, everything to lose in offshore wind
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // There’s big news off Long Island’s shorelines, where the development of offshore–wind power will lead the Island to the front of the line in achieving…
At Adelphi, a multimedia push toward social justice
By GREGORY ZELLER // With high-profile murder trials, the devastating COVID pandemic and other critical socioeconomic issues shining fresh spotlights on racial disparities across the United States, the Adelphi University…
Lawmakers miss the mark on critical data privacy
By TOM STEBBINS // Internet and technology companies remain the target of political attacks from leaders on both sides of the aisle and across all levels of government. But officials…
Aceto adds to its chemistry set with latest acquisition
By GREGORY ZELLER // A leading “virtual manufacturer” for the life sciences and advanced-technology markets has completed another key takeover. Port Washington-based Aceto Corp., a top global provider of industrial…
Report: Nassau IDA kept housing, film rolling in 2020
By GREGORY ZELLER // A new economic development report puts a positive spin on a tough year for Nassau County. Pandemic-plagued 2020 was a difficult year everywhere, of course –…
Fine line between gimmick and gold in vax incentives
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // One of my favorite commercials of all time comes from the 1990s “Got Milk?” series. In it, a young historian in a museum dedicated to…
Construction and energy soar, but inflation scares CEOs
By GREGORY ZELLER // Mid-market executives share generally positive feelings about the nation’s economic direction – though retail leaders are less enthusiastic and post-pandemic inflation is a key concern for…
Construction complete, East Side Access nearly ready
By GREGORY ZELLER // That’s a (partial) wrap on the East Side Access project, with engineers completing civil construction of the largest new train terminal built on U.S. soil since…