Listen to this article Stony Brook University’s Department of Microbiology and Immunology, in the Renaissance School of Medicine, was named a “Milestones in Microbiology” site. The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) awarded the recognition for the department’s advancements in diagnosing and treating infectious diseases globally. “The designation of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology as…
Listen to this article Mike Pence is staying out of this year’s presidential election. “I could never support the Democrat ticket,” Pence said as the guest speaker of the Long Island Association fall luncheon on Tuesday at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury. “But I’m staying out of the presidential campaign beyond that. I…
Listen to this article Former NFL player Marques Colston is the December commencement speaker for Hofstra University’s midyear ceremony on Dec. 20. The event will be held at Hofstra’s Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex, beginning at 1 p.m. Approximately 700 undergraduate, graduate and law students who completed their program requirements in the summer or fall…
Listen to this article Long Island’s own Dee Snider, the lead singer of Twisted Sister, returned to the region to star in a commercial with Hauppauge-based Relocators, a moving company. The collaboration comes after Relocators assisted Snider and his family with a cross-country move from Los Angeles, California to North Carolina. “Even though I have…
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Listen to this article While the frost is still not on the pumpkin, retailers are already looking ahead to this year’s holiday shopping season, which a new survey predicts will be better than the last. U.S. consumers are set to spend 4% more on holiday shopping this year, with average spending projected to reach $948,…
Listen to this article Due to an increasingly complex operating landscape ripe with cybercrime, October has been designated as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. It is a time to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity and to learn how to protect yourself, and your organization, from cybercrime. In the spirit of this important moment in…
Listen to this article There are many ways to exit a business, some of which include complete or partial liquidation, or transfers of ownership via mergers and acquisitions, or through business brokers. One approach–establishing an employee stock ownership plan (or ESOP)–gives workers ownership interest in a company by way of stock shares. It is a…
Listen to this article Long Island leaders gathered in Dix Hills on Wednesday, pushing for improved transportation planning and the ability to access federal dollars that address the region’s needs. Stakeholders are calling for the creation of the Nassau Suffolk Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) to help modernize Long Island’s transportation infrastructure. Fostering that initiative is…
Listen to this article Visiting Nassau County on Tuesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced plans for the New York BioGenesis Park, a $430 million, 700,000-square-foot cell and gene therapy (CGT) hub in Lake Success. Developed by Garden City-based Albanese Organization, the project is designed to position New York State, which is investing $150 million in the…