In Mason Tech’s new HQ, a big win for all LI innovators
By MARILYNN ELIE // A recent groundbreaking on a new corporate headquarters at Long Island Innovation Park at Hauppauge is more than a milestone for the company – it’s a…
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No. 1034: Women of science, Edison of Menlo Park, all kinds of IDA deals and other inventive trains of thought
Bake and break: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as a February thaw overtakes Long Island – holy guacamole, 40 degrees! – and we bask in the glow of another…
No. 1021: In which winter, downstate casinos, IDA tax breaks and your AI-powered job search all get on track
Hot tip: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as the first workweek of the year’s last month reaches its tipping point. Long Island dodged a bullet this week as Winter…
No. 1009: Curds, shrooms, entrepreneurial Edison and a hall of an invention honor for the Feinstein Institutes
Rain, rain gone away: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as sunshine returns to Long Island and we hurdle the hump of another busy Autumnal workweek. It certainly has been…
No. 998: New heights (not at the box office), automotive Nazis (not soup Nazis) and yummy rarebit (not rabbit)
Count us in: Here we are, dear readers, right where you left us – eyes on the prize and forever racing step-for-step with the bustling Long Island innovation economy….
No. 994: On leathercraft, Lawrence of Arabia and lemon meringue – with limited cellphone service
Jumping ahead: Hop-skippity, intrepid innovators! You’ve vaulted to another Friday, with another well-earned weekend just one giant leap away – filled with back-to-school shopping and/or lazy relaxation, and we’ll…
No. 993: In which we store energy, write with spirals and call in the lefty – and beef is what’s for dinner
A dry heat: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as Long Island – despite severe flooding in Wisconsin, epic hailstorms in Wyoming and the emergence of the year’s first Atlantic…
No. 55: Kelly Murphy – Giving Suffolk the Business
Everyone working and living on Long Island owes a debt to the Island’s amazing industrial development agencies. They work hard to ensure that startups stay here, that out-of-state businesses…
No. 989: Reviewing rivers, reinventing breakfast and growing up (fast) with Sid and Marty Krofft
Hot topic: Welcome to another muggy Wednesday, roasted readers, as the sweltering Summer of 2025’s latest Northeast heat wave flame-broils Long Island. This, too, shall pass – Thursday’s forecast…
No. 985: Snakes, chefs, IDA deals, historic moonwalks – and sincerest ‘tanks’ for our newest sponsor
Hot topics: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we dodge thunderstorms, huddle up in shady spots and otherwise keep our cool in what has been a sticky and sweaty…
No. 977: On biofabrication, burial grounds and beauty – and the launch of our first-ever Reader Survey!
Looking ahead: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we muscle through another busy early-Summer workweek – an appropriately humid one here on Long Island, though better weather is in…
No. 975: On Corgis, cats, carts, gun safety, Louis Pasteur and Dr. Ruth – all covered with cheese
Fun in the sun: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we hurdle the hump of this early-Summer workweek. Sure, sure – Long Island students are still in school and…
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…
No. 959: Preserving plastics, rewarding robots, affirming The Atlantic – and rub-a-dub in the hot tub!
Your future’s so bright…: Another Friday welcomed, another workweek (mostly) conquered, another well-earned weekend on the doorstep – with a sunny 70-degree Saturday on tap for Long Island! Well…
Decades later, HIA-LI is still making the industrial grade
By TOM MARINER // One of Long Island’s most powerful business organizations was originally sparked by a power outage. The HIA-LI launched after a 1978 blackout, which left many of…