The Hauppauge Industrial Association Planning Committee has refined the art of the “little” event…substantive, thought provoking and great networking in a beautiful venue. On the morning of November 30th HIA-LI hosted the “What’s in Women’s Economic Future?” executive breakfast at the Boulton Theater in Bay Shore. The event drew what looked to be close to [...]
Barbara Kent
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Long Island has at least a dozen major business/community organizations and the Corridor attends at least 100 events a year sponsored by these organizations. Friday however was an event of a different sort. Something NEW. Something VIBRANT, something shimmering with life and hope…the Vision Long Island Smart Growth Summit, appropriately sub-titled “Crisis and Opportunity: [...]
It’s always a pleasure to hear Dr. Pearl Kamer speak. This time it was at the Association of Information Technology Professionals Technology Showcase & Economic Forecast at the Huntington Hilton. She was more upbeat than her quarterly report and focused on job creation in technology. One must remember however, that Dr. Kamer is a 1 [...]
The HIA held a neat little Energy event at the Hamlet Golf Club last week. It was very well attended with, among other speakers Roz Goldmacher of Long Island Developmental Corporation, Eric Alexander of Vision Long Island, Richard Kessel formerly of NYPA, Kevin Law CEO of LIA and David Schieren, CEO of Empower Solar and [...]
By April, 2011, the national foreclosure rate was one housing unit in every 374 — the highest rate since foreclosures have been monitored by RealtyTrac.com. The statistics on Long Island are equally grim, with a 48% spike in foreclosures during this time. Chances are, if you or someone you know is in foreclosure, you have [...]
July 26, 2011 Carlyle On The Green, Charles Wang and Michael Picker, Sr. graced the Action Long Island Committee with their presence. Mr. Wang is charming, witty and deadly serious. He did not “ask” the assemblage of approximately 150 invited guests to vote “yes” on the August 1, $2.2 million special election for the $400 [...]
