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 [...]

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 [...]

Please read what Mr. Sackstein, a former LIPA Trustee, Co-Chairman of the Suffolk County LIPA Oversight Committee, and currently the Board Chairman of Action Long Island has to say about the privatization of LIPA. While I agree with him regarding the MSA, there is also a case for the fact that perhaps private industry can [...]