LI Business News articles from June 2007

LI Business News archives from June 2007

Beginning of The End for LI's East End?
June 1, 2007... Byline: Claude Solnik It's not your grandfather's East End, that's for sure. Most famous as a collection of fishing towns and potato farms that became a summer destination, Long Island's East End - let's call it everything on the far...

East End leads Long Island's 'green' energy initiatives.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Claude Solnik Laurie Wiltshire, owner of Land Planning Services Ltd. in Wainscott, has cut her electric bill in half, and thinks she can shrink it even more. Wiltshire installed solar panels on the roof of her company's...

LI's East End real estate as hot as ever, if not hotter.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Claude Solnik Contrary to a national slowdown, the East End real estate market remains robust, fueled by hefty Wall Street bonuses and eager professionals seeking a second home. Gary DePersia, a senior vice president at East...

This means war: LI's East End bank battle heats up.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Claude Solnik The East End banking battle has intensified again, with out-of-state institutions opening branches and Long Island bankers pumping up their eastern presence. Paramus, N.J.-based Hudson City Bancorp - which does...

Ones to Watch: Long Island Hospitality Firms.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Claude Solnik Leonard Barton Owner, Bravura Art and Objects, Southampton Life is art on the East End. Or maybe art is life. Either way, work plays a role, and Barton's Bravura Art and Objects fills the bill. The gallery is...

The LI's Industrial Development Agency at 30.
June 1, 2007... Byline: David Winzelberg It's been 35 years since Long Island's first Industrial Development Agency began reshaping suburbia's commercial landscape. With its first projects at Mitchel Field, the Hempstead IDA ushered in a new era of...

'Say on pay' bill clears U.S. House.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Claude Solnik Shareholders may soon have a voice - albeit, a nonbinding one - on executive compensation packages at public companies. The House of Representatives passed the "Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act" by a...

Uniondale-based Rivkin Radler expanding its focus on fraud.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Ross Daly Long Island's largest law firm, Uniondale-based Rivkin Radler LLP, has grown even larger with the addition of a partner and six associates who will specialize in insurance fraud investigation and litigation. The new...

Rivkin Radler expanding its focus on fraud.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Ross Daly Long Island's largest law firm, Uniondale-based Rivkin Radler LLP, has grown even larger with the addition of a partner and six associates who will specialize in insurance fraud investigation and litigation. The new...

Can do-gooders in LI do good by doing good together?
June 1, 2007... Byline: Claude Solnik Faced with a famously fractured not-for-profit landscape, the United Way of Long Island is looking to lead charities to a, well, more united way. The Deer Park-based group is forming a committee of 15 to 20...

How to ... Choose an environmental consultant.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Bernadette Starzee Before you go through the effort and expense of hiring an environmental consultant, make sure you need one in the first place. Start by contacting the Small Business Assistance Program, which is administered...

Banking on buzz at LI's first Fatburger franchise in Massapequa Park.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Ambrose Clancy At least one thing that happened in Vegas didn't stay in Vegas. Three years ago, commodities broker Stuart Lieblein had time to kill between meetings in Las Vegas, so he decided to grab lunch at a place some...

LI Volunteer Enterprise building volunteer bridges.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Ken Cerini Everyone needs a helping hand, including if not especially nonprofit organizations. With June being volunteer month, it's only fitting that nonprofits get the assistance they deserve. But finding volunteers can be a...

Long Island Nonprofit Briefs: June 1, 2007.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Kathy Lombardo It's in the bag Island Harvest in Mineola wants Long Islanders to recognize National Hunger Awareness Day on June 5 by participating in the "Bag it 4 Island Harvest" campaign. Some 93,000 children from...

Latest downtown delay riles leaders in Riverhead.
June 1, 2007... Byline: David Winzelberg When you read the words "good food takes time to prepare" on the bottom of a menu, chances are you won't be eating anytime soon. And when it comes to the redevelopment of its downtown, a hungry Riverhead is still...

Moratoriums: Stunted growth.
June 1, 2007... Byline: David Winzelberg New local laws are as revered and reviled as building moratoriums. For developers, they can be obstacles to progress and profits; for civic and environmental groups, they can buy time; for local governments,...

Code Council kills proposed sprinkler mandate across New York.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Gregory Zeller The International Code Council has doused a proposal to mandate fire sprinklers in new residential construction projects across New York, citing limited benefits and greatly increased costs. The proposal would...

Long Island Business News Follow Ups: June 1, 2007.
June 1, 2007... Byline: LIBN Staff Intelli-Check snags big deals, ex-spymaster As reported Nov. 17, 2006, by LIBN, Intelli-Check - a small Woodbury-based driver license verification business - has stepped into the big leagues, snagging significant...

Long Island's alternative energy future looks bright.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Ross Daly Long Island is "uniquely positioned" to exploit the transition from fossil fuels to alternative energy forms, according to Yacov Shamash. Shamash, dean of Stony Brook University's College of Engineering and Applied...

Riverhead Town Board delays EPCAL decision, one more time.
June 1, 2007... Byline: David Winzelberg For the second time in less than a week, the Riverhead Town Board has postponed its choice on who will develop 300 acres of town-owned land in Calverton. At Tuesday's town board meeting, Supervisor Phil...

Interview with Tony Signore: CEO, Taylor Global Inc.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Ross Daly When Old Brookville resident Tony Signore took the helm of Taylor, a public relations firm he joined in 1989, in the middle of 2004, he cut the agency's client roster from 71 accounts to just 22 by the end of 2006. It's...

Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy flushed with success.
June 1, 2007... Byline: LIBN Staff Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy is riding high. His spending controls have righted a listing financial ship, bringing home the county's best-ever bond rating in the process. Crime is down, county government...

Commentary: Eliminating special districts, slow down.
June 1, 2007... Byline: John Kiernan Governor Eliot Spitzer recently announced he was following through on his State of the State proposal to create a Commission on Local Government Efficiency. In his Executive Order of April 23, 2007, Spitzer left...

Commentary: Albany: Land of a thousand sourpusses.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Jerry Kremer There are all kinds of happy places. There's Disney World and Disneyland, for instance. Right now, Albany does not qualify for that distinction, not as long as this year's legislative session continues. The...

Commentary: Soaring into second term.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Martin Cantor Long-debated among campaign strategists is this: Which is more effective in reaching voters - message, money, or both? Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy has emphatically proven that it is message. Levy's...

Mayor disputes Cantor, Kamer comments.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Paul Pontieri To the Editor: I read with great interest the article in Long Island Business News' May 4 issue titled Economy: Hard times as business goes soft. There were two items that struck me, the first being Pearl...

Follow the energy leader.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Michael Watt To the Editor: Your reporting last week on West Babylon-based Power Resources International (Homegrown tech firm keeps its small, but lives large) strikes me as the quintessential Long Island business story. ...

Commentary: Out East: June 1, 2007.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Jeff Miller On moratoriums, big nuts and the American Dream 1. You work hard. 2. You make a lot of money. 3. You live in a big house in a beautiful place. Those, roughly, have been the stepping stones to fulfilling the...

Long Island Technology Briefs: June 1, 2007.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Ross Daly VoIP pioneers always look ahead - not that it's easy Technological advances are easier to predict than the applications consumers will embrace, according to Voice over Internet Protocol pioneer Jeff Pulver. ...

Long Island Real Estate Briefs: June 1, 2007.
June 1, 2007... Byline: David Winzelberg Reaction mixed on Islip's new illegal apartments law Joining the growing trend of towns trying to rein in landlords who ignore local building codes, the Town of Islip just passed a new accessory apartment law...

Port Washington-based Steve & Barry's enters Medford.
June 1, 2007... Byline: David Winzelberg Port Washington-based sportswear retailer Steve & Barry's will open a 29,000-square-foot store in Medford next month, adding to the three locations it already has on Long Island. The newest store will be the...

Long Island Legal Briefs: June 1, 2007.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Ross Daly Touro commencement all about gratitude, courage Fourteen months ago, Daphne Vlcek's mother, stricken with inoperable pancreatic cancer, was given two months to live. On Sunday, Colleen Bazata of Mastic fulfilled...

President of Farmingdale-based Officeline believes even startups can, should make money.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Ambrose Clancy To flourish, rather than just endure, you can't cheat yourself. This idea is a forest-for-the trees blind spot for many businesses, according to Rick Barelli, president of Officeline, a Farmingdale-based outfit...

Somerville to direct North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Kathy Lombardo The North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System has named Susan Somerville executive director of North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset.

On the move.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Kathy Lombardo CONSULTING Lynbrook-based DOAR Litigation Consulting named Conor R. Crowley managing director. He had been a practicing securities litigator for Labaton Sucharow & Rudoff. EDUCATION Cornell Cooperative...

Crowley named managing director of Lynbrook-based consulting firm.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Kathy Lombardo Lynbrook-based DOAR Litigation Consulting named Conor R. Crowley managing director. He had been a practicing securities litigator for Labaton Sucharow & Rudoff.

Nolan joins Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union in Westbury.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Kathy Lombardo The Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union in Westbury named Eileen Nolan senior vice president of marketing and community relations. She had been managing director for marketing communications and database...

Long Island health care facilities announce staffing changes: June 1, 2007.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Kathy Lombardo North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset named Andrew Jacono section head of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology. The North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System in...

Long Island insurance firms announce staffing changes: June 1, 2007.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Kathy Lombardo Russell C. Vollmer, president of the Vollmer-Adair Agency in Greenlawn, was elected regional director of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York. Independent Insurance Agents also awarded Lane S....

Long Island law firms announce staffing changes: June 1, 2007.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Kathy Lombardo The East Meadow law firm of Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman named Tobi J. Carter an associate in the firm's corporate/securities group. She had been an attorney for the law firm of Greenberg Traurig. Stephen J....

Lisa Gatti inducted to Long Island Volunteer Hall of Fame.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Kathy Lombardo Lisa Gatti, executive director for Pal-O-Mine Equestrian in Islandia, was inducted into The Long Island Volunteer Hall of Fame.

Long Island real estate firms announce staffing changes: June 1, 2007.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Kathy Lombardo Berenice Gomez, president of Harvest Home Mortgage in Melville, received the Home Ownership Participation for Everyone award in recognition of her role in addressing language obstacles faced by many Latino...

Canon finally closes on Melville site for third global headquarters.
June 4, 2007... Byline: David Winzelberg With the $103 million deal for 52 acres of pumpkin farm finally closed, Canon was welcomed to Melville with a flourish at the Huntington Hilton Monday, as government and company officials announced the sale that...

Neighborhood Newspapers to launch three new Suffolk County editions.
June 4, 2007... Byline: David Reich-Hale Neighbor Newspapers is about to launch three new editions in Suffolk County, pushing its total circulation over the 500,000 mark. The suburban weekly chain is adding new editions in Stonybrook/Setauket, Port...

Henry Schein buys dental biz.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Henry E. Powderly II Henry Schein Inc., one of the country's largest health-care products distributors, said Monday it will acquire the dental products supply business of Becker-Parkin Dental Supply Co. Financial terms of the...

Brookhaven Town Board again endorses construction of Caithness Power Plant in Yaphank.
June 5, 2007... Byline: Ross Daly About two weeks after a judge halted construction of the proposed Caithness Power Plant in Yaphank, ruling that the town's approval process was flawed, Brookhaven once again granted the necessary environmental permits...

Suffolk Chapter of New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants names president.
June 5, 2007... Byline: Laura Theis The Suffolk Chapter of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants said it elected Cynthia Diane Finn, a certified public accountant from Sayville, its new president. As the Suffolk NYSSCPA president,...

Bullish on telecom shares.
June 5, 2007... Byline: David Reich-Hale A new chief executive and the iPhone kept momentum behind AT&T Inc. shares heading into Tuesday, while rival Verizon Communications also saw its stock trade near a 52-week high as it rolled out its FiOS television...

Hauppauge's Globecomm Systems announces $20.7 million contract with General Communication Inc.
June 5, 2007... Byline: David Reich-Hale Hauppauge's Globecomm Systems Inc. said Monday it reached a $20.7 million contract with General Communication Inc., an Alaska-based provider of voice, video and data communications services to residential,...

Enterprise Park at Calverton delayed once more.
June 6, 2007... Byline: David Winzelberg The Riverhead Town Board put off choosing one of three bidders for 300 acres in Calverton for the third time. All three developers, Rechler Equity Partners, Beechwood/CLK, and the Soundview Realty Group, have...

Caithness Power Plant in Yaphank approved - again.
June 6, 2007... Byline: Ross Daly About two weeks after a judge overturned the approval of the proposed Caithness Power Plant in Yaphank, ruling that the town's process was flawed, Brookhaven once again granted the necessary environmental permits needed...

Nassau County executive pitchs plan to consolidate the county's school business functions.
June 6, 2007... Byline: Henry E. Powderly II While school district consolidation might be a long shot, Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi pitched a plan that could save taxpayers without achieving the impossible. The politician plans to consolidate the...

New York Community Bancorp Inc. sheds NYC space.
June 6, 2007... Byline: Laura Theis New York Community Bancorp Inc. said Wednesday it plans to sell its property located at 960 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan to a U.S. subsidiary of Statuto Group, a Milan, Italy-based company, for $105 million. NYCB...

Woodbury-based Delta Financial Corp. declares dividend.
June 6, 2007... Byline: David Reich-Hale Woodbury-based Delta Financial Corp. said Tuesday it will pay a quarterly dividend of 5 cents per share. The dividend will be paid July 3 to the consumer finance company's shareholders of record on June 25. Delta...

Woodbury-based Intelli-Check's CEO dies.
June 7, 2007... Byline: Henry E. Powderly II Frank Mandelbaum, chairman and chief executive of Woodbury-based Intelli-Check, died suddenly, the company announced Thursday morning. Intelli-Check did not release any details on Mandelbaum's death. And...

Long Island Business News Follow Ups: June 8, 2007.
June 8, 2007... Byline: LIBN Staff Another big deal for Inference Data Earlier this year, LIBN tracked the emergence of Inference Data from DOAR Litigation Consulting, and Inference's May hiring of former LexisNexis North America boss Lou Andreozzi as...

Lord and Taylor names regional public relations manager for Long Island stores.
June 8, 2007... Byline: Kathy Lombardo Lord and Taylor named Karen Loeffler regional public relations manager for the Long Island stores. Loeffler's retail experience includes management positions at Tiffany & Company, St. John, Saks Fifth Avenue,...

Laffrey Associates in Greenvale names Tia L. Hamlin VP corporate services.
June 8, 2007... Byline: Kathy Lombardo Laffey Associates in Greenvale named Tia L. Hamlin vice president corporate services and relocation. Hamlin will be responsible for promoting and marketing relocation services to area companies, corporations and...

Breast Cancer Help in Bay Shore names executive director.
June 8, 2007... Byline: Kathy Lombardo Breast Cancer Help in Bay Shore named Alex Fezza executive director. He has been a member of the board for 12 years, most recently as its senior vice president.

Uniondale law firm of Farrell Fritz names new associate.
June 8, 2007... Byline: Kathy Lombardo The Uniondale law firm of Farrell Fritz named John C. Armentano an associate in the firm's commercial litigation department. Armentano was an associate at Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, where he had been a member of the...

Life Insurance Settlement Association adds to board of directors.
June 8, 2007... Byline: Kathy Lombardo Russel Dorsett, co-managing director of Select Life Settlement Corporation in Northport, was elected to the board of directors of the Life Insurance Settlement Association.

American Outsources names director of software engineering.
June 8, 2007... Byline: Kathy Lombardo American Outsources, a division of American Portfolios Holdings in Holbrook, named Andrew Dorfman director of software engineering and data architecture. Dorfman had been senior vice president of data warehousing and...

Long Island medical facilities announce staffing changes: June 8, 2007.
June 8, 2007... Byline: Kathy Lombardo Nassau Health Care Corporation in East Meadow named John T. O'Connell special advisor to the president. O'Connell is the former president and chief executive officer of the Health and Welfare Council of Long Island....

ARS Financial Services in Jericho names director of marketing.
June 8, 2007... Byline: Kathy Lombardo ARS Financial Services in Jericho named Valentina Janek director of marketing. Janek will be responsible for business development and strategic marketing plans, advertising and public relations for the community,...

College Council of the State University of New York College at Old Westbury adds member.
June 8, 2007... Byline: Kathy Lombardo Debra Handel was named a member of the College Council of the State University of New York College at Old Westbury. Handel is a school psychologist with the Middle Country Central School District and an adjunct...

Leisa and Lillian Dent receive Business Persons of the Year award from Central Nassau Club.
June 8, 2007... Byline: Kathy Lombardo Leisa and Lillian Dent, owners of LL Dent in Carle Place, received the Business Persons of the Year award from the Central Nassau Club, an affiliate of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional...

More legal challenges loom as Brookhaven OKs Caithness power plant.
June 8, 2007... Byline: Ross Daly The two sides struggling over the Caithness power plant plan in Yaphank have vowed to move their divergent agendas forward now that Brookhaven has issued final approval. That is: Plant owners have promised to finish...

CanonUSA promises big things at Melville headquarters.
June 8, 2007... Byline: David Winzelberg Joe Adachi had a lot of people to thank. Professing a "solid commitment to the people and respect for the area," Adachi, CanonUSA's chief executive, thanked a lot of local officials Monday for helping secure...

Another challenge for Taubman's Syosset mall plan.
June 8, 2007... Byline: David Winzelberg Opponents of a plan to build a shopping mall in Syosset have unveiled their own proposal for the site, adding a new wrinkle to a 13-year-old stalemate. Representatives of the Cerro Wire Coalition, Roseland...

2 minutes with Charles Hayward, President and COO, New York Racing Association.
June 8, 2007... Byline: Ross Daly No one anticipates the arrival of the Belmont Stakes more than Charles Hayward, president and chief operating officer of the New York Racing Association, which operates Belmont and all of the state's horseracing. Hayward...

Commentary: Loving upstate.
June 8, 2007... Byline: LIBN Staff You can't accuse Gov. Eliot Spitzer of resting on his budget laurels. Even as the governor pushes one of the most aggressive legislative agendas in state history, he and the first lady, Silda Wall Spitzer, have...

Commentary: We're still not ready for 'the big one' on Long Island.
June 8, 2007... Byline: Alfonse D'Amato If a major hurricane hits Long Island's South Shore, my house is dead. So is my community. I know it. My spouse knows it. My kids know it. And my neighbors know it. You prepare accordingly. But there are...

Out is in as nonprofits tap LI's beaches, golf courses.
June 8, 2007... Byline: Claude Solnik Afloat on a virtual sea of fundraisers, Long Island nonprofits have to be creative. So Island charities are trying to stand out by heading outside, scheduling events that take advantage of the Island's numerous...

When it comes to Long Island's volunteers, the older the better.
June 8, 2007... Byline: Claude Solnik Long Island's aging population - its growing aging population - is providing an infusion of volunteers for not-for-profits. Pegi Orsino, executive director of the Suffolk County chapter of the Retired and Senior...

New federal IRA regulation aims to spur donations.
June 8, 2007... Byline: Claude Solnik Not-for-profits could reap big rewards from a new federal regulation that allows tax-free donations from individual retirement accounts. But so far, the dam hasn't burst on this potential funding flood. The...

Long Island ones to watch: June 8, 2007.
June 8, 2007... Byline: Claude Solnik Ilene Corina President, PULSE, New York One of Long Island's foremost patient safety advocates, Corina leads a group dedicated to informing patients of issues and rights and improving health care. Since 1997, she...

Food imports increasing on Long Island and nationwide.
June 8, 2007... Byline: Ambrose Clancy Move over, boxed macaroni - here comes spaetzel. Leaden fruitcake - make way for light-as-air panetone. And you, crusty squeeze-bottle of mustard hiding on the refrigerator door, watch out for the latest sweet...

Albany sees movement on major issues.
June 8, 2007... Byline: David Reich-Hale With two weeks left before the final whistle blows on New York's legislative session, lawmakers are optimistic that negotiations will lead to deals on some of the thorniest issues still up on state government's...

Commentary: Entrepreneurship can drive you nuts.
June 8, 2007... Byline: Jeff Miller In front of me sat the four judges of "American Inventor 2," including George Foreman of boxing and grill fame. To my left stood my invention. "Hi!" I said, as instructed. "My name is Jeff Miller and this is the...

Long Island-based Quality King's sweet smell of expansion.
June 8, 2007... Byline: Claude Solnik Privately owned Quality King has eyes on the public realm. The Nussdorf family, owners of Long Island's largest private company, is making a bid for 40 percent of E Com Ventures in a deal that would double its...

'PR Boot Camp' on Long Island shows how pros benefit startups.
June 8, 2007... Byline: Ambrose Clancy If you're starting up a business, get your elevator speech down. That means explaining your business, entertainingly and precisely, in the time it takes an elevator to go from the ground to the seventh floor....

Long Island's Children's Orchestra Society: Teaching the 'language of music'.
June 8, 2007... Byline: Ken Cerini It has been said that music is what separates man from animal. But with mass-produced MTV come-and-go music, a true appreciation for music seems to be slipping from American youth. For the past 38 years, the...

Long Island Nonprofit Briefs: June 8, 2007.
June 8, 2007... Byline: Kathy Lombardo Parenting book snags award for excellence The North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center in Roslyn Heights announced that its book, "Raising Young Children Well: Insights and Ideas for Parents and Teachers," won...

Appellate Court ices luxury suite lawsuit against the Islanders.
June 8, 2007... Byline: Ross Daly The Islanders racked up a big win last month, but not on the ice. This victory stemmed from a lawsuit filed after owners locked out players and eliminated the National Hockey League's 2004-05 season. Bouchard...