Orbic’s IDA deal opens new front in U.S.-China trade war
By GREGORY ZELLER // The Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency has waded into the U.S. trade war with China. The IDA has approved a 20-year tax-abatement plan that will trigger…
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As AI proliferates, Long Island carves out a sweet spot
By BRAD CARLSON // We can’t go long without seeing or hearing something about artificial intelligence these days. It burst onto the public scene with the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT…
A BRIIC (and mortar) upgrade for LI health sciences
By GREGORY ZELLER // All in all, it’s just another brick in … actually, scratch that. This BRIIC is a big deal. Welcome to the Biomedical Research, Innovation and Imaging…
App that predicts falls rises in national competition
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the species that crafted “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” comes an app that might be better described as “I’m about to fall –…
Sufficiently gassed, Trump nixes Empire Wind shutdown
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s safe to go back in the water. Marking a widely cheered – and sadly predictable – reversal, the Trump Administration has lifted a stop-work order…
Heart tech, kidney grant energize Stony Brook Medicine
By GREGORY ZELLER // A cutting-edge artificial-intelligence technology and a major-league federal grant are propelling Stony Brook Medicine to the front lines in the wars against heart disease and diabetic…
‘Unprecedented’ opportunity in Northwell megamerger
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s official: Nuvance Health is now part of Northwell Health. The merger of the two health systems – first announced in February 2024, greenlit last August…
As financial markets roil, mental health issues boil
By JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS // If stock market swings are making you crazy, you’re not alone. Seven in 10 recently surveyed Americans said their financial stress is at an all-time…
New look, momentum fortify Hofstra’s ambitious mission
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s less a rebranding than a re-logo-ing, but however you define it, Hofstra University has a brand-new look. Over the course of two events – the…
In Nuvance, another big win for Northwell’s bold leader
By TERRY LYNAM // I’ve known Michael Dowling since 1988, when I was working in the press office of former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo, who tapped Dowling to become…
In youth robotics, high hopes for manufacturing’s future
By TOM MARINER // It was as if I was transported to the Haas pit at the Formula One race in Monaco. Crews in logoed shirts, fervently tuning their complex…
Farewell, Sands Long Island casino, we hardly knew ye
By GREGORY ZELLER // Las Vegas Sands will not be developing a glitzy casino resort on Long Island – but the Island is not out of the brick-and-mortar casino business…
Big Cabrini grant refocuses EEDA on Latino communities
By GREGORY ZELLER // A major-league grant-maker focused on the wellbeing of all New York residents has significantly bolstered the mission of a nonprofit working to support at-risk Long Islanders….
Concerns mount as lawmakers increasingly rely on AI
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Artificial intelligence is fast becoming an integral resource in government decision-making and policy-initiatives – a risky proposition at best. Just as in the private sector,…
Winds of war: Albany to battle Empire Wind shutdown
By GREGORY ZELLER // President Donald Trump’s war on alternative energy has reached Long Island’s shores – and Albany is preparing a counterattack. Suggesting in a social media post that…