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…
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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…
Twists, turns, less sugar mark Hylux’s road to success
By GREGORY ZELLER // A five-year-old startup with a taste for healthy living has hit it big – just what founder Lamar Letts wanted, though the path to success was…
Machine learning shines in weather-forecasting study
By GREGORY ZELLER // Jokes about the weatherman’s predictive powers will be harder to land, if artificial intelligence takes over the long-range forecasting. That’s according to a new scientific study…
Innovation required as fatal overdoses spike again
By JEFFREY REYNOLDS // Everyone knows the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. That’s why, as we address a…
Scholarships, Super Bowl tix lure the vaccine-hesitant
By GREGORY ZELLER // Albany is getting more creative in its efforts to convince New Yorkers to get a COVID-19 vaccination. Following Ohio’s lead – earlier this month, the Buckeye…
Business Council’s 12-point plan aims to rescue retail
By GREGORY ZELLER // A comprehensive “preliminary” report on the state of Long Island retail details across-the-board shortfalls – many are pandemic-related – and offers a clear strategy to breathe…
Around the world with StorEn, riding a vanadium flow
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Stony Brook startup’s whiz-bang energy-storage technology is doing its thing in Australia – first stop on what’s shaping up as a global energy-efficiency tour. StorEn…
Smoothing it out on the road to economic recovery
By GREGORY ZELLER // Albany is pouring more than $30 million into a multifaceted Long Island road-resurfacing effort. Specifically, the New York State Department of Transportation will be doing the…