Events

Several elected officials that were victorious in November to discuss the future as they see it

  Dan Perkins working as a consultant to Taubman, the company that is proposing the Mall at Syosset made a presentation at LIMBA this morning   Taubman builds malls for high end retailers and they are company that builds specifically to their own standards, and they enjoy a reputation for quality. They intend to have…

Normal 0 Today's experience at LIMBA was not only an opportunity to learn more about Long Island, it was also an opportunity for students to see what we do at LIMBA. This meeting was held on the Farmingdale Campus in the University Club. The students in the room were encouraged to participate in the Q&A…

Normal 0   Our speaker this week was William Moore CEO of Deepwater Wind. A company with substantial plans for ocean sited electric generating wind turbines in the eastern shores of the United States.   Their proposal for Long Island is further off shore than the proposal that was rejected by LIPA. It is 30…

Our speakers this morning were Congressman Tim Bishop and Brookhaven Town Supervisor Mark Lesko.    These two leaders that have teamed to address a very important concern. Long Island companies are being lured away from this region with incentives that are sometimes hard to resist. Lesko and Bishop created a task force to go out…

This morning's program was a bit unusual. The speaker that was on the announcement was Jack O'Connor. Jack assembled some people for a panel and they were important and knowledgeable people that helped round out the subject.   Among them were Andrea Lohneiss, an economic officer with NY State. Peter Curry, Attorney with Farrell Fritz…

Eastern Suffolk BOCES hosted the LIMBA meeting this morning at the Edward J. Miliken Training Center in Oakdale. In recognition of the symbiotic relationship BOCES has with the business community they opened their doors to us for a tour of the training facilities.   We began by being served breakfast that was prepared by the…