Listen to this article A renewed sense of optimism among small and midsize business leaders for the year ahead is the main takeaway from a new national survey.  According to the JPMorganChase 2025 Business Leaders Outlook survey released Tuesday, confidence in the national economy compared to a year ago has jumped 12 percentage points to 55%…

Listen to this article Stuart Almer President and CEO Gurwin Healthcare System The long-term care industry is in crisis. Closures continue across the country due to chronic underfunding and a caregiver shortage; with a population that is aging in record numbers, we are at a critical juncture that does not seem to be easing. Onerous…

Listen to this article Pollo Campero, a global quick-service restaurant chain, is building a new eatery in Huntington, replacing a shuttered Dairy Queen.  The fast-growing brand leased the 3,600-square-foot restaurant building with a drive-thru on .80 acres at 321 West Jericho Turnpike, where it is investing in extensive renovations to the site where a Dairy…

Listen to this article A coalition of Long Island business groups issued a survey Monday aiming to evaluate the investments that regional real estate developers make on and off the Island.  The “Long Island Economic Investment Survey” is an initiative of the Long Island Association (LIA), Association for a Better Long Island (ABLI), and Long…

Listen to this article After a big drop in Hamptons home sales in the previous quarter, sales bounced back in the fourth quarter of 2024.  There were 439 homes sold in the Hamptons in the final quarter of the year, a year-over-year increase of 21 percent from the 362 homes sold in Q4 2023, according…