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  • Richard Kessel

       Well, It was another stellar performance by our speaker this morning. Richard Kessel addressed LIMBA today. The volume of information that Richie can intelligently present is remarkable.    Richie spoke about the mainland link to New Jersey (Neptune) which is almost completely permitted with final approvement expected next month. He also brought us up to…

  • Stuart Levine

    This morning our speaker, Stuart Levine, made an excellent presentation on fundamentals of successful business dealings. Hearing about the "fundamentals" may sound corny to the jaded, but it is all grounded in principles that most of us do, or did, subscribe to. According Mr. Levine the our primary goal is to "add value." Bringing to…

  • Assemblywoman, Pat Acompora

     This morning's speaker, Assemblywoman Patricia Acompora, began the meeting by referring to the dysfunctional operations of Albany. If you recall, in a recent LIMBA meeting, assemblyman Steve Englebright spent considerable time on that topic. This indicates to me that this not a partisan issue. Not enough has been said outside of Albany, but it looks…

  • Alan Hevesi, Comptroller, State of NY

    Mr. Hevesi presides over the 2nd largest pension fund in the nation, and by changing some rules the fund was able to save local governments about $1 billion, while protecting the fund. Hevesi gave an insightful and informative overview of how major events such as the tech collapse, and the events of 9/11, have major…

  • Dr, Albert Donor, Pres of Dowling

     This morning's speaker was introduced by Dr. Al Donor, Dowling College's president. Dr Donor proudly introduced the college's new dean Dr. Debra Fleming.. Dr. Fleming, an engaging "Our Miss Brooks"…

  • Roger Tilles, Exec Dir Tilles Center

    Our speaker, Roger Tilles, began with a very humorous story and then went on to discuss some serious issues.Roger explained the law suit that resulted in Long Island residence being asked to help fund NYC schools. The inequity according to Mr. Tilles is that there are schools right here on Long Island that are starved…

  • American Ref-Fuels

    The presentation this morning was about the benefits of using refuse to fuel electric power   plants. John Waffenscmiodt of American Re-Fuels gave an excellent comparison of the environmental effects of this technology Vs landfilling. The portion of the waste stream that is burned to create power replaces 55,000 trucks burning 6.6 million gallons of deisel fuel.…