Events

Dr Cordaro, Dean of the School of Management at LIU, gave us an overview of the courses that are being offerred at the LIU, which included criminal justice, social work, and not for profit. But that was the usual list of special training. What I thought was more interesting and important was the approach to teaching…

Dr Lee Koppelman spoke at LIMBA and it has been about 12 years since he last spoke there. The master planner was generally in good spirits about the way Long Island has developed. He began by citing the economic importance of the Long Island region. Suffolk County, for example, is still the largest agricultural county in the…

Today our speaker was Vivian Viloria-Fisher. Vivian is a Suffolk County legislator. The conversation was focused on an important emotional issue involving illegal immigrant labor. There is bill that requires that all Suffolk County contracts use legal labor. Viloria-Fisher was very good at presenting the issue and the various slants on the issue. Her presentation…

This morning our speaker County Executive, Steve Levy addressed a number of issues that were of interest to the gathered guests. He explained the role of an executive in contrast…

Members and friends  Our speaker was supposed to be the president of the Regional Plan Association, Bob Yaro. Unfortunately he could not attend but was successful in finding another person in…

Members and friendsNever knowing what a particular speaker brings to the forum is par for the course. Therefore I am often surprised at the content as well as the questions…

Jaci Clement is the executive Director of The Fair Media Council and addressed LIMBA this morning. Our speaker's expertise is the media in general. She described the media as you…

"Long Island, The Global Economy and Race: The Aging of America's First Suburb"..was the topic of this morning's speaker, Marty Cantor. Marty is a CPA and a former economic development…