Yesterday's speaker was Tom Croci. Croci has served as a Navel intelligence officer and also served in the George Bush Whitehouse, and is now in the reserves. He is the Republican candidate for the supervisor of Islip Town. He told us that he was new to politics and his motivation is that of frustration rather…

LIMBA program speaker Randi Busse   The program at LIMBA was different from our usual format. Instead of having a high profile Long Islander, we have a professional speaker. Randi Busse usually speaks to corporate America clients, and her topic today about building the loyalty of your customer base.   After asking her audience to…

Stored Energy System for Long Island Our speaker this morning was Brian Prusse and the discussion was about the use of batteries to help support the grid. The age-old problem with power plants is the difficulty with matching load to production. Firing up a major power plant takes time. On the other hand, the moment…

Supervisor Phil Nolan - Oct 7 2011 Mr. Nolan made his presentation today by pointing out some changes that he made when he took the reins of Islip town government. He began to learn very quickly that there were some questionable practices that needed to be addressed. The practice of confidential pay. These were payments…

"Ask the Lawyer" - October 14, 2011    Gary Wirth, partner in the law firm of Kaufman Dolowich Voluck & Gonzo LLP, brought to us a program this morning called "Ask the Lawyer." Gary began with pointing out the difference of approach of who pays legal fees. He compared the English system where the losing…

County Executive Steve Levy requested an opportunity to speak before LIMBA this morning. He believes the budget that he has put on the table will be disturbing to many, but the measures he is taking are absolutely necessary. Among the problems are the Medicaid bills. While they were difficult enough a few years ago they…

Marty Cantor was our speaker this morning. Cantor is an economist and has apparently has given his topic, education costs, a great deal of thought. Marty started out by pointing out that among the anti-competitive elements we are dealing with on Long Island property taxes. About 70% of those taxes are school taxes. The effect…

Executive Drector of the Foreign Trade Zone, Astrid Fidelia, will be our Speaker. The value and benefits the Trade Zone to the Long Island business coimmunity will be the topic. This program will have special significance to people who have an interest in foreign trade. Learn how your business or your clients can benefit. Please…