LI Business News articles from May 2008

LI Business News archives from May 2008

Abandoned Long Island Rail Road station may reopen.
May 1, 2008... Byline: David Winzelberg The Metropolitan Transit Authority will study the feasibility of reopening of the Long Island Rail Road's Republic station in East Farmingdale. The station at Route 110 and Conklin Ave. used to be a stop on the...

Fishing industry on Long Island is thriving.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Ambrose Clancy Sunrise, 6:52, May 2, 2020. Winds out of the south/southeast at three to five miles an hour. Waves of two feet create a soft swell, making the ocean seem like it's breathing under a perfect spring sky. Twenty...

Melville-based firm accounting firm launches staffing arm.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Laura Glasser Accounting giant Marcum & Kliegman is leveraging its success as a recruiter into a new business unit. The Melville-based firm, which hired 250 people in the last year, has launched a staffing division dubbed M&K...

Affordable housing plan moves ahead in Coram.
May 2, 2008... Byline: David Winzelberg Avalon Bay Communities is building a 200-unit apartment complex in Coram, the first project of any size in the area since the Town of Brookhaven's three-year moratorium on building along a 2.7-acre stretch of...

Energy woes in N.Y. shift focus to Islander East.
May 2, 2008... Byline: David Reich-Hale Gov. David Paterson's veto of the proposed Broadwater barge has renewed interest in resuscitating Islander East, a pipeline that would link Long Island to plentiful natural gas reserves in Canada. Increasing...

Commentary: Is that greatness, or just scotch, in America's veins?
May 2, 2008... Byline: John Kominicki The two were obscure lawmakers, each charting a stunningly prescient course that ran smack into that impregnable American blockade called politics. I speak on the one hand of former U.S. Rep. Charles Nesbitt...

Bill tackles rising insurance costs in New York.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Alison Snyder In an attempt to control escalating medical insurance premiums, New York lawmakers are sponsoring legislation that gives the state authority to review annual rate increases higher than 5 percent. Rising medical...

State assessment ruling costly for Nassau.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Michael H. Samuels A state court has ruled that Nassau County is responsible for paying back any money it received from companies sitting on over-assessed land, a decision that could affect more than 30 industrial developments on...

New SBX incubator in Long Island gives businesses room to grow.
May 2, 2008... Byline: David Winzelberg Helen Zagaro has a short commute to work. In fact, she can roll out of bed in her Islip home and make the trip to her garage-turned-office in a matter of seconds. But despite the convenience, Zagaro's garage is...

Commerce Bank in Long Island targets government lending.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Laura Glasser Commerce Bank last week tapped a longtime North Fork Bank vice president as its new head of government banking on Long Island. Kevin Haughey, senior vice president in the municipal unit for Capital One, which...

Kristen Dupre fights back in N.Y.
May 2, 2008... Byline: LIBN Staff Ashley Alexandra Dupre, the high-priced call girl that disgraced Gov. Eliot Spitzer kept his socks on for, is going after another pillar of society. Dupre is suing pornographic video maker "Girls Gone Wild" for more...

Interview with Ron Farmer: Chief information officer for Telephonics Inc. in Long Island.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Pete Weiss Ron Farmer is chief information officer for Telephonics Inc., a subsidiary of Griffon Corp. Telephonics designs and manufactures integrated information and communications systems for aerospace, defense and commercial...

Commentary: A one-way conversation.
May 2, 2008... Byline: LIBN Staff With a natural gas shortage closer than you might expect, it's time for National Grid to prove it can think local. So far, we've seen very little of that from energy firms not based around here. When it bought...

Commentary: It's still about the economy.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Martin Cantor The Brookhaven Town Board's pitch to move economic development out of the supervisor's office and under the umbrella of the board itself will impact economic development in the town in an adverse way. Here is why:...

A bigoted argument.
May 2, 2008... Byline: James Morgo To the Editor: Frank Seabrook's letter Government is the Problem (LIBN, April 18-24) is a perfect example of Never Let the Facts Interfere with Your Biases. Seabrook's many claims concerning County Executive...

Commentary: To get the funds it needs, MTA turned to the right guy.
May 2, 2008... Byline: John Kiernan There is an old expression: "The more things change, the more they remain the same." That expression certainly can be applied to how the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is trying to find funding for its next...

Commentary: Clinton campaign survives onslaught of Obama, media.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Jerry Kremer There are many mysteries in life. Don't you often wonder how some talentless person can become a multimillionaire? Or, how about those athletes who get paid millions of dollars and can't complete a sentence? Of...

Bethpage-based Cablevision submits $650 million bid for Newsday.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Henry E. Powderly II Bethpage-based Cablevision Systems Corp. on Friday submitted a $650 million bid for Newsday, besting prior bids from the owners of the New York Daily News and the New York Post, according to numerous reports....

Commentary: A green plan.
May 2, 2008... Byline: John D. Cameron Jr. For generations, Long Island has been the beneficiary of some of the most passionate environmental advocacy in the country. We have preserved thousands of acres of open space, engineered and constructed...

Commentary: Out East: May 2, 2008.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Jeff Miller Flowers and other things blooming in the Hamptons "The month of May was come, when every lusty heart beginneth to blossom and to bring forth fruit." So wrote Sir Thomas Malory back in 1485 and, lo, how the lusty...

Long Island Financial Briefs: May 2, 2008.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Laura Glasser Chase latest bank to cut student consolidation loans JPMorgan Chase will stop offering federal consolidation loans in its student lending division because of spillover from the subprime crisis, following similar...

Long Island Real Estate Briefs: May 2, 2008.
May 2, 2008... Byline: David Winzelberg Young guns are poised to take over the industry Looks like the apples don't fall too far from the trees. That was one of the main impressions conveyed during last week's Commercial Industrial Brokers...

Long Island Medical Briefs: May 2, 2008.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Alison Snyder BNL researchers get the dope on cocaine addiction Researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory have found that increasing the level of the chemical dopamine in the brain can help reduce cocaine use, which could...

Self-examination, personal relationships sustain Woodbury law firm.(Company overview)
May 2, 2008... Byline: Ambrose Clancy If you expand with a new service, it's always wise to construct a connection between the old and new. That's been one key to the growth of the Woodbury-based law firm of Kaufman, Dolowich and Voluck, which...

How To...Choose a labor law firm.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Bernadette Starzee As ignorance is no excuse in the eyes of the law, all companies are responsible for complying with the various federal, state and local laws governing relations between employers and employees. To make sure your...

The force is with him: Andrew Cambria, LI Junior Chamber of Commerce.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Alison Snyder NAME: Andrew Cambria POSITION: Vice President of Community Development ORGANIZATION: Long Island Junior Chamber of Commerce CAUSE: Workforce Housing Financial advisor Andrew Cambria has been named vice president...

On the Move.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Alison Snyder Accounting Joshua Dubrow has joined Nussbaum, Yates, Berg, Klein & Wolpow as an accountant. He comes to the firm from Deloitte & Touche, and specializes in distribution, manufacturing, retail and service...

For father-and-son team in Westbury, risk is all in a day's work.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Ambrose Clancy Last summer, Thomas Valery, a 30-year veteran federal investigator for both the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Veteran's Administration, and his son Brian, a risk management specialist in the insurance...

Dean of N.Y. state's only public law school says no vacancy.
May 2, 2008... Byline: LIBN Staff The dean of New York state's only public law school isn't too keen on the idea of launching another SUNY law school at Stony Brook University. Makau Mutua, interim dean of the SUNY-run University of Buffalo Law...

Alzheimer's invisible victims.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Claude Solnik A disease of the aged targets younger victims Government agencies, private organizations slow to provide services Jim Heil, a consultant at accounting giant KPMG, was at the peak of his game before he got hit...

Giving 'til it hurts: Living organ donations on the upswing.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Claude Solnik Most love stories are affairs of the heart. But the romance between Queens residents 23-year-old Jarena Bates and 31-year-old Tyehesian Johnson runs right through the kidney. Johnson helped his fiancee leapfrog to...

Ones to Watch: Long Island health care facilities.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Claude Solnik Mark A. Bogen Vice president of finance South Nassau Communities Hospital Bogen is responsible for coordinating financial operations at this Oceanside hospital. Prior to joining South Nassau, he was a director at...

A healthy dose of support in Long Island.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Claude Solnik There's a saying that when it rains, it pours. Lisa Craig, a mother of two, found herself in the middle of a veritable hurricane. Her mother had long been handicapped. Then her father became ill. Suddenly, Craig's...

Commentary: McCain's tax remain are shrouded in uncertainty.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Raymond J. Keating Reading a good mystery can be quite enjoyable. But economic mysteries usually are no fun for entrepreneurs and investors. When it comes to public policy, for example, the old saying goes that business prefers...

Commentary: Long Island's timeless gem.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Kenneth R. Cerini In between the 1,600 miles of shoreline that borders Long Island, lays beaches and greenery, fine dining and shopping, and access to cultures from around the globe. Also there is a hub of activity, known as the...

Long Island Nonprofit Briefs: May 2, 2008.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Alison Snyder Island-wide food drive to help hungry The Long Island Association of Letter Carriers and the U.S. Postal Service are partnering to collect food for Long Island's soup kitchens, pantries and shelters in a one-day...

Long Island accounting firms announce staffing changes: May 2, 2008.
May 2, 2008... Byline: LIBN Staff Joshua Dubrow has joined Nussbaum, Yates, Berg, Klein & Wolpow as an accountant. He comes to the firm from Deloitte & Touche, and specializes in distribution, manufacturing, retail and service providers. Michael G....

Long Island Coaching Alliance names new board members.
May 2, 2008... Byline: LIBN Staff The Long Island Coaching Alliance has named its 2008 executive board. Paul McGinnis is president, Catherine Blake is vice president, Rita Maniscalo is secretary and treasurer, Elizabeth Cassidy is program director, Tom...

Long Island educational institutions announce staffing changes: May 2, 2008.
May 2, 2008... Byline: LIBN Staff The Suffolk County Athletic Director's Association has named Paula Nickerson athletic director of the year. She is athletic director for the Middle Country School District. Phyllis Zagano, a senior research...

Montag joins ARS Financial Services in Long Island.
May 2, 2008... Byline: LIBN Staff Henry Montag has joined ARS Financial Services as a senior planner. Previously, he worked as an independent certified financial planner in New York City and Long Island.

Long Island health care facilities announce staffing changes: May 2, 2008.
May 2, 2008... Byline: LIBN Staff New Island Hospital has named Peter F. Chiacchiaro vice president of human resources. He previously served in upper management positions in North Shore University Hospital and Peconic Bay Medical Center. Ira Udell...

Speaking of default: Making conversation to save homes in LI.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Bernadette Starzee Owning a home is the American dream. But lately, many Long Islanders have seen their dreams go by the wayside. According to Glorimar Perez-Gonzalez, a spokesperson for the New York State Banking Department,...

Long Island law firms announce staffing changes: May 2, 2008.
May 2, 2008... Byline: LIBN Staff Keith P. Brown and David Altman have established their own commercial real estate law firm. Brown was most recently partner and managing attorney at Amato & Associates, and Altman was a partner in DeBenedittis & Altman....

Looking to Live in Baxter Estates.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Bernadette Starzee Lynn Pinkham long considered moving to Port Washington, admiring the community's bike riding areas and the short commute to Manhattan. Her search for a home ended when she fell in love with a charming house...

Long Island nonprofits announce staffing changes: May 2, 2008.
May 2, 2008... Byline: LIBN Staff The American Cancer Society has appointed plastic surgeons Randall S. Feingold and Ron Israeli to its Nassau Regional Advisory board. Both specialize in post-mastectomy breast reconstruction. Sharon Nadel has joined...

CosmoCom in Long Island names Mitchell vice president.
May 2, 2008... Byline: LIBN Staff CosmoCom has named Alan Mitchell vice president of its Mobile Solutions Unit. He is a veteran Microsoft and Avaya business development executive.

Long Island marketing firms announce staffing changes: May 2, 2008.
May 2, 2008... Byline: LIBN Staff Erica Quagliata has been promoted to account executive and internship coordinator from assistant account executive at Silverman Media & Marketing Group. She will be responsible for implementing publicity and promotion...

Moisture in the basement can't be beat.
May 2, 2008... Byline: Bernadette Starzee Looking to make your basement completely dry? Fuggeddaboutit. Thanks to porous concrete foundations and many other factors, "there will always be moisture in a basement," said Mike Kuplicki, a partner in...

Study shows Long Islanders are on the offensive against global warming.
May 5, 2008... Byline: Henry E. Powderly II On Long Island, global warming is getting some serious attention. But while locals are making minor changes, most are turning to government and utilities for help. According to a study released Monday by...

Northrop Grumman moves to set up major campus at Long Island MacArthur Airport.
May 6, 2008... Byline: David Winzelberg Armed with new defense contracts but little room to expand, Northrup Grumman is negotiating to build an 800,000 square-foot headquarters on 40 to 50 acres at Islip's Long Island MacArthur Airport, according to...

House boat living on Long Island: Shove Off.
May 8, 2008... Byline: David Winzelberg Like any home on the water, John Flaherty's place on Manhasset Bay gets very popular with his friends in spring and summer. But for the handful of Long Islanders like Flaherty whose homes actually float on the...

Banks turn stingy with home equity.
May 8, 2008... Byline: Laura Glasser The home equity market is so shaky that even borrowers with good credit need not apply. The reason? Many big banks are balking at loans because falling home values have resulted in negative equity, meaning the...

Restaurants in LI feel the heat.
May 8, 2008... Byline: Ambrose Clancy The Long Island restaurant and catering industry is off by 25 percent in the past year, and that has eatery owners scrambling for new recipes for success. Take a tale of two Wednesdays at the bar. Two weeks...

Long Island hospitals sick over competition.
May 8, 2008... Byline: Alison Snyder Long Island hospitals, already under pressure to remain profitable, are facing a growing threat from independent surgery centers. The latest, South Shore Surgery Center in West Islip, received its necessary state...

Commentary: Beating inflation is all about bringing home the bacon.
May 8, 2008... Byline: John Kominicki Somewhere out there, the perfect American consumer is staring the spiraling cost of living in the face and saying, "What's all the fuss?" I base this on the results of the latest report by the Bureau of Labor...

Nest egg plan hatched in LI for home buying.
May 8, 2008... Byline: Laura Glasser The federal government's slow response to the housing crisis has prompted one Long Islander to formulate a remedy of his own. Ed Mazoyer, a financial consultant at Vanderbilt Securities in Melville and founding...

LI pool construction industry: Swimming upstream.
May 8, 2008... Byline: Ambrose Clancy George Snider is staying close to his Mattituck home this summer. The merchant marine officer has had expensive hobbies, he said, including owning an airplane. But the general state of the economy, along with...

LI locals give higher bills a green light.
May 8, 2008... Byline: Henry E. Powderly II Long Islanders want green energy, and they're willing to pay higher utility bills to get it. According to the latest Long Island Index study, 46 percent of locals said they would pay an average of $15 extra...

The Briefcase.
May 8, 2008... Byline: LIBN Staff Viva Las Vegas Diners in Las Vegas are going to see a Long Island wine on the menu, and they might not even know it. New York City-based Gallagher's Steak House said it would start serving its Gallagher's...

Interveiw with Jim DiCamillo: Exec. vice president, Islandia-based Resource Management Partners.
May 8, 2008... Byline: Claude Solnik In addition to paying more at the pump, independent truckers have been borrowing more to stay in business. Jim DiCamillo, executive vice president of Islandia-based Resource Management Partners, specializes in loans...

Commentary: All aboard.
May 8, 2008... Byline: LIBN Staff If the Route 110 corridor is to become the hotbed for high-paying, eco-tech jobs, it's going to take more than tax incentives from Huntington and Babylon. It's going to take cooperation from the Metropolitan...

Commentary: A post-Broadwater energy policy.
May 8, 2008... Byline: Richard Kessel Gov. David Paterson's decision to deny permits for Broadwater ends a nearly four year saga which pitted many local officials and environmental groups against unions and business groups. Now that the governor has...

Legislating health care.
May 8, 2008... Byline: Dr. Thomas Mauri To the Editor: In an unprecedented but singularly important step, New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo brought a halt to unregulated efforts by health insurance companies to steer their insured to...

Commentary: A salute and a thank you to those who served.
May 8, 2008... Byline: Alfonse D'Amato When the military jets arrive at Republic Airport for the annual Memorial Day air show over Jones Beach, I am always stunned at the handful of calls the airport office gets from some who say the noise disturbs them....

Commentary: Absurd math dominates New York's capitol.
May 8, 2008... Byline: Jerry Kremer There are all kinds of unfinished things. There is the oil painting of Franklin D. Roosevelt. There are the unfinished symphonies by Mahler and Schubert. And there is the New York state budget for next year, which is...

Government subsidizing news a bad idea.
May 8, 2008... Byline: Howard Fensterman To the Editor: In the golden age of Hollywood, Mickey Rooney would turn to Judy Garland and tell her if only they could put on a show in the old barn they could save the orphanage. It seems someone is taking...

Supervisors say changing Long Island is not as easy as it sounds.
May 8, 2008... Byline: Michael H. Samuels Long Island's town supervisors say they want to make government more efficient as well as lower property taxes, but that kind of dramatic change would be very hard to find support for. Steve Bellone from Babylon,...

Long Island wine: Viva Las Vegas.
May 9, 2008... Byline: LIBN Staff Diners in Las Vegas are going to see a Long Island wine on the menu, and they might not even know it. New York City-based Gallagher's Steak House said it would start serving its Gallagher's Private Reserve Red, which...

Long Island MacArthur Airport: Project runway.
May 9, 2008... Byline: LIBN Staff Long Island MacArthur Airport, fresh off of its addition of Spirit Airways to the lineup, is getting some attention from the federal government. The feds are investing $1.3 million to pay for needed repairs to the...

Long Island MacArthur Airport, fresh off of its addition of Spirit Airways to the lineup, is getting some attention from the federal government.
May 9, 2008... Byline: Daily Record Staff Project runway Long Island MacArthur Airport, fresh off of its addition of Spirit Airways to the lineup, is getting some attention from the federal government. The feds are investing $1.3 million to pay...

Buying a home in Suffolk County: Get down.
May 9, 2008... Byline: Daily Record Staff If you need help coming up with a down payment for a home, you should turn to Suffolk County. Legis. Jay Schneiderman, R-Montauk, is touting the Suffolk County HOME Consortium Program, which gives first-time...

Long Island Business Firms announce staffing changes: May 9, 2008.
May 9, 2008... Byline: Alison Snyder Frank Catalano was named security enforcement liaison to the board of directors for the Contingency Planning Exchange Long Island chapter. He is assistant director of security for the New York Institute of Technology....

Westbury Middle School teacher honored.
May 9, 2008... Byline: Alison Snyder Haver Crosley a seventh grade teacher at Westbury Middle School, was honored at the American Association of Hispanic Higher Education. She received the second-place award in the Outstanding Dissertation Competition...

Arbor Commercial Mortgage in LI promotes John Natalone.
May 9, 2008... Byline: Alison Snyder Arbor Commercial Mortgage has promoted John Natalone to executive vice president. He is now responsible for managing all financing and bank relationships for the company. He will also oversee Arbor's treasury and...

Long Island health care facilities announce staffing changes: May 9, 2008.
May 9, 2008... Byline: Alison Snyder Peconic Bay Medical Center has named Gary O'Connor vice president of its human resource department. He previously was a human resource director at the North Shore University Hospital system and Nassau BOCES. ...

Long Island insurance firms announce staffing changes: May 9, 2008.
May 9, 2008... Byline: Alison Snyder Manmoham "Billy" Singh has been recognized by an industry association for professional knowledge, client service and ethical conduct in the global life insurance and financial services industry. The Premier...

Criminal Courts Bar Association of Nassau County honors Donnino.
May 9, 2008... Byline: Alison Snyder William C. Donnino was honored by the Criminal Courts Bar Association of Nassau County with the Norman F. Lent Memorial Award. Donnino sits as a judge of the Supreme Court in Nassau County and is a supervising judge...

Long Island nonprofits announce staffing changes: May 9, 2008.
May 9, 2008... Byline: Alison Snyder Joshua Henkel has rejoined the Mid-Island Y Jewish Community Center as director of youth and camping services. He will be responsible for directing and coordinating the JCC's summer camp programs and will oversee its...

Ones to Watch: Long Island Architects: May 9, 2008.
May 9, 2008... Byline: Claude Solnik James D'Auria Principal James D'Auria Associates Architects This Amagansett-based architect has done high-profile projects for residents and retailers such as Lacoste, Joseph Abboud, Skechers, Brioni, Judith Ripka...

Ones to Watch: Long Island Golf Facility: May 9, 2008.
May 9, 2008... Byline: Claude Solnik Barry Beil Partner Baiting Hollow Club While others work on improving their golf swing, Beil, with partners Stanley Pine and Carl and Michael Ashkin, have been making golf better. The co-owners of Baiting Hollow...

Long Island Construction Firms: May 9, 2008.
May 9, 2008... Byline: Claude Solnik Greg Darvin Owner Pristine Pools Some pools are made for swimming, others are built to be seen and admired. If the latter's what you're after, you might call Greg Darvin, an East Hampton-based artist whose medium...

Ones to Watch: Long Island Hospitality Firms.
May 9, 2008... Byline: Claude Solnik Kim Folks-MacKinnon Events Director Bedell Cellars Vineyards aren't just selling wine; they're attracting tourists by organizing events. Folks-MacKinnon joined the Cutchoge company's team at Bedell Cellars as...

Commentary: Out East: May 9, 2008.
May 9, 2008... Byline: Jeff Miller It's a gas: Pump prices lead to threats, not much else If you happen to have a stack of East End newspapers lying around, you might by chance open one to a story about outrage over gas price gouging in the Hamptons....

Long Island Financial Briefs: May 9, 2008.
May 9, 2008... Byline: Laura Glasser Smithtown firm offers free incorporation services Smithtown-based accounting firm Merl & Hanley is offering to convert 25 small businesses per month into New York corporations, for free. The small business...