News 12: Rev. Calvin Butts, influential pillar of Harlem, dies at 73
The Rev. Calvin O. Butts III, who welcomed generations of worshippers as well as political leaders from across the nation and around the world at Harlem's landmark Abyssinian Baptist Church, died Friday at age 73, the church announced.Read more
LIBN: Rev. Calvin Butts, III, former SUNY Old Westbury president, dies at 73
Rev. Calvin O. Butts III (Photo by Judy Walker)Rev. Calvin Butts, III, former SUNY Old Westbury president, dies at 73 By: Adina Genn October 28, 2022 Calvin O. Butts, III, the president emeritus of the State University at Old Westbury and civil rights leader, died Friday. He was 73.Read more
Newsday: The Rev. Calvin Butts, influential Harlem pastor and former SUNY Old Westbury president
By Robert Brodskyrobert.brodsky@newsday.com The Rev. Calvin O. Butts III, who welcomed generations of worshippers from across the globe to Harlem's landmark Abyssinian Baptist Church, and who was the longest serving president at the State University of New York at Old Westbury, transforming the school's infrastructure and boosting enrollment, died Friday at age 73, the church announced.Read more
LIBN: Brentwood to get offshore wind job training center
Brentwood to get offshore wind job training center By: David Winzelberg October 20, 2022 Suffolk County has purchased a state-owned property located in Brentwood for $1.46 million to create a National Offshore Wind Training Center. Read More
Newsday: Webinar to teach small firms how to make websites useful to disabled
Petia Abdur-Razzaaq is a trainer for the Grow with Google professional training program for small business owners. Credit: Long Island Association/Stacey SikesBy James T. Madorejames.madore@newsday.com Ways that small businesses can make their websites easier for the disabled to use is the subject of a one-hour webinar on Tuesday.Read more
Newsday: All-abilities job fair coming to Old Bethpage
Chris Rosa, left, president and CEO of the Viscardi Center, with Mark and John Cronin, co-founders of John’s Crazy Socks, spoke at a Long Island Association event on Thursday. Credit: Howard SchnappBy Victor Ocasiovictor.ocasio@newsday.com Jobseekers of all abilities will be welcomed at a special job fair in Old Bethpage on Wednesday. The event, hosted by nonprofits Family Residences and Essential Enterprises (FREE) and Life’s WORC, is aimed at giving Long Islanders with disabilities — and those
LIBN: LIA event highlights disability employment
The panel discussion on disability employment held at the LIA's Melville headquarters. / Courtesy of the Long Island AssociationLIA event highlights disability employment By: David Winzelberg October 14, 2022 The Long Island Association held a panel discussion Thursday to mark National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Read more
Newsday: U.S. inflation pressures further intensified in September
By The Associated PressUpdated October 14, 2022 6:54 pm WASHINGTON — Inflation in the United States accelerated in September, with the cost of housing and other necessities intensifying pressure on households, wiping out pay gains and ensuring that the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates aggressively.Read more
LIBN: LIA tackles cannabis and banking challenges
Courtesy of the Long Island AssociationLIA tackles cannabis banking and financing challenges By: David Winzelberg October 7, 2022 The Long Island Association hosted a panel of cannabis and banking experts Thursday to discuss the industry’s financing challenges and support federal legislative solutions. Read more
Governor Hochul Press Release - All Aboard: Governor Hochul Celebrates Completion of LIRR Main Line
Third Track Between Floral Park and Hicksville Gives LIRR More Flexibility During Disruptions and Allows for Service Increases When Grand Central Madison Opens This Year Third Track Project Completed on Schedule and $100 Million Below Budget Governor Kathy Hochul today celebrated completion of the Long Island Rail Road's historic Third Track project on time and under budget. The new 9.8-mile track runs from Floral Park to Hicksville, giving the railroad more operational flexibility to minimize service
Newsday: Guest Essay-LI municipalities should opt in on cannabis dispensaries
By Beryl Solomon JackowitzGuest essay Up to 20 of New York State's first 150 legal adult-use cannabis dispensaries are slated to be on Long Island. If nothing changes, they will all be clustered in four locations in Suffolk County — the towns of Southampton, Riverhead, Babylon, and Brookhaven. Although the opt-in deadline was last December, there is still time for Long Island's other municipalities to reconsider their stances to ensure that safe and legal dispensaries are accessible and regulated.Read more
Newsday: LIRR's $2.5 billion Third Track opens after six decades of debate, planning and constructi
By Alfonso A. Castilloalfonso.castillo@newsday.com The Long Island Rail Road’s nearly 10-mile-long Third Track through Nassau County is done, officials announced Monday morning.Read more
LIBN: LIRR’s Third Track is completed
LIRR’s Third Track is completed By: Adina Genn October 3, 2022 The Long Island Rail Road’s 10-mile Third Track from Floral Park to Hicksville has been completed. New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul was at the LIRR’s Westbury station Monday to say that the Third Track – part of the $2.5 billion LIRR Main Line Expansion Project – was completed nearly four years after breaking ground, on schedule and $100 million below budget.Read more
Newsday: LI groups' joint meeting kicks off series to support small businesses
By Tory N. Parrishtory.parrish@newsday.comLong Island’s business community needs to more collaborative and inclusive to support small enterprises, the president of the area's biggest business advocacy group said Thursday.Read more
Newsday: Regent Roger Tilles: Review of graduation standards is overdue
By Dandan Zoudandan.zou@newsday.com A review of the state’s graduation standards, including Regents exams, is overdue, and the new measures should reflect the skills high school graduates need to be successful in adulthood, top education leaders said Wednesday at an event hosted by a regional business group.Read more
Long Island Press: SCORE Long Island Incoming Chair Talks Volunteer Business Mentoring
By Claude Solnik Posted on September 26, 2022Ann Middleman Long Island chapter at IABC Leadership Institute Nashville TN Feb 2011Q&A With Ann Middleman, Incoming Chair of SCORE Long Island Volunteer Business Mentoring Group Ann Middleman takes the helm in October as chair of the Long Island chapter of SCORE, a group of volunteers who provide business mentoring to start-ups and small businesses. We talked with her about how SCORE can help and how it’s seeking to grow, partnering with the Long Island
Newsday: SUNY officials to award $8.1M in training funds for offshore wind jobs
By Victor Ocasiovictor.ocasio@newsday.com Long Island education officials plan to award roughly $8.1 million in funding to grow the region’s workforce pipeline for careers in the state’s emerging offshore wind industry.Read more
LIBN: LIA Elects New Board Members
L By: Adina Genn September 21, 2022 The Long Island Association has elected new members to its board of directors, the organization said Wednesday. The five new board members were elected at the LIA’s Sept 13 board meeting and represent diverse business sectors from across the region.Read more
Newsday: The Point (Final Point)
Time to ante up As they do every year, Long Island business and community leaders gathered Tuesday for the Long Island Association’s annual poolside reception at the Crest Hollow Country Club. But this year, a Las Vegas resident was among those networking around the pool.Read more
Newsday: $27 million project overhauling LIE Exit 53, connecting roadways, underway, officials said
Sagtikos State Parkway Southbound at Exit S2. Gov. Kathy Hochul is set to announce construction to begin on a $27 million project to improve connectivity from the Long Island Expressway to Crooked Hill Road at Exit 53 in Brentwood. Credit: Office of the Governor By Lorena Mongellilorena.mongelli@newsday.com A $27 million project to overhaul Exit 53 of the Long Island Expressway is finally underway and is expected to reduce congestion while providing an easier route to shopping and recreational
Newsday Letters: Just Sayin': LI needs to speak with one voice
LI needs to speak with one voice There is much of the spirit of the early colonists that still lives on in present day Long Islanders, including the desire for local control and autonomy, even at the expense of regional progress. With almost 3 million people, the Nassau-Suffolk region sometimes has its voice muted by the fact that our area has several hundred local entities each with different and sometimes disparate agendas.Read more
News 12 - Environmentalists rally to promote $4 billion project to clean up New York
Sep 07, 2022, 7:41amUpdated on Sep 07, 2022By: News 12 Staff Environmentalists rallied at the Northport Yacht Club to promote the Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Bond Act. They say the $4 billion project would restore Long Island’s shorelines and reduce flooding. They also say it will also provide crucial support for New York's economy, supporting over 100,000 green jobs. Read more
MTA Press Release - Business, Government and Community Leaders and Riders' Advocates React to Wider, Higher, Brighter LIRR Concourse at Penn Station
Following the unveiling by Governor Kathy Hochul and MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber of a wider, higher, brighter LIRR concourse at Penn Station, business, government and community leaders, and riders' advocates across Long Island offered reactions:Read more
Newsday – Official: East end customers mostly ignore plea to cut water use
Long Islanders are being urged to reduce watering lawns as a way to limit water use during an ongoing drought watch. Credit: Newsday/Thomas A. Ferrara By Robert Brodsky robert.brodsky@newsday.com Updated August 16, 2022 7:56 pm A desperate plea by the Suffolk County Water Authority for the residents of four East End towns to refrain from nonessential water use has largely been ignored, officials said Tuesday.Read More
Newsday: CDC's updated COVID guidelines draw mixed reaction from health experts
A dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is prepared in June. One health expert cited vaccinations and antivirals as helping to significantly reduce the risk of severe COVID illness. Credit: AFP via Getty Images/Frederic J. Brown By David Olson david.olson@newsday.com Updated August 12, 2022 8:38 pm Although experts disagree whether the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s relaxation of COVID-19 guidelines is wise, they agree that the agency is increasingly irrelevant to how most Americans live
LIBN: Journey for equity
Jamie Dimon was in Huntington as part of a northeast bus tour in which he announced new funding to help Long Island’s diverse business owners. Photos by Judy WalkerJourney for equity By: Adina Genn August 5, 2022 An $850,000 investment from JPMorgan Chase to Ascend Long Island is expected to further bolster entrepreneurs in underserved communities in the ways that they need it most: Access to low-interest loans, guidance and a pipeline to contract opportunities.Read more
Newsday: JPMorgan CEO: $850G for LI minority business
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon pledges $850,000 to help minorities open LI businesses. Credit: Chris Ware/Newsday By Ken Schachterkenneth.schachter@newsday.comkschach Updated August 2, 2022 2:23 pm JPMorgan Chase & Co. chairman and chief executive Jamie Dimon Monday announced $850,000 in fresh funding for a program to advance minority businesses on Long Island.Read more
The Patch: Long Island Association Inaugural Small Business Conference
Long Island, New York — On June 16th, 2022 the Long Island Association presented its inaugural Small Business Conference at Hofstra University’s Student Center. The Small Business Conference was a huge success and attracted nearly 300 attendees.Read more
Newsday: Penn Station redevelopment project gets state's OK
A rendering of proposed upgrades at Penn Station. The plan establishes the framework to fund improvements, which include taller ceilings — accomplished by removing much of the upper level — wider walkways, skylights and 18 new entrances. Credit: New York State Urban Development/Empire State Development By Alfonso A. Castillo Updated July 21, 2022 An $8 billion project to redevelop Penn Station, in part by building up to 10 skyscrapers nearby that will help fund several improvements at the Long
LIBN: LIA: Long Island needs to get in the game
By: Opinion, John Durso, Matthew Cohen July 18, 2022 New York City, Westchester and the Hudson Valley are actively preparing to compete for an economically transformative prize that is guaranteed to inject local tax jurisdictions with hundreds of millions of dollars every year, create thousands of quality union-jobs, and boost small business opportunities exponentially. It’s the state’s competition for one of the three downstate full-gaming licenses. The question is – why isn’t Long Island
Newsday: New chamber of commerce aims to boost LGBT-owned firms
David Kilmnick, right, announces the launch of the LGBT Chamber of Commerce during a press conference at the headquarters of the LGBT Network in Hauppauge. Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas By James T. Madore james.madore@newsday.comJuly 13, 2022 5:00 am Local businesses that are owned by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer individuals now have a chamber of commerce to call their own and greater access to advice and programs to increase revenue.Read more
CBS News: In what many call ''pioneering'' move, Long Island establishes LGBT Chamber of Commerce
SAYVILLE, N.Y. -- An LGBT Chamber of Commerce has been established on Long Island. It's believed to be the first local one in the country. As CBS2's Jennifer McLogan reported Tuesday, the area's LGBT Network is pushing for inclusion, diversity and collaboration to combat discrimination.Read more.
LIBN: First Long Island LGBT Chamber of Commerce is launched
David Kilmnick announcing the launch of the Long Island LGBT Chamber of Commerce. / Courtesy of LGBT NetworkFirst Long Island LGBT Chamber of Commerce is launched By: David Winzelberg July 12, 2022 The LGBT Network has launched the first-ever Long Island LGBT Chamber of Commerce. David Kilmnick, president and CEO of LGBT Network, was joined by Matt Cohen, president and CEO of the Long Island Association, and Terri Alessi-Miceli, HIA-LI president and CEO, at Tuesday’s announcement held at the LGBT
News 12: Long Island LGBT Chamber of Commerce seeks to give businesses more inclusivity
Jul 12, 2022, 10:47pmUpdated 10h agoBy: News 12 Staff Long Islanders are hoping to create a more inclusive workplace environment for those who identify as LGBTQ+.The first-ever Long Island LGBT Chamber of Commerce was formed Tuesday. The LGBT Network joined forces with two of Long Island's powerhouse business trade groups - The Long Island Association and Hauppauge Industrial Association-Long Island.Read more.
LIBN: Accelerate Long Island taps Dan Lloyd as program director
Dan Lloyd || Photo credit: Kendall C. Rodrigues Accelerate Long Island taps Dan Lloyd as program director By: Adina Genn July 7, 2022 Accelerate Long Island has named Dan Lloyd as its new program director. The organization fosters growth of high-tech startups in the region through the support of the region’s research and academic institutions.Read more
Newsday: LI becoming more diverse and older, new census figures show
The Island's overall population, about 2.92 million, declined very slightly, about .03%, from July 1, 2020, to July 1, 2021. Here, voters wait in line to cast ballots at Brookhaven Town Hall in Farmingville in October 2020. Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas BY: olivia.winslow@newsday.com June 30, 2022 Long Island is in line with national trends showing an aging and more racially and ethnically diverse population, as its white population continued to show a small decline while other groups
Newsday: 50 years of the LIE: Love or hate, it's 'hard to imagine' Long Island without it
ONLY IN NEWSDAY Babies have been born on it. Far too many, some famous — think folk singer Harry Chapin and Hollywood director Alan J. Pakula — have died on it. A comedian might suggest lives have even gone start-to-finish on the Long Island Expressway, the sometimes-slow road to shaping present-day and future Long Island.Read more
Newsday: Fed hike signals rough year ahead for Long Island economy
By Jonathan LaMantiajonathan.lamantia@newsday.co @jonlamantiaUpdated June 16, 2022 1:52 pm The Federal Reserve’s more aggressive steps to get inflation under control will create short-term challenges for Long Islanders and local businesses, but are necessary to avoid longer-term pain, local economic and financial experts said Wednesday. Read more.
LIBN: The childcare challenge
The childcare challengeExperts: Better access, better pay would give region a competitive edge By: Adina Genn June 16, 2022 New measures, powered by meaningful dollars and focused leadership, may make childcare more accessible on Long Island. This effort could prompt more parents into the workforce, helping employers to ease their staffing burden, while also boosting the region’s economy. It is expected, too, to translate to better pay and more jobs in the childcare sector, a low-paying field.Read more
Newsday: SBA aims to keep its loan programs affordable, agency official says
Marlene Cintron, Atlantic regional administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, speaks to Luis Vazquez of the Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, left, Matt Cohen of the Long Island Association, and Phil Andrews of the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce at the LIA's Small Business Conference on Thursday. Credit: Johnny Milano/Johnny Milano By James T. Madore james.madore@newsday.comJamesTMadore Updated June 16, 2022 6:16 pm The U.S. Small Business Administration
LIBN: LIA launches Small Business Support Program
By: Adina Genn June 16, 2022 The Long Island Association, the region’s largest business group, has launched its Small Business Support Program. The program aims to ensure that small business thrive, create new jobs and contribute to the region’s economic development.Read more
Newsday: LIRR's issues Grand Central Madison draft timetables, with some critics
Service into LIRR's Grand Central Madison station is expected to begin later this year. Credit: AP / Eduardo Munoz Alvarezalfonso.castillo@newsday.com Updated June 2, 2022 Long Island Rail Road riders will have many more options to travel into and out of New York City upon the completion of East Side Access later this year, according to proposed timetables released by the LIRR Thursday.Read more
Newsday: Health commissioner: Make mask-wearing comfortable for employees
A KN95 mask. Credit: TNS/Chris Urso By James Madore Updated May 24, 2022 7:41 pm The state’s top doctor urged employers on Tuesday to make employees feel comfortable in wearing masks on the job.Read more
LIBN: Window of Opportunity
Rendering of Midway Crossing / Courtesy of JLL By: David Winzelberg May 27, 2022 For a plan that has taken five years to come together, time is suddenly of the essence. That’s because the $2.8 billion public/private project called Midway Crossing, a transformational development aiming to create a transportation-oriented hub combining life sciences, medical research, sports, entertainment and more, while connecting MacArthur Airport with the Long Island Rail Road, wants to be at the head of the line when
Newsday: Monkeypox unlikely to be the next plague, health official says
YS Health Commissioner Mary T. Bassett, right, speaks to members of the Long Island Association in Melville Tuesday. Credit: Jeff Bachner By James Madore Updated May 24, 2022 8:04 pm Monkeypox isn’t likely to become the next coronavirus-like plague, although the rising number of cases warrants further examination, the state health commissioner said on Tuesday.Read more
LI Herald: Alternative energy blows in with Long Island's future at stake
Alanna Russo, the strategic engagement director for Community Offshore Wind — which is developing a seabed lease in the New York Bight — says they hope to get some of its wind energy projects off the ground and running by the end of the decade.JAKE PELLEGRINO/HERALD By Jake Pellegrino There are certainly some advantages to living on an island — advantages Matt Cohen says Long Island doesn’t exploit enough. Especially when it comes to alternative energy sources like offshore wind.Read more
LIBN: LIA to host small business conference
SBA Regional Administrator Marlene Cintron By: Adina Genn May 19, 2022 Running a small business is challenging, especially in a pandemic economy riddled with inflation. And in this climate, it helps to understand which resources and connections are most appropriate. Read more
Farmingdale Herald: Covid Heroes
Back row from left: Miriam Cortes-Caminero (Enzo Biochem Senior Director of Sales/Marketing & Product Management); Hansen Lee (Enzo Biochem Director of Client Operations); Kara Cannon (Enzo Biochem COO); Visna Harris, (Quality, Regulatory, Enzo Biochem); Rich Paladino (Enzo Biochem VP of Global IT and System Operations)Front row (seated) from left: Hanan Soliman-Lee PA, (Physician Associate at St Catherine of Siena Medical Center) Barry Weiner, (Former Enzo Biochem president);Hamid Erfanian (Enzo Biochem
Newsday: 1-800-Flowers founder joins Rechler, Lohan, Mooch in crowded podcast field
Jim McCann's Celebrations Chatter show joins podcasts hosted by other Long Island personalities. Credit: 1800flowers.com By Ken Schachterkenneth.schachter@newsday.comkschach May 16, 2022 5:00 am With 4 million podcasts online, building an audience can be challenging, experts say Long Island business and entertainment figures are diving into a crowded podcast pool in the hope of gaining notoriety and spinning business gold.Read more
PWGC's Environmental Echo Podcast, Episode 30: The Future of Long Island's Environment and Economy
Paul Boyce, President and CEO of PWGC, sits down with Matt Cohen, President & CEO of The Long Island Association, with assistance from Charlie Bartha, Sr. Vice President of PWGC, to discuss the future of Long Island's economy as it relates to the environment. Watch now
Newsday: Small business conference focuses on resources for entrepreneurs
Ron Busby Sr., president of the U.S. Black Chambers Inc., will speak at the LIA event. Credit: Larry French By James T. Madore james.madore@newsday.com JamesTMadore Updated May 16, 2022 11:33 am Top leaders of the U.S. Small Business Administration and U.S. Black Chambers Inc. will headline a June 16 conference at Hofstra University. Read more
Newsday: PSC reverses on who would pay bulk of offshore wind cable-line costs
By Mark Harringtonmark.harrington@newsday.comMHarringtonNews Updated May 13, 2022 5:53 pm The state Public Service Commission has reversed a previous ruling that would have left Long Islanders and other downstate ratepayers with the tab for the bulk of offshore-wind power transmission costs, following an appeal by LIPA to spread the costs statewide. Read more
LIBN: LIA pushes for more COVID disaster-loan funding
LIA pushes for more COVID disaster-loan funding By: Adina Genn May 12, 2022 This is no time to cut the U.S. Small Business Administration COVID-disaster loan funding, as small businesses are still struggling from pandemic-related and other pressures. That’s the message to Washington officials from the Long Island Association, the region’s largest business group.Read more
Newsday: LI group recognizes benefits of $2.8 billion Midway Crossing Ronkonkoma project
The $2.8 billion Midway Crossing development in Ronkonkoma would modernize the Long Island economy while bringing high-paying jobs to Suffolk County and paving the way for expansion of Long Island MacArthur Airport, the project's developers said Thursday. Read more
Newsday: Survey finds most NYC office staffers not back in workplace
As of mid-April 2022, 38% of Manhattan office workers are at the workplace on an average weekday, a survey released this week says. Credit: AP/Ted Shaffrey By John Valentijohn.valenti@newsday.com Updated May 10, 2022 6:05 pm More than two years after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the country, the majority of office workers remain on a remote or hybrid schedule with few back full time at their offices, according to a survey released this week by the Partnership for New York City.Read more
Press Release: Long Island Association Holds First Annual Evening of Honors
PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMelville, NYMay 10, 2022 Long Island Association Holds First Annual Evening of Honors Event recognized business leaders who support Long Island’s economic development On May 3, 2022, the Long Island Association (“LIA”) held its first annual Evening of Honors event, where more than 500 members of the business community celebrated the achievements of innovative companies, employees, and business leaders who have made significant impacts on Long Island’s economy.
LIBN: LIA holds ‘Evening of Honors’
LIA Board Chair Larry Waldman; Hamid Erfanian, CEO, and Barry Weiner, president of Enzo Biochem, Inc.; Matt Cohen, president and CEO of LIA. Photo by Andy Marlin By: Adina Genn May 6, 2022 More than 500 people attended the Long Island Association first “Evening of Honors” this week at the Crest Hollow Country Club.Read more
LI Herald: Performers to belt one out for Ukraine at Molloy College's Madison Theatre in Rockville Center
Molloy College’s Madison Theatre will host a benefit concert for Ukraine on April 5.HERALD FILE PHOTO By Mike Smollins Molloy College students and Broadway performers will band together for a cause on April 5, when the college’s Madison Theatre presents “Gershwin to Broadway,” a benefit concert for Ukraine. Read more
Newsday: LI eateries call for refill of federal COVID-19 grant program
Restaurant owner Justin Tempelman, second left, and waitress Elizabeth Mason, left, hand off drinks at JT's On The Bay, July 18, 2020, in Blue Point. Credit: Corey SipkinJamesTMadoreMarch 30, 2022 5:00 Justin Tempelman, who owns three "JT's" eateries in Blue Point and Bayport, remembers feeling “crushed” this month when Congress didn’t replenish a grant program for restaurants hit hard by the pandemic.Read more
LIBN: With NYS budget due Friday, LIA issues policy alert
New York State Capitol in Albany. / Photo by Matt H. Wade via Wikipedia CommonsWith NYS budget due Friday, LIA issues policy alert By: Adina Genn March 29, 2022 Ahead of the New York State budget, which is due Friday, the Long Island Association has issued a policy alert.Read more
LIBN: Cohen: LIA launches its first podcast
Photo courtesy of LIACohen: LIA launches its first podcast By: Opinion March 28, 2022 Covid-19 plunged the majority of the business world – from the smallest companies to the largest employers – into a mostly digital operation during the darkest days of the pandemic. The ability to go remote helped many businesses keep their doors open the last two years and ride the waves of Delta and Omicron. While we have escaped the worst of the pandemic, digital means of communicating with colleagues and obtaining
CBS News NY: Long Island lawmakers, union workers push back on Gov. Hochul's plan to go all electric by 2027
SMITHTOWN, N.Y. - Long Island lawmakers and union workers gathered in Smithtown on Friday, blasting the governor's budget plan to bring an all-electric grid to the state within five years. "This is pleading with the governor right now to take out banning of natural gas and mixed fuels," said St. Sen. Mario Mattera. Read more
Newsday: LIRR riders can unmask once TSA ends rule, MTA chief says
Metropolitan Transit Authority chairman and CEO Janno Lieber speaks to members of the Long Island Association on Thursday. Credit: Howard Schnapp By Alfonso A. CastilloUpdated March 24, 2022 6:04 pm The head of the MTA said he’s ready to do away with masks on trains, including the Long Island Rail Road, as soon as the federal government gives the green light to do so. Read more
Newsday: Mitch Pally plans to retire as head of LI Builders Institute
Mitch Pally, CEO, Long Island Builders Institute, at his office in Islandia in 2015. Credit: Heather WalshBy James T. MadoreJamesTMadoreMarch 23, 2022 5:00 am Mitch Pally will retire as CEO of the Long Island Builders Institute at year’s end, he announced. Pally has led the trade group of more than 600 home builders and remodelers in Nassau and Suffolk counties since December 2010. LIBI has a staff of six and yearly revenue of $1.5 million.Read more
Newsday: Wall Street bonuses rise 20% to $257,500 on average
Wall Street profits soared in 2021, driving up bonuses, state comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said. Credit: Jeff BachnerJamesTMadoreUpdated March 23, 2022 7:19 pm Bonuses earned last year by Wall Street employees increased 20% to a record $257,500 on average as stock markets soared with more companies going public, according to a report released Wednesday by state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.Read more
Fox 5 News: Calls to repair Long Island's crumbling roads, bridges
Repairing Long Island's crumbling roads & bridges Labor leaders and advocates are calling on New York lawmakers to fix the state's failing roads and bridges. FOX 5 NY takes a look at how many are falling into disrepair on Long Island.By Jodi Goldberg, Published March 18, 2022 8:38PM, Long Island, FOX 5 NY LONG ISLAND For many drivers, it’s no surprise to hear that New York State’s pavement has deteriorated over the past two decades. According to the New York State Department of Transportation,
Newsday: Major Long Island business groups call for study of LIPA sale to private entity
The LIPA Power Plant in Northport is shown in this aerial picture in July 2019. Credit: Newsday/John Keating MHarringtonNewsMarch 17, 2022 12:47 pm Major Long Island business groups are pressing state legislators to broaden the mandate of a proposed study of a fully public LIPA to include the options of selling the utility to a private entity or keeping the existing operating model.Read more
Newsday: SBA gives COVID-19 disaster loan borrowers more time to repay
SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman said the extension "will provide financial relief to millions of small business owners." Credit: AFP via Getty Images/JIM WATSON By James T. Madore James.Madore@newsday.com March 16, 2022 8:48 pm Businesses and nonprofits that took out federal COVID-19 disaster loans will have more time before they must begin making payments, the U.S. Small Business Administration announced on Tuesday.Read more
LIBN: Solidarity with Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, walks under a camouflage net in a trench as he visits the war-hit Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Dec. 6, 2021. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP, File)Solidarity with Ukraine By: Adina Genn March 11, 2022 Just hours after Vladimir Putin’s Russia began shelling a nuclear power plant in Kyiv, Michael Dowling, president and CEO of Northwell Health, stood inside one of the health system’s distribution centers in Bethpage. There, team members had already
LIBN: Business coalition seeks full study of LI’s energy future
Photo courtesy of PSEG Long Island By: David Winzelberg March 10, 2022 A coalition of nine Long Island business groups are pushing for an independent study of the area’s energy future, as state legislation seeks recommendations to fully municipalize the Island’s energy grid. Read more
InnovateLI: Old Friend Takes The Reins As Accelerate LI Retools
Full circle: Stacey Sikes, a key Accelerate Long Island staffer from the organization's start, will now head up Accelerate's powerful Board of Directors. MARCH 10, 2022By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Can’t Keep a Good Commercialization Organization Down file comes Accelerate Long Island, which is charging forward with new leadership and a new business-building mission.Read more
InnovateLI: Fresh Blood Adds To The LIA Board’s Impressive Cred
Take a seat: Neela Lockel, CEO of the not-for-profit social-service agency EAC Network, is one of nine new Long Island Association directors appointed in 2022. MARCH 10, 2022By GREGORY ZELLER // Plenty of names you know will round out the Long Island Association’s beefed-up Board of Directors.Read more
Newsday: LI added 51,000 jobs in January, though still is below pre-COVID employment level
A help wanted sign on the north service road of Sunrise Highway in Holbrook on Feb. 17. Credit: Newsday / Steve PfostBy James T. Madore Long Island’s economy added 51,000 jobs in January compared with a year ago, though the employment market still hasn’t fully recovered from the pandemic, according to data released on Thursday by the state Department of Labor.Read more
LIBN: LIA elected new members to board of directors
Matt Cohen, LIA President and CEO By: Adina Genn March 9, 2022 The Long Island Association welcomes new members to its board of directors. Hailing from the region’s business and non-profit community, the leaders represent organizations that contribute to Long Island’s economy.Read more
LIBN: Coalition to lobby state officials for LI funding
New York State Capitol in Albany. / Photo by Matt H. Wade via Wikipedia CommonsCoalition to lobby state officials for LI funding By: David Winzelberg March 8, 2022 The Long Island Lobby Coalition heads to Albany Tuesday for its annual effort to secure funding for infrastructure, community projects and other initiatives.Read more
Newsday: Accelerate LI appoints LIA VP Sikes as chair
Stacey I. Sikes has been named chair of Accelerate Long Island. Credit: Deborah EpifaneBy Ken Schachter kenneth.schachter@newsday.com @kschachMarch 7, 2022 1:02 PM Accelerate Long Island, a partnership aimed at creating jobs by converting research into commercial products, has named Long Island Association official Stacey Sikes as its chair.Read more
News 12: Sen. Schumer: Future is bright for Long Island businesses amid pandemic recovery
Sen. Schumer: Future is bright for Long Island businesses amid pandemic recoveryMar 04, 2022, 1:05pmUpdated 4d agoBy: News 12 Staff Sen. Charles Schumer believes the future is bright for Long Island as it emerges from the Omicron variant and federal relief funds boost businesses.Watch now
Newsday: Amazon to open warehouse on former Newsday HQ site in Melville
Amazon plans to rent this warehouse on the site of the former Newsday building on Pinelawn Road in Melville. Credit: Newsday/Steve PfostBy James T. Madore james.madore@newsday.com @JamesTMadoreUpdated February 28, 2022 5:30 PM Amazon will rent one of two warehouses on the site of the former Newsday headquarters in Melville, a real estate broker who represented the developer in the transaction told Newsday.Read more
Newsday: Pot in now legal in New York State. Just what does that mean?
A worker trims green cannabis buds — the most potent part of the plant — at a California facility. Credit: MediaNews Group/East Bay Times via Getty Images By Sarina Tranglesarina.trangle@newsday.com@SarinaTrangle February 28, 2022 The state's decision to legalize recreational marijuana last March created quite a buzz. The Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act reversed decades of prohibition.Read more
Newsday: Russia-Ukraine conflict may mean higher prices on LI, economists say
Gas prices at a Shell Station and a BP Station on Middle Country Rd. in Selden on Wednesday, Credit: Newsday/Thomas A. Ferrara By Sarina Trangle sarina.trangle@newsday.com@SarinaTrangle February 24, 2022 Long Islanders already feeling the squeeze of inflation should brace for higher prices as Russia escalates the conflict in Ukraine.Read more
Newsday: The Long Island Association announces its top priorities for 2022
Matt Cohen, president and CEO of the Long Island Association. Credit: Danielle SilvermanBy James T. Madore james.madore@newsday.com @JamesTMadoreUpdated February 17, 2022 5:00 AM Promoting diversity from the shop floor to the corporate board room, supporting small businesses and addressing Long Island’s high costs to keep young people from leaving are among the top priorities of the region’s most prominent business group. Read more
LIBN: LIA issues policy priorities for 2022
Matt Cohen, LIA President and CEOLIA issues policy priorities for 2022 By: Adina Genn February 17, 2022 Recovering from the pandemic and supporting small businesses are just two of the 2022 goals for Long Island Association, the region’s largest business group.Read more
Newsday: ‘Highly electrified’ state could double usage by 2050, official says
By Mark HarringtonMHarringtonNews February 4, 2022 A "highly electrified" New York grid fed by wind, solar and hydro power will see a dramatic increase in overall electricity usage and a major shift in the time of year people and businesses use that power, according to a top state energy official.Read more
Crain’s New York: Op-ed: Hochul’s Penn Station plan is the investment Long Islanders deserve
By: Matthew CohenBloomberg Gov. Kathy Hochul has done right by Long Islanders with the reimagining of Penn Station. Her proposed project could deliver us a modern, efficient transit hub that would improve our commutes and our economic outlook.Read more
Dan's Papers: Suffolk COVID-19 Cases Trending Downward
Man swabbed for COZVID-19 testREUTERS/Agustin Marcarian The wave of Omicron variant COVID-19 cases appears to have crested in Suffolk County, as the number of new diagnoses has begun to wane following the holiday surge largely fueled by family gatherings.Read more
WSHU Public Radio: Hochul cites improved infrastructure for increased LIRR timeliness
Ken/Flickr Long Island Rail Road trains were more “on-time” over the past year than any other year in recorded history. This is the second consecutive year that the LIRR set a record. Governor Kathy Hochul said, during the Long Island Association State of the Region Breakfast on Friday, spending more money on several infrastructure improvements helped reduce delays for New Yorkers.Read more
Richner Communications: N.Y. reaps benefits of federal infrastructure bill
EDITORIALN.Y. reaps benefits of federal infrastructure billPosted January 27, 2022 The federal investment in New York transportation and electric systems will reap benefits for years, even decades, to come.” Speaking last Friday in Woodbury before the Long Island Association, Gov. Kathy Hochul devoted much of her speech, delivered with characteristically biting humor, to touting the array of projects now in the planning stages that were made possible by the Biden administration’s signature achievement
Newsday: B2B sales by LIA members promoted by group's revamped website
The Long Island Association, the region's most prominent business group, has a new website and logo. Credit: Long Island AssociationBy James T. Madorejames.madore@newsday.com @JamesTMadoreUpdated January 20, 2022 5:00 AM The Long Island Association is encouraging its members to do business with each other via the group’s revamped website.Read more
LIBN: Hochul to speak at LIA’s State of the Region
AP PhotoHochul to speak at LIA’s State of the Region By: Adina Genn January 19, 2022 This year’s State of the Region, a Long Island Association event, features New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul.Read more
LIBN: A blueprint for Long Island
AP PhotoA blueprint for Long IslandBy: Adina Genn January 14, 2022 A $1 billion small business and economic development plan. Affordable housing. Sustainable energy and infrastructure projects. These are critical factors to quality of life on Long Island. So are healthcare, a revamped SUNY system, infrastructure and expanded access to childcare. They all figure into Gov. Kathy Hochul’s economic recovery roadmap.Read more
Newsday: John V.N. Klein, a force in Long Island politics since the 1950s, dies
John V.N. Klein, a force in Long Island politics since the 1950s, dies Former Suffolk County Executive John V.N. Klein. Credit: Newsday/Thomas R. KoenigesBy Matthew Chayesmatthew.chayes@newsday.com @chayesmatthewUpdated December 30, 2021 6:59 PM John V.N. Klein, a quarter-century force in Suffolk politics, and a two-time county executive forced from office by his own party before becoming a go-to fixer in the following decades, has died. He was 90 years old.Read more
Newsday: Revitalization: Long Island's freight train industry growing, looks to expand
Revitalization: Long Island's freight train industry growing, looks to expand Rail freight service has been making a comeback on Long Island since the New York & Atlantic Railway took over freight operations from the LIRR in 1997. Credit: Newsday / Alejandria Villa LoarcaBy Lorena Mongelli Lorena.mongelli@newsday.comUpdated December 18, 2021 8:12 PM Freight locomotives chugging through Long Island are delivering more tons of cargo than in past decades and, as a result, are reducing emissions, the
LIA in the News: December 2021
LIA in the NewsNovember 29, 2021 – Long Island Press: Paule Pachter, CEO of Long Island Cares, Offers His Food For ThoughtNovember 24, 2021 – LIBN: A holiday focus on localNovember 23, 2021 – Newsday: The slow rebound of LI's labor force is in part due to early retirements, expert saysNovember 20, 2021 – Newsday: LI business leaders ask top lawmakers to help end stalemate over Third Track projectNovember 20, 2021 – Long Island Press: Businesses Hope to Score Boon from UBS Arena DebutNovember 18, 2021 –
A holiday focus on local- Long Island Business News
LISA MAGGIORE: ‘I literally grew up in this business.’ (Photo by Judy Walker)A holiday focus on local By: Adina Genn November 24, 2021 This holiday season brings a sharpened focus on shopping local.Read the LIBN story here
The slow rebound of LI's labor force is in part due to early retirements, expert says - Newsday
The slow rebound of LI's labor force is in part due to early retirements, expert says Long Island's unemployment rate fell to 4.0% last month, according to the state data released Tuesday. Credit: Newsday/Steve PfostBy Victor Ocasio victor.ocasio@newsday.comNovember 23, 2021 6:31 PM Long Island’s labor force was smaller last month than it was in October of last year, despite gains over the last 21 months, state data show. Read more.
LI business leaders ask top lawmakers to help end stalemate over Third Track project-Newsday
LI business leaders ask top lawmakers to help end stalemate over Third Track project The Merillon Avenue station in Garden City. The Long Island Rail Road and the Village of Garden City are at an impasse over the Third Track project. Credit: Howard SchnappBy Alfonso A. Castilloalfonso.castillo@newsday.com @alfonsoreports Updated November 20, 2021 3:41 PM Long Island business leaders are urging Gov. Kathy Hochul and other top state elected officials to help break the impasseRead more
Businesses Hope to Score Boon from UBS Arena Debut-Long Island Press
Businesses Hope to Score Boon from UBS Arena DebutCLAUDE SOLNIKNOVEMBER 20, 2021Renderings of the new UBS Arena, home of the New York Islanders. (Photo: NHL) You didn’t have to be at the recent grand opening of the UBS Arena in Elmont to know it was a big deal.Read more
LI sees bump in monthly job creation, but growth remains slow-Newsday
LI sees bump in monthly job creation, but growth remains slow Long Island added 18,000 jobs from September to October; above, a North Babylon business this week. Credit: Newsday/John ParaskevasBy Victor Ocasio victor.ocasio@newsday.com Updated November 18, 2021 6:53 PM Long Island, like the rest of the state, saw continued job growth last monthRead more
Can Hochul help Third Track? Newsday (Scroll Down)
Can Hochul help Third Track? As the Long Island Rail Road’s Third Track project remains stalled over a single village’s refusal to provide a work permitRead more
AG James defends harassment investigation of Cuomo
AG James defends harassment investigation of CuomoNew York Attorney General Letitia James spoke to the Long Island Association about bringing back more jobs. Credit: James Carbone By Candice Ferrettecandice.ferrette@newsday.com @candiceferretteUpdated November 16, 2021 7:21 PMPRINT SHARE Attorney General Letita James on Tuesday pushed back against critics who have framed her sexual harassment investigation as a political takedown of former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.Read more
Gov. Hochul: Planned MTA service cuts, fare hikes ‘off the table’-News 12
Gov. Hochul: Planned MTA service cuts, fare hikes ‘off the table’Nov 15, 2021, 5:23pmUpdated on Nov 21, 2021By: News 12 Staff Service cuts for the MTA planned for 2023-24 and fare hikes are now “off the table” according to Gov. Kathy Hochul, who was on her way to Washington, D.C. to watch President Joe Biden sign the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package.Watch now
Long Islanders feel inflation pinch at pump, in checkout lanes The inflation surge has impacted Long-Newsday
Long Islanders feel inflation pinch at pump, in checkout lanesThe inflation surge has impacted Long Islanders from pain at the pumps to the cost of groceries. Newsday's Cecilia Dowd reports. Credit: Howard Schnapp; Kendall RodriguezBy Newsday Staff Updated November 14, 2021 10:45 AM This story was reported by Jonathan LaMantia, James T. Madore, Sarina Trangle, Tory N. Parrish, Cecilia Dowd and Kendall Rodriguez. It was written by LaMantia. Joe Matz in Hicksville is picking up extra shifts. Soriah Gibson
Execs to seek inclusion of LI parts factories in wind farm construction-Newsday
Execs to seek inclusion of LI parts factories in wind farm construction Two offshore wind turbines have been constructed off the coast of Virginia Beach, Va. Credit: AP/Steve HelberBy James T. Madorejames.madore@newsday.com @JamesTMadore Updated November 9, 2021 6:26 AM Leaders in business, labor and energy pledged on Monday to help Long Island manufacturers win contracts to supply component partsRead more
Marijuana Matters: Do the economic benefits of legalizing weed outweigh the potential risks? News 12
Marijuana Matters: Do the economic benefits of legalizing weed outweigh the potential risks?Nov 08, 2021, 10:59pmUpdated on Nov 09, 2021By: News 12 Staff Advocates for legalization of recreational marijuana say that it could become a $1 billion industry on Long Island.Matthew Cohen, CEO of the Long Island Association, says whether residents think marijuana should be legal or not, it's here to stay and New York should take advantage of it.Watch now
Law expands Shared Work Program to keep more employees on the job-Newsday
Law expands Shared Work Program to keep more employees on the job When machinist Chris Walsh's hours were reduced at one point in 2020 by Northfield Precision Instrument Corp. in Island Park, the Shared Work Program "helped keep things kind of normal," he said. Credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr.By James T. Madorejames.madore@newsday.com @JamesTMadore Updated November 1, 2021 2:06 PM More employers might participate in a state program that prevents layoffs during recessions because of a bill signed
LIA in the News: November 2021
1. October 31, 2021- Newsday: East Side Access milestone: Dignitaries ride first LIRR train into Grand Central (note: Mentioned on front cover of November 1 paper) 2. October 31, 2021 – News 12: Gov. Hochul takes test ride on first LIRR train into Grand Central 3. October 29, 2021 – LIBN: Where have all the workers gone? 4. October 28, 2021 – Newsday: Hochul taps LI, Queens execs to direct state's economic development efforts 5. October 28, 2021- LIBN: Hochul nominates Kevin
LIA in the News: September 2021
To keep you apprised of the latest news regarding the Long Island Association, please see clips of the media coverage we received in the month of August. Newsday – August 31, 2021: Business leaders call on MTA to relocate railroad's Yaphank stationNewsday – August 31, 2021: Hints of a looming housing crisisLIBN - August 30, 2021: Biz Groups to MTA: Boost access to BNL, East EndNewsday - August 29, 2021: New MTA leader Lieber promises shorter, more reliable trips for LIRR ridersNews 12 – August 29,
LIA in the News: August 2021
To keep you apprised of the latest news regarding the Long Island Association, please see clips of the media coverage we received in the month of July. Long Island Business News – July 29, 2021: The Power List: Most Powerful Long IslandersABC News – July 22, 2021: Tens of thousands of New Yorkers moving to Florida during the COVID pandemic Long Island Herald – July 22, 2021: Racial disparities persist in L.I.’s birth dearthNewsday – July 21, 2021: Trouble finding jobs? Work on a sales pitch, employers
LIA in the News: 6/8/2021
Newsday-May 28, 2021: 'Gateway' project for Hudson rail tunnel gets green light; could impact LIRRNewsday-May 25, 2021: LI jobless rate down to 5.4% in April, state reportsInnovate LI-May 20, 2021: Law-Less LIA Looks Within For Presidential SuccessorNewsday, The Point-May 20, 2021: Calarco, Garbarino & Cohen (not an LLP)Long Island Press-May 20, 2021: Long Island Association Names Matthew Cohen As New President & CEONewsday-May 19, 2021: LIA names Matthew Cohen as business group's new presidentLong Island
Newsday: Suffolk's top law enforcement officials talk crime-fighting with LIA
Suffolk County Police Commissoiner Rodney K. Harrison, left, Suffolk County Sheriff Errol D. Toulon Jr., center, and Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney meet with Long Island Association members Tuesday morning in Melville. Credit: Newsday/Alejandra Villa Loarca By Michael O'Keefe Updated April 5, 2022 Suffolk County’s top law enforcement officials told Long Island business leaders Tuesday that their priorities include targeting gang members and others responsible for gun violence,