LI economics (kinda), political jabs (sorta) in King’s Park
By GREGORY ZELLER // Governor Kathy Hochul visited King’s Park Thursday to detail a king’s ransom in state funding – and throw a few political jabs (or, more to the…
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LIA leaders still set a high bar, almost a century later
By TOM MARINER // Since its 1926 inception, the Long Island Association has played a pivotal role in shaping Long Island’s economic, social and political landscapes – and leadership has…
Five-year NYSTAR boost backs Accelerate Long Island
By GREGORY ZELLER // A reborn regional commercialization collaboration has received a $1.25 million boost from New York State. Accelerate Long Island is one of five Innovation Hot Spots recognized…
Old friend takes the reins as Accelerate LI retools
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Can’t Keep a Good Commercialization Organization Down file comes Accelerate Long Island, which is charging forward with new leadership and a new business-building mission….
Hofstra plays past pandemic with new Innovation Prize
By GREGORY ZELLER // Hofstra University’s most ambitious business-acceleration effort has added a hefty prize for creative pandemic-related thinking. Along with partners Northwell Health, New York City-based media/tech firm Digital…
At Hofstra, getting pretty good at this pandemic pivot
By GREGORY ZELLER // Still planning an in-person grand finale for October, one of Hofstra University’s most popular entrepreneurship efforts has transitioned – smoothly, if temporarily – to a virtual…
A summer sans internships? No way, schools say
By GREGORY ZELLER // With canceled internships and rescinded job offers adding insult to injury for shortchanged U.S. college students, Long Island universities are working hard to keep their flocks…
Hofstra biz-plan contest ventures into new territory
By GREGORY ZELLER // The coronavirus couldn’t stop tradition at Hofstra University, where the regularly scheduled Hofstra-Digital Remedy Venture Challenge went off without a hitch, virtually. Now in its eighth…
All things being unequal, Hofstra’s Challenge lives on
By GREGORY ZELLER // Health equity – a concept freshly redefined by our times – takes center stage in this year’s Healthcare Entrepreneurship Community Challenge. Hofstra University’s long-running entrepreneurship competition…
Innovation does well at 2019 Healthcare Challenge
By GREGORY ZELLER // Healthcare was the challenge and the entire community was the winner – though really, a cutting-edge app that helps users make more nutritious food selections was…
The ‘underserved’ aim high, via Ascend Long Island
By GREGORY ZELLER // The rubber meets the roads Thursday at Hofstra University, when the innovative Ascend Long Island program holds its first-ever “procurement conference.” Combining small Nassau County businesses…
Hofstra helps healthcare startups meet their matches
By GREGORY ZELLER // Nassau University Medical Center hosted a healthcare summit on Wednesday that put up-and-coming healthcare entrepreneurs in front of two important audiences. The innovators, all participants in…
Community wellness meets innovation at Hofstra camp
By GREGORY ZELLER // Healthcare met entrepreneurism this week at Hofstra University, where teams of wellness-focused innovators came together to learn the business ropes directly from seasoned insiders, including Northwest…
Minority-owned businesses benefit as Hofstra ‘Ascends’
By GREGORY ZELLER // A new university/government/industry outreach program focused on minority entrepreneurs received an executive-grade kickoff Tuesday at Hofstra University. Funded by a $350,000 grant from JPMorgan Chase, the…
Community wellness wins in Hofstra’s 2019 ‘Challenge’
By GREGORY ZELLER // Roughly $60,000 in cash and prizes is up for grabs in an ambitious Hofstra University competition designed to improve health, wellness and socioeconomic conditions in underserved…