LI Business News articles from January 2002

LI Business News archives from January 2002

Island Industries acquires 27-acre site in Calverton.
January 4, 2002... Byline: Nick Anastasi Marking the sixth closing at the Enterprise Park at Calverton, Island Industries has acquired a 115,000-square-foot building where it has relocated its prefabricated wall manufacturing arm. Island, which owns...

US Mortgage leases space on Rte. 110.
January 4, 2002... Byline: Nick Anastasi Marking its entry into the Long Island market, US Mortgage Inc. has signed a deal to lease 21,000 square feet of space at one of the Route 110 corridor's premier office buildings. The Pine Brook, N.J.-based...

Developer to close on 462-acre psychiatric hospital site.
January 4, 2002... Byline: Nick Anastasi Developer Gerald Wolkoff said he plans to close on the purchase of 462 acres of surplus land at Pilgrim State Psychiatric Hospital for $21 million on Jan. 8, but he declined to discuss specific plans for the site. ...

Oxford Health cuts Long Island Medicare HMO program.
January 4, 2002... Byline: Claude Solnik Oxford Health Plans Inc. has pulled the plug on its remaining managed Medicare program on Long Island, citing low government reimbursement rates. Oxford cut its Medicare program in Suffolk County at the start of 2002,...

One of Long Island's largest accounting firms appoints new CEO.
January 4, 2002... Byline: Claude Solnik Michael J. Garibaldi has been appointed president and chief executive officer of Israeloff, Trattner & Co., one of Long Island's largest accounting firms. Garibaldi, who has been at the firm since 1982, is taking...

Iroquois Gas files for approval to build 20-mile cross-Sound pipeline.
January 4, 2002... Byline: Claude Solnik Iroquois Gas Transmission System has filed for federal approval to build a 29-mile pipeline from Milford, Conn., to Shoreham, providing competition for another cross-Sound gas pipeline project launched by Duke Energy...

Long Island funeral home business offers memorial gift shop, online services.
January 4, 2002... Byline: Adina Genn When it comes to marketing funeral services, Peter Moloney likes to think outside the coffin. As an owner of the family-run Moloney Family Funeral Homes - with locations in Lake Ronkonkoma, Central Islip, Hauppauge,...

Nassau Community College seeking corporate sponsors to save prairie grassland.
January 4, 2002... Byline: Stuart Markus Nassau Community College and the Nature Conservancy are seeking corporate sponsors to help preserve one of the last remaining plots of "prairie grassland" in Nassau County. Located off Charles Lindbergh Boulevard...

Suffolk County, Long Island, looking to reform open space program.
January 4, 2002... Byline: Nick Anastasi In the wake of scandal over Suffolk County's $5 million purchase of a 40-acre estate above the Mt. Sinai Harbor, county officials are scrambling to fix their 25-year-old land acquisition program. The deal led to...

Former race car driver builds successful software firm.
January 4, 2002... Byline: Ira Breskin For more than a decade, Sal Simeone traveled with his family from race course to race course - places like Sebring, Lime Rock, Taledaga and Indianapolis. He learned almost everything there is to know about bodywork and...

18-hole golf course community planned for Flowerfield site.
January 4, 2002... Byline: Nick Anastasi Gyrodyne Company of America has entered into an agreement with Maryland-based developer Landmark National to prepare a plan for an 18-hole golf course community on its 326-acre Flowerfield property between St. James...

Research firm NPD Group cuts 65 on revenue shortfall.
January 4, 2002... Byline: Carl Corry Sixty-five employees at the research firm NPD Group were handed pink slips on their first day back from the holiday break. The company cited a weak economy, disappointing revenue growth and Wal-Mart's decision to...

NY Community Bancorp closing seven store branches in Conn.
January 4, 2002... Byline: Claude Solnik In a move that will mark its exit from Connecticut, New York Community Bancorp plans to close its seven Connecticut supermarket branches by June 30. The closings are the second such announcement in the past month...

Commentary: Bill Gates and Stephen Case, off on a race for home cable subscriber.
January 4, 2002... Byline: Michael Watt After a holiday stretch spent showing more than one relative how the Internet and e-mail works, I am more convinced than ever that Comcast's purchase of AT's cable television business in December will go down as one...

Turf wars: Suffolk County looking to reform open space program.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 4, 2002... In the wake of scandal over Suffolk County's $5 million purchase of a 40-acre estate above the Mt. Sinai Harbor, county officials are scrambling to fix their 25-year-old land acquisition program. The deal led to the recent resignation of...

Gyrodyne takes aim at 250-acre golf community.(Long Island, NY)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 4, 2002... STONY BROOK -- Gyrodyne Company of America has entered into an agreement with Maryland-based developer Landmark National to prepare a plan for an 18-hole golf course community on its 326-acre Flowerfield property between St. James and Stony...

NPD Group cuts 65 on revenue shortfall.(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
January 4, 2002... PORT WASHINGTON -- Sixty-five employees at the research firm NPD Group were handed pink slips on their first day back from the holiday break. The company cited a weak economy, disappointing revenue growth and Wal-Mart's decision to...

Iroquois files for cross-Sound line.(Iroquois Gas Transmission System plans gas pipeline construction)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 4, 2002... SHOREHAM -- Iroquois Gas Transmission System has filed for federal approval to build a 29-mile pipeline from Milford, Conn., to Shoreham, providing competition for another cross-Sound gas pipeline project launched by Duke Energy Corp. last...

Wolkoff to close on 462-acre Pilgrim site.(Brief Article)
January 4, 2002... EDGE WOOD -- Developer Gerald Wolkoff said he plans to close on the purchase of 462 acres of surplus land at Pilgrim State Psychiatric Hospital for $21 million on Jan. 8, but he declined to discuss specific plans for the site. "We're going...

Garibaldi takes helm at Israeloff.(Michael J. Garibaldi, Israeloff, Trattner and Co.)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2002... VALLEY STREAM -- Michael J. Garibaldi has been appointed president and chief executive officer of Israeloff, Trattner & Co., one of Long Island's largest accounting firms. Garibaldi, who has been at the firm since 1982, is taking over the...

Racer's edge.(Sal Simeone, founder of Software Engineering of America Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 4, 2002... For more than a decade, Sal Simeone traveled with his family from race course to race course -- places like Sebring, Lime Rock, Taledaga and Indianapolis. He learned almost everything there is to know about bodywork and rebuilding engines for...

Oxford exits LI Medicare HMO arena.(Oxford Health Plans Inc., Long Island, NY)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 4, 2002... HAUPPAUGE -- Oxford Health Plans Inc. has pulled the plug on its remaining managed Medicare program on Long Island, citing low government reimbursement rates. Oxford cut its Medicare program in Suffolk County at the start of 2002, a year after...

US Mortgage takes space on Rte. 110.(Long Island, NY)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 4, 2002... MELVILLE -- Marking its entry into the Long Island market, US Mortgage Inc. has signed a deal to lease 21,000 square feet of space at one of the Route 110 corridor's premier office buildings. The Pine Brook, N.J.-based mortgage provider,...

NYCB closing seven store branches in Connecticut.(New York Community Bancorp.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 4, 2002... WESTBURY -- In a move that will mark its exit from Connecticut, New York Community Bancorp. plans to close its seven Connecticut supermarket branches by June 30. The closings are the second such announcement in the past month by NYCB,...

NCC, Nature Conservancy saving 'Hempstead Plains'.(Nassau Community College)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2002... UNIONDALE -- Nassau Community College and the Nature Conservancy are seeking corporate sponsors to help preserve one of the last remaining plots of "prairie grassland" in Nassau County. Located off Charles Lindbergh Boulevard and Perimeter...

Island Industries acquires 27-acre site in Calverton.(New York)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 4, 2002... CALVERTON - Marking the sixth closing at the Enterprise Park at Calverton, Island Industries has acquired a 115,000-square-foot building where it has relocated its prefabricated wall manufacturing arm. Island, which owns several industrial...

New Year brings new laws in Suffolk. (Week in Review).(Brief Article)
January 4, 2002... The ringing in of the new year also brought a number of new Suffolk County laws into effect. Among them is a local law that sets living and maintenance standards for motels and hotels that contract with the county to provide emergency...

Dowling at helm of North Shore-LIJ. (Week in Review).(Michael Dowling takes over at North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2002... In a major changing of the guard in the health care industry, Michael Dowling on Jan. 1 took over as CEO and president of the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System. He succeeds John S.T. Gallagher, who became co-chair of the North...

Cablevision cuts back. (Week in Review).(Cablevision Systems Corp. layoffs)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2002... As part of a corporate restructuring, Cablevision Systems Corp. is laying off about 600 employees, or about 4 percent of its work force. The Bethpage-based company said it is taking a $55 million charge related to the layoffs in its...

CPI names new president; announces contract awards. (Week in Review).(CPI Aerostructures Inc., Edward J. Fred)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2002... Edgewood-based. CPI Aerostructures Inc. has announced that Edward J. Fred has been promoted to president, a position he will serve in addition to his current responsibilities as CFO and secretary of the company Former president Arthur August...

Acadia tenders auction. (Week in Review).(Acadia Realty Trust's stock)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 4, 2002... On Dec. 20, Port Washington-based Acadia Realty Trust announced that it was commencing a "modified Dutch Auction" fender offer to purchase up to 4.8 million, or 14 percent of its outstanding common shares and common operating partnership units....

Verizon expands to meet demand for high-speed services. (Week in Review).(Verizon Communications Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 4, 2002... Saying it has been expanding to keep pace with growing demand for Internet and highspeed data services, Verizon Communications Inc. last week said it invested more than $2 billion in its New York State telecommunications infrastructure during...

Stocks report.(Statistical Data Included)
January 4, 2002... ADVANCERS Cablevision Systems Corp.'s (NYSE: CVC) shares jumped 6.5 percent to $47.78 after the Bethpage-based cable television operator and programmer said it would lay off about 600 employees across several of its units, as part of a...

Events calendar.
January 4, 2002... FRIDAY, Jan. 4 Book Revue, "Pat Buchanan Comes to Book Revue." Senior advisor to three presidents, journalist and presidential candidate will be speaking and signing his new book "The Death of the West," 8 p.m., Book Revue, Huntington....

Funeral biz open to West Coast ideas. (Growth Strategies).(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
January 4, 2002... When it comes to marketing funeral services, Peter Moloney likes to think outside the coffin. As an owner of the family-run Moloney Family Funeral Homes -- with locations in Lake Ronkonkoma, Central Islip, Hauppauge, Bohemia and Holbrook -- he...

My best business scenario: My best scenario Bill Welge VP, Realty Data.(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
January 4, 2002... Our company makes title searching simple for the real "estate and financial services industries. Through our online search engine,, our clients can get the data they need immediately. This service saves them the time it would otherwise take...

Newsmakers: LI Business people on the move.
January 4, 2002... Education Peter Sylver was promoted to executive assistant to the president for government and corporate relations of Hofstra University. Sylver previously served as associate dean for administration at Hofstra University's School of...

Advertising Works: Fusing marketing and creative design. (Advertising Works Inc.).
January 4, 2002... Our Holistic Philosophy Advertising Works, Inc., is a full service advertising agency that offers a complete package of Marketing, Design, Media Placement, and Public Relations. The company offers an integrated approach to Advertising by...

Delivery Point Services, Inc.: Leading mail presort operation. (Delivery Point Services, Inc.).
January 4, 2002... Mail processing is a complex industry with ever-changing postal regulations, rates and technology. In the face of increasing challenges in the postal industry, one local company is helping business mailers maximize their operations and add...

World-Class Service that stands the test of time. (The Garden City Hotel).(Company Profile)
January 4, 2002... While the fuel that drives Long Island's economic success has changed over the past 125 years, one constant has remained on the region's business landscape -- The Garden City Hotel. Since 1874, The Garden City Hotel has served as Long...

'Wish upon a Spa': Happy Anniversary Gurney's Inn; Seventy-six years of gracious hospitality: 1926-2002. (Gurney's Inn Resort, Spa & Conference Center).(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
January 4, 2002... It was love at first sight for the radiant, young entrepreneur. Nick Monte of Monte's Venetian Room in Brooklyn. While visiting the sleepy seasonal beach town of Montauk in June 1955, Nick's intention was to take a break to enjoy a delightful...

A specialized approach to treating back and neck problems. (Long Island Spine Specialists, P.C.).(Company Profile)
January 4, 2002... On Long Island, more people than ever are finding themselves living with the pain and debilitating effects of a variety of back and neck conditions. Whether it's a simple "twinge" that has grown in severity over the years, or a herniated disc...

Best of both worlds -- National Firm, Long Island presence. (Nixon Peabody LLP).
January 4, 2002... Nixon Peabody is a prestigious national law firm with an active Long Island practice, the largest law firm in the country with an office on Long Island. Our firm was formed by merging three law firms with long histories, broad-based practices,...

State Bank of Long Island: A plan for growth. (State Bank of Long Island).(Brief Article)
January 4, 2002... State Bank of Long Island was founded in 1966 by an energetic group of civic-minded businessmen seeking to enhance the quality of banking services on Long. Island. They succeeded perhaps beyond their fondest expectations- and for many years now...

Gates, Case off on a race for home cable subscriber. (E-ndeavors).(Brief Article)
January 4, 2002... After a holiday stretch spent showing more than one relative how the Internet and e-mail works, I am more convinced than ever that Comcast's purchase of AT&T's cable television business in December will go down as one of the most significant...

L.I. Law: Hostile work environment claims increasing. (Paid Feature).(Brief Article)
January 4, 2002... An employee who voluntarily leaves or who is laid off or fired may react by filing a lawsuit against his or her former employer. In many instances these suits allege that the worker was subjected to "harassment" because of sex, race, disability...

Audible indicators for optical code reading systems. (Patent of the Week).(Brief Article)
January 4, 2002... Patent No. 6,332,575 B1 Frederick Schuessler, Edward Barkan, Ted Koontz, Cary Chu, Chin-Hung Jwo and Hal Charych of Symbol Technologies in Holtsville have invented audible indicators for optical code reading systems. Laser scanner modules...

It was the best of times, and the worst in 2001. (On Small Biz).(Brief Article)
January 4, 2002... LOUISVILLE -- Two companies here were affected in opposite ways after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. One company was prompted to develop a potentially lucrative mail-screening service for its security-minded corporate...

Planning pays: Where do you stand financially. (Paid Feature).(trust agreements)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2002... A dozen years ago, a nice young, couple, aged 29, came to us to buy life insurance. Recently married, they planned to have a family, and wanted to begin planning financially. It was a good decision. They bought a $75,000 policy. Ten years...

Funding for foster children. (Not-For-Profits).(Brief Article)
January 4, 2002... Rep. Felix Grucci, R-Bellport, reported that he secured $800,000 for Little Flower Children's Services of Wading River for housing and an on-site child abuse prevention and remediation in this year's Appropriations Conference Report for the...

UCP announces new partnership. (Not-For-Profits).(United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Suffolk )(Brief Article)
January 4, 2002... Community Programs Center of Long Island has become affiliated with United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Suffolk in Hauppauge. UCP will provide management support to CPC that will strengthen CPC's programs and services. In addition, the...

KeySpan keeping families warm. (Not-For-Profits).(Brief Article)
January 4, 2002... The KeySpan Foundation in Hicksville contributed a $75,000 grant to United Way of Long Island's Project Warmth program, which Provides assistance to Long Island residents facing financial difficulty with heating bills. Last year, Project...

Parks kept in the shade. (Not-For-Profits).(Foundation for Long-Island State Parks contributions)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 4, 2002... Jones Beach, Robert Moses and other Long Island state parks will received about $25,000 from The Foundation for Long-Island State Parks to purchase trees to replace dead and dying Japanese Black Pine frees. More than 100,000 Japanese Black...

VCLC develops training program with grant. (Not-For-Profits).(Variety Child Learning Center receives Ittleson Foundation grant)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2002... Variety Child Learning Center Syosset received a two-year grant totaling $60,000 from the Ittleson Foundation. The grant will help VCLC develop national training program to teach early childhood personnel VCLC's approach to helping young...

NCC to teach online business. (Not-For-Profits).(Nassau Community College opens new e-commerce lab)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2002... The office technology department at Nassau Community College opened a new e-commerce lab, funded by an $85,000 Perkins III New York State Department of Education grant. The grant enabled NCC to equip the lab with the latest computers and...

Port Lions donate funds to Mather. (Not-For-Profits).(John T. Mather Memorial Hospital)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2002... The Port Jefferson Lions Club presented John T. Mather Memorial Hospital in Port Jefferson a $3,000 donation at a recent dinner held at Mather. The donation will be divided between Mather's Fortunato Breast Health Center and Mather's Men's...

PCC receives grant. (Not-For-Profits).(Peconic Community Council)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2002... Peconic Community Council, a coalition of over 225 health and human service organizations serving the five eastern towns of Long Island, has received a $15,000 grant from the Long Island Community Foundation, a division of The New York...

State employees raise funds for LI. (Not-For-Profits).(Long Island)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2002... The State Employees Federated Appeal of Long Island launched its annual fundraising campaign with a kickoff reception at the Vanderbilt in Plainview. Through SEFA, which is managed locally by United Way of Long Island, state employees...

Accreditation for FCA. (Not-For-Profits).(Family and Children's Association)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2002... Family and Children's Association in Mineola has been accredited by the Council on Accreditation for Children and Family Services. COA accreditation attests that an organization meets the highest national standards and is delivering the...

WEDLI discusses sports on LI. (Not-For-Profits).
January 4, 2002... The Women Economic Developers of Long Island is hosting a breakfast meeting at Milleridge Inn in Jericho on Jan. 10 at 8 a.m. Michael Hollander, president and chief executive of the Long Island Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Long...

Gratitude plaque for Sir Speedy. (Not-For-Profits).(Brief Article)
January 4, 2002... The American Red Cross in Nassau County presented a plaque to Sir Speedy, a Plainview-based printing company, in recognition of the store's fundraising efforts to assist the American Red Cross with disaster relief in the aftermath of the World...

Free child safety seats. (Not-For-Profits).(Brief Article)
January 4, 2002... Nassau University Medical Center in conjunction with General Motors National safe Kids Campaign, has formed a partnership with the NAACP to provide free car seats and booster seats to low income families. Parents and/or guardians must...

Helping overcome lifelong struggles with reading. (Not-For-Profits).(Project Literacy/Outreach Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2002... We have entered the 21st century, the age of the Internet, the age -of information. The computer has replaced the telephone as the most common mode of communication. The written word, and a person's ability to read it, has become fundamental...

Biz calendar.
January 4, 2002... FRIDAY Jan. 4 LipNet, Long Island's Professionals Networking, "Building Your Business Through Networking," 7:45 a.m., every Friday, Embassy Diner, Bethpage. Call (516) 489-6714, ext. 1. Affordable Accounting for Small Business, free...

Saving the land. (Opinion).(Suffolk County's open space acquisition program)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
January 4, 2002... There can be a silver lining in the Allan Grecco affair, if Suffolk County responds by making important changes in its open space acquisition program. Clearly, the program needs to tighten its rules for disclosure of potential conflicts of...

We need to remember Wansee lesson. (Opinion).
January 4, 2002... Some 60 years ago this Jan. 20, the business agenda for a 90-minute meeting, held outside of Berlin was murder. And not just any murder, but the ruthlessly organized destruction of some 11 million people. History has recorded that the meeting's...

Region faces drop in consumer spending. (Commentary).(Brief Article)(Editorial)
January 4, 2002... As we begin the new year, arguably every Long Island business person has begun the process of evaluating last year's results, focusing a keen eye toward the year 2002. By most accounts, the 2001 results were below expectations, and with...

It's time for unions to help out Nassau. (Commentary).(Brief Article)(Editorial)
January 4, 2002... The year 2002 is the moment of truth for Nassau County. Everyone knows that the politicians will be on the hot seat. But it is also the year that will define whether the union movement will be part of the problem or part of the solution. ...

Let's bring NJ Nets back to their roots in Nassau. (Commentary).(Brief Article)
January 4, 2002... When I was 15 years old, I used to go the old Island Garden Arena to watch some of the greatest basketball players that ever lived. The Island Garden, located on Hempstead Turnpike in West Hempstead, was a ramshackle barn-like venue that was...

New Year marks start of new public relations firms on Long Island.
January 11, 2002... Byline: Stuart Markus Jan. 1 marked the launch of two new public relations firms on Long Island. John Zaher, the end of a line of press secretaries to former Nassau County Executive Thomas Gulotta, has formed the Public Relations and...

More Long Island law firms seeking one-stop shopping status.
January 11, 2002... Byline: Stuart Markus Again mirroring their bigger, Big Apple brethren, Long Island law firms are adding staff and practice areas to become more of a one-stop shopping source for legal services. Like any field of business, LI law...

Michigan-based developer optimistic in case against Oyster Bay Town.
January 11, 2002... Byline: Stuart Markus Taubman Associates is hoping Feb. 12 will mark the start of a new life for its proposal to build a 750,000-square-foot mall on the site of the old Cerro Wire factory. It's the date when arguments are set to begin in...

NY judge advances Atkins Nutritionals' $10M lawsuit against Ernst & Young.
January 11, 2002... Byline: Stuart Markus A New York State Supreme Court judge in Suffolk County has allowed Ronkonkoma-based Atkins Nutritionals to press its $10 million lawsuit against accounting firm Ernst & Young and its computer consulting spinoff, Cap...

NY legislature drafting new guidelines to oversee "assisted living" industry.
January 11, 2002... Byline: Stuart Markus Racing for the lead in a newly competitive senior housing market, Sunrise Assisted Living opened its fifth Long Island residence this week, a Victorian-style mansion in Plainview. The new facility puts McLean,...

Entrepreneurs succeed by designing services with the customer's needs in mind.
January 11, 2002... Byline: Adina Genn Search engine placement is a hot topic these days, and Ron Kahane is a firm believer. The president of Deer Park-based BoxesDelivered.com, a provider of moving supplies for people relocating or storing items, Kahane says...

Olympus America outsources warehouse operations to ELM Global Logistics.
January 11, 2002... Byline: Nick Anastasi Olympus America has agreed to outsource its Northeast warehouse and distribution operations to ELM Global Logistics in a move to cut costs and improve efficiency. Olympus America, based in Melville, manufactures...

American Nat. Power offers Brookhaven, NY, $78M for right to build plant.
January 11, 2002... Byline: Claude Solnik In an offer American National Power hopes will be too good to refuse, the power company has proposed paying the town of Brookhaven $78 million over 20 years once it builds a 550-megawatt power plant. The payments,...

High-speed Net sales soar for Long Island telecoms.
January 11, 2002... Byline: Claude Solnik Increased telecommuting, a new wave of video games and aggressive discounting are driving strong demand for high-speed Internet services. Cablevision Systems Corp. and Verizon Communications Inc. said sales of...

CEO of NY Community Bancorp receives accolades for management style.
January 11, 2002... Byline: Claude Solnik Just days after relinquishing their roles as New York City borough presidents, Claire Shulman of Queens and Guy Molinari of Staten Island resurfaced on the boards of New York Community Bancorp affiliates in their home...

Business group sues Long Island Power Authority for data on costs of plants.
January 11, 2002... Byline: Claude Solnik A business group formed to oppose construction of a KeySpan Corp. power plant in Melville has gone to court to try to obtain information on the Long Island Power Authority's possible acquisition of KeySpan power...

GE, Harvard, and Long Island health system form "corporate university".
January 11, 2002... Byline: Claude Solnik The North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System said it has set up its own corporate university, a large education and training program created with the help of General Electric Corp. and Harvard University. In...

Long Island law firms focus on demand for energy services.
January 11, 2002... Byline: Stuart Markus With the introduction of eight separate proposals to increase Long Island's energy output - and more plans expected in the future - a group of prominent local law firms have jumped in to meet the new demand for...

Psychologist helps integrate execs into new jobs.
January 11, 2002... Byline: Stuart Markus A show of hands, please: How many here have been hired by a new company or promoted to a position in a different office, shown a desk and told basically, "Go to it?" Bruce Hammer, a Valley Stream psychologist who...

Industrial hygienists using canines to detect toxic mold in buildings.
January 11, 2002... Byline: Adina Genn David Harvey gets numerous calls from building owners with indoor air quality complaints. As vice president of technical development at Bay Shore-based Tradewinds Environmental Restoration, Harvey listens to the caller...