Staller Center receives 10-year gift from LI law leader
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Stony Brook University alumnus is pumping a decade of support into the Staller Center for the Arts. Ronkonkoma law firm Campolo, Middleton & McCormick LLP…
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And don’t come back: AI eyes Northwell readmissions
By GREGORY ZELLER // New York State’s largest healthcare provider is hoping a new software solution can drive down hospital readmissions. New Hyde Park-based Northwell Health announced Tuesday that is…
Brookhaven backs Bristal Assisted Living, once again
By GREGORY ZELLER // Two senior-living projects will move forward in Mount Sinai, with a little help from the Town of Brookhaven Industrial Development Agency. The Brookhaven IDA has closed…
A prescription for success, in small (and all) business
By MITCH MAIMAN // What could working in an old-school neighborhood pharmacy teach you about running a cutting-edge tech firm? On the surface, these two wildly different businesses have nothing…
Island finally finds its footing on the co-working path
By PHIL RUGILE // Helping new companies get started has become a big part of the “Startup Economy.” Investopedia defines a startup as “a company that is in the first…
Kapen: As feds get act together, crowdfunding climbs
By GREGORY ZELLER // Seven years after a new federal law attempted to kickstart the startup market, investors and entrepreneurs are still finding their way – but a few key…
With patents aplenty, Canon leads Island innovation
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Japanese import and major Long Island stakeholder continued to set a breakneck U.S. patent pace in 2018 – big news on an Island where innovation…
Study: Northwell’s anti-pathogen UV tech is A-OK
By GREGORY ZELLER // A New York City startup backed by Northwell Health’s new business-development division may be on the verge of eliminating infectious pathogens from hospitals. An ultraviolet disinfection…
Nomorobo: A billion blocks, barely breaking a sweat
By GREGORY ZELLER // Another major milestone approaches for robocall terminator Nomorobo, which is on the brink of its one-billionth block Developer Aaron Foss’ multi-platform archenemy of autodialers – still…
Food bank, friends unite to help LI shutdown families
By GREGORY ZELLER // You’d like to think that hardworking men and women – particularly those dedicated to government service, which is essentially service of the people – wouldn’t have…
The shutdown and you: A Long Islander’s guide
By JEFF GUILLOT // One thing I drill into the collective consciousness of students every semester is that the role of the federal government in your daily life is minimal,…
New name, new mission for Adelphi ed/health college
By GREGORY ZELLER // Ruth S. Ammon, we hardly knew ye. Actually, no – Ammon, a gifted teacher, 1942 graduate of Adelphi University and longtime namesake of the Garden City…
LI water districts drink up anti-contamination funds
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Role Reversal Department comes Stony Brook University, which is handing out the grants for a change. More specifically, the Center for Clean Water Technology…
Dual-degree effort gets scientists into business, faster
By GREGORY ZELLER // In a region where biotechnology and other lab work is cemented as a socioeconomic cornerstone, a new dual-degree program will attempt to teach students the business…
Digital glory there for the taking on talent-rich LI
By DEAN DeCARLO // As a 25-year-old millennial, I can distinctly remember a world without omnipresent electronic devices. Then my father brought home a white Compaq PC, preloaded with Windows…