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Many small businesses have been forced to close because of the coronavirus outbreak, including the Chop Shop, a hair salon in Long Beach.

Long Island Association offering business advice amid coronavirus outbreak

The Long Island Association, a regional business advocacy group, was supposed to host its spring luncheon Friday, featuring retired Yankee great Alex Rodriguez, but instead it held an hour-long webinar to offer information and advice on how businesses can stay alive during the COVID-19 outbreak. more

By Scott Brinton | 3/27/20

L.I.’s high-tech future is on the horizon

For years, we have spoken about a so-called “brain drain” on Long Island — the steady departure of young people in their 20s and 30s. They’re fed up with the Island’s high cost of housing . . . more

1/17/20

U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, left, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Nassau County Executive Laura Curran introduced a program to streamline job training and apprenticeship resources on Long Island.

U.S Rep. Tom Suozzi and Laura Curran introduce workforce development task force

“We’re here today to talk about the future of Long Island,” U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, a Democrat from Glen Cove, said at the Composite Prototyping Center in Plainview on Feb. 21. Standing alongside … more

By Mike Conn | 2/28/19

New County Executive Laura Curran is undertaking a 60-day analysis of Nassau's budget to see where savings can be achieved. The move follows an order by the Nassau Interim Finance Authority during the previous administration to cut $18 million in spending.

Curran to undertake 60-day budget analysis

New County Executive Laura Curran took aim at Nassau’s previous administration, headed by Ed Mangano, and Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellmore set his sights on the Trump administration in their … more

By Scott Brinton | 1/14/18

The Long Island Association, in conjunction with Stony Brook University's Advanced Energy Research Center, the Gershow Recycling Corporation and Deepwater Wind, hosted a tour last Wednesday of the wind farm recently constructed three miles off the Block Island coastline. At center, in yellow, was LIA Board of Directors member Katherine Heaviside.

The future is blowing in the wind

New York officials say they hope to generate half of the state’s power from renewable sources by 2030. To meet this goal, officials are looking to the recently constructed Block Island offshore wind farm as a model for how renewable energy can power whole communities. more

By Tyler Marko | 10/10/17

State must approve Main Line's third track

In May, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors allocated $1.95 billion to construct a third Long Island Rail Road track down the center of Nassau County, on the Main Line between Floral Park and Hicksville. more

6/8/17

Gov. Andrew Cuomo outlined plans for 2016, as Long Island Association president Kevin Law, left, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, center, and Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone listened.

Business sector gives nod to Cuomo tax plan

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is moving to reduce taxes for small business owners, and local businessmen and tax experts say they approve of the effort. Cuomo’s plan, which he announced last week, is a … more

By Adrienne Lyons | 1/14/16

Business sector gives nod to Cuomo tax plan

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is moving to reduce taxes for small business owners, and local businessmen and tax experts say they approve of the effort. Cuomo’s plan, which he announced last week, is a … more

By Adrienne Lyons | 1/13/16

Where, oh where, is Long Island's wind farm?

I ran for 45 minutes over the seashell-coated paths and up and down the steep hills of Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick last Saturday, and I didn’t meet a soul, which was surprising and strange, even a little eerie. more

2/7/13

Councils offer hope for economic vitality

As ideas go, we think Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive order, announced last week at SUNY Old Westbury, creating 10 state regional economic development councils, including one for Long Island, is brilliant. The concept of streamlining the development process — now a byzantine maze of bureaucracy — may be of great value. more

8/4/11