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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ICE backlash threatens bipartisan public-health revival
By TERRY LYNAM // The long-simmering debate over the future of federal health spending – including Obamacare subsidies – has been largely overshadowed by the Trump Administration’s pursuit of Greenland…
Hochul blasts PSC over latest National Grid rate hikes
By GREGORY ZELLER // With utility rates rising across the state, Gov. Kathy Hochul is squaring off with her own Public Service Commission. Just months after hitting homeowners across Long…
No. 948: Brrrrr! It’s cold outside … but we’ve got toasty flakes, geothermal guides and hot SCI science
Cold brew: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we shake off the surprisingly cold Winter of 2025 that’s been deep-freezing Long Island and stay the innovation course. (Why “surprisingly…
The Debrief: New faces, historical mission at the MTRC
Change is afoot at Stony Brook University’s Manufacturing and Technology Resource Consortium. Not the MTRC’s mission; Empire State Development’s regional Manufacturing Extension Partnership center has always provided job-creation and…
No. 809: A hearty toast to thoroughbreds, tick-borne firsts and Gerwig the Great, with fresh-baked cookies
Horsing around: Welcome to the first Friday of August, dear readers, as we race into the backstretch of Summer 2023 (and vacation season). For fans of the Sport of…
LI STEM Hub converses about kids’ futures
By GREGORY ZELLER // A future-workforce initiative with a regional academic twist is soaring at the Cradle of Aviation Museum. On Feb. 11, the Long Island STEM Hub – a…
‘Everything everywhere’ with Anne Shybunko-Moore
By TOM MARINER // The title of the film “Everything Everywhere All at Once” accurately describes a treasure of Long Island, Anne Shybunko-Moore, CEO and owner of an important 52-year-old…
SCCC Cybersecurity Program Earns NSA Nod
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Long Island-based cybersecurity-education program has earned an elite designation from the National Security Agency. Suffolk County Community College’s Cybersecurity Program has been awarded Program of…
In space, no one can hear your (critical) supply chain
By RAY DONNELLY // Space might be the “final frontier” to Capt. Kirk, the crew of the Starship Enterprise and generations of “Star Trek” fans, but to Betatronix and other…
FuzeHub boosts digital defenses for LI manufacturers
By GREGORY ZELLER // Nobody is immune from cyber criminals – including regional manufacturers, who have a new opportunity to defend themselves. FuzeHub, the regional New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership…
Feinstein prof snags $3.5M for bladder-cancer effort
By GREGORY ZELLER // The National Institutes of Health is backing a Long Island-based researcher’s efforts to develop a first-of-its-kind care program for post-surgical bladder cancer patients. Michael Diefenbach, a…
DoD taps Hauppauge maritime-combat specialist
By GREGORY ZELLER // The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a lucrative software-engineering contract to an innovative Long Island company focused on maritime combat. Hauppauge-based Advanced Acoustic Concepts, a…
Composite Prototyping Center lands a big one
By GREGORY ZELLER // Plainview’s Composite Prototyping Center is welcoming “the world leader in advanced composite training” into the fold. The CPC announced this week that Nevada-based Abaris Training Resources,…
CPI Aero catches Lightning, again, with new F-35 deal
By GREGORY ZELLER // The world’s most advanced warplane will get a lift from a longtime Long Island defense contractor. Edgewood-based CPI Aerostructures Inc. has been awarded a $15.8 million…