Events

Alan Doctor was our speaker at LIMBA this morning. Alan is the Director for Business Development at CUNY Center for Advanced Technology. The unit assists businesses that are developing new techniques.   Mr. Doctor outlined the requirements that allow a business to get assistance. The economic impact is what is important. If it can be…

Our speaker this morning was Dr Steven Dierker Associate Director of Brookhaven National Laboratories. The topic of discussion was the new National Synchrotron Light Source II. This project has been in the planning stage for a long time. The NLSL II will be working with light in the X-ray range. The promise of the research…

 Since 1920 The NY Regional Plan Association has been instrumental in bringing most of New York City's major infrastructure to reality. In recent years the RPA has reached out to the adjacent areas in New Jersey, Long Island and Connecticut. to promote ideas that dovetail with the infrastructure of the entire region. I have asked Mr. Yaro…

LIMBA participates in the Regional Plan Association's annual meeting. LIMBA members may attend. It is an all day meeting with important national speakers. Fees will be announced.  

This morning’s meeting was a little different from what we are used to. It was a presentation on MAGLEV (magnetically levitated transportation system). Along with it came a lesson in…

Richard Kessel has had an interesting career. Today he addressed the LIMBA audience as the President and CEO of the New York Power Authority. NYPA, Kessel told us, is the…

Reflecting its concern with island-wide issues, Chairman Ernie Fazio today announced that LIMBA is updating the words behind the acronym.  LIMBA, henceforth will be known as Long Island Metro Business…

The economic news from our speaker, State Senator Ken LaValle, was not particularly good. On the other hand, we knew that the economy is in stress. We asked the senator…

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