Ray Kenny, acting President, LIRR
This morning we had a presentation from the acting president of the LIRR. Mr Ray Kenny started with an overview of the railroads performance records. The performance can be summarized…
Keyspan-National Grid merger/acquisition
Friday we had a most unusual meeting with no scheduled speaker we used the opportunity to discuss any major issue facing Long Island. The topic of the Keyspan-National Grid merger/acquisition…
Dr Andaz, Nassau County Medical Center (Hilton Gardens)
Dr Andaz an oncologist from South Nassau Hospital gave a talk on cancer. the focus was on lung cancer and the devastating statistics on smoking. Smoking however, according to Dr…
Bob Boerner, Conservation Services Group
New Page 1 On Friday our expected speaker did not show up. This rarely happens at LIMBA (I can't even remember it happening without any notice). We have the…
Dr Joseph Mcdonell, Associate Dean of Bus. at Stony Brook
Our speaker this morning was SUNY Stony Brook, Associate Dean of Business, Joseph McDonnell Phd. China, the fearsome juggernaut? Maybe, maybe not so much, According to Dr McDonnell. While China…
Frank Boulton, Owner, Long Island Ducks
LI Ducks owner Frank Boulton began with a 5 minute news piece that appeared on CNBC. As Boulton put it, "this was coverage you cannot buy." Frank's affection for the game…
Duke Dufresne, Northrop Grumman
Members and friends Friday morning at LIMBA, on the 38th anniversary of the first moon landing, we had Duke Dufresne, the current chief of Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Integrated Systems Eastern…
Subi Chakraborti, NY State DOT, Regional Director
Members and friends This morning's speaker, NY State Department of Transportation Regional Director, Subi Chakraborti, gave us an overview of the responsibilities of the NYSDOT. We also discussed specific projects that…
Michael White, Long Island Regional Plan Director
This morning's speaker was Michael White, Michael is the Executive Director of the Long Island Regional Board. Mr White outlined the breadth and scope of the planning group. Workforce housing,…