Watt: Our last, best hope for the LI economy
Long Island needs to cultivate its budding entrepreneurs
View ArticleAir Canada in financial straits
With JetBlue out of the running as an expansion airline for Long Island’s MacArthur Airport, regional planners are looking north, to Air Canada. Lost on many, however, is the fact that Air Canada is in...
View ArticleMetal shops fighting off composites
When Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner burst onto the airport scene in October it was heralded as the Toyota Prius of Boeing’s extensive aircraft lineup. The 787, capable of carrying almost 300 passengers, is...
View ArticleLong Island tech collaborations paying off
Like teamwork, there’s no “I” in technology. That’s a philosophy that many around Long Island have been preaching to technology companies and researchers as they make a push to create the next Research...
View ArticleLI cyber security firms to make push for capital
Up to five cyber security companies in need of capital will showcase their wares at a forum at 8 a.m. Sept. 14 at the RXR Executive Park in Melville. The cyber security capital forum is being held by...
View ArticleMore whistleblower protection
Thousands of Long Island businesses and nonprofits receive funding through grants or contracts from the federal government, and thus are at risk for severe penalties in whistleblower cases.
View ArticleNew York revives Job Development Authority
Empire State Development has resurrected its Job Development Authority direct loan program for manufacturers, and plans up to $500 million in lending
View ArticleLI debates life after Grumman
Grumman’s decision to relocate most of its local workforce to California and Florida begs the question: Is this the end of the Long Island manufacturing sector?
View ArticleLong Island’s to-do list
We asked some of the region’s top brains what the Island must have to survive. If the Island’s economy is going to survive, this is how to do it.
View ArticleLIFT President Frank Otto to retire
Long Island Forum for Technology President Frank Otto has announced he will retire from the organization as of the end of the year.
View ArticleLIFT set to open Composite Prototype Center
The Long Island Forum for Technology has finished building a 25,000-square-foot high-tech Composite Prototyping Center in Plainview.
View ArticleCantor: Manufacturers’ dim view of LI
Some 81 percent of 2014 respondents agreed Long Island manufacturing will not grow, up from 70 percent in 2012.
View ArticleMore whistleblower protection
Thousands of Long Island businesses and nonprofits receive funding through grants or contracts from the federal government, and thus are at risk for severe penalties in whistleblower cases.
View ArticleNew York revives Job Development Authority
Empire State Development has resurrected its Job Development Authority direct loan program for manufacturers, and plans up to $500 million in lending
View ArticleLI debates life after Grumman
Grumman’s decision to relocate most of its local workforce to California and Florida begs the question: Is this the end of the Long Island manufacturing sector?
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