No. 1086: In infamy, still living
Patriot Day: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and a date that stands out like no other. Christmas is always Dec. 25, but it’s known first and foremost as “Christmas.”…
Stuart Rabinowitz
No. 1012: Nations unite, CIBS eyes AI and Hofstra holds on to a winner – plus, yummy tripe for everyone!
Finish what you started: Kudos, dear readers! With focus, grit and a dash of dedication, you’ve completed another productive Autumnal workweek and reached the start of a bright and…
Experienced hands take the wheel at the LIREDC
By GREGORY ZELLER // The powerful Long Island Regional Economic Development Council has anointed its new leadership, selecting from within. With longtime co-chairs Stuart Rabinowitz and Kevin Law off on…
At Hofstra, big changes only start with new president
By GREGORY ZELLER // Hofstra University’s new president has been ceremonially inaugurated – and with the pomp and circumstance finished, she’s getting right back to business. Susan Poser actually took…
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…
Innovation in the Age of Coronavirus
Vaccinations are ramping up and the pandemic is winding down, but COVID-19 continues to reshape the world around us. And myriad Long Island forces – large and small, corporate and…
Data, diversity drive new Hofstra University president
By GREGORY ZELLER // An ambitious and effective academic leader with a major-league résumé and a long history of diversity-centered initiatives will take Hofstra University’s reins this summer. The university’s…
Planes, trains, autos: Wheels up on LIMA ‘ground hub’
By GREGORY ZELLER // A key component of the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council’s strategic investment has taken flight – actually, broken ground – at Long Island MacArthur Airport….
Coghlan: Opportunity abounds, for the flexible
By HARRY COGHLAN // It is disorientating (to say the least) to think back on our original plans and goals for 2020, and realize how so many of them had…
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…
LI institutions on call as nursing shortage spirals
By GREGORY ZELLER // With a national nursing shortage in their sights, Hofstra University and Northwell Health are launching a new undergraduate nursing program on Long Island – and planning…
In reality, a STEM spin on LI workforce development
By GREGORY ZELLER // Albany’s biggest economic engine is hitting the gas on a clever, multifaceted Long Island workforce-development initiative, offering a reality-TV look at the Island’s thriving 21st century…
Debrief: Abiding Kevin Law, as LI collides with destiny
Hard to believe, but it’s been five long years since Innovate LI last Debriefed Kevin Law, who’s now logged a full decade as President and CEO of the Long…
Hofstra flips switch on next-level cybersecurity center
By GREGORY ZELLER // With cybercrime on the rise, Hofstra University students will join the fight – and the future cybersecurity workforce. On Tuesday, smack-dab in the middle of National…
In 2019 plan, LIREDC ‘doubles down’ on what works
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the If It Ain’t Broke file comes the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council, which covers proven ground in its annual progress report/wish list to…