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  • Jack O’connor- Where’s the Comm Real Estate Market?

    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…

  • LIMBA -Gary Bixhorn- Vocational Trainning at BOCES

    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…

  • LIMBA -LICA Meeting OVERSUBSCRIBED

    Normal 0 This meeting is oversubscribed- no additional sign-ups under LIMBA If you sign up now the money will go to LICA and the price is $50 for members and non-members Our speaker, Savio Chan, has postponed his scheduled meeting at LIMBA to a later date. On that date  Long Island Contractors Association is having…

  • LIMBA-Mark Grossman NYS Labor “New York Youth Works”

    Today's LIMBA program featured a New York State Labor Dept initiative created in January. It is called "NY Youth Works." Mark Grossman is the regional representative for the NY State Labor department and he was here giving the presentation.   Long Island suffered a job loss demonstrated by a graph that looks very much like…

  • Steve Levy- Concepts of government reform

    Normal 0 Our speaker this morning was Steve Levy. While in office he pushed very hard to reduce costs and while he was sometimes successful, he often was not. The tide and pull of forces on an executive are difficult to overcome. Vested interests have a way of wearing down your efforts.   This valuable…

  • LIMBA Round table Discussion

    We had a "Round Table discussion this morning and the purpose was to see what we could do to advance some ideas we are supporting.    One of the projects we believe is a good idea is the Hub at Ronkonkoma. That project can happen but sewer infrastructure needs to be planned. According to Bob…

  • Legislator Kate Browning

    Our speaker today was Kate Browning, a member of the Suffolk County legislature. Ms Browning was born in Ireland when peace was a distant hope. She left Ireland to go to Germany where she met her husband, an American military officer. Subsequently she came to the US and became a citizen.   As a legislator…

  • Mark Alessi

    Our speaker this morning was former NY Assemblyman, Marc Alessi. Since leaving elected office, he has embarked on a venture that is geared to helping tech companies get funded. He has assumed the position of Executive Director of Long Island Angel Network. Of course, this is not a new idea, but what is new is…

  • Laura Shabe Port of NY & NJ Authority

    Our speaker this morning, Laura Shabe is a professional city planner that has taken on the responsibility of the Cross Harbor Float facility that was purchased by the NY, NJ Port Authority. Laura comes to NY-NJ Port Authority with a formidable background in city planning here in the United States and previously in Germany where,…