Events

This week Martin Cantor will speak on "How the World Economy Effects Long Island". Marty was the economic develpoment officer in the Haplin administration. He has since served in various other government and quasi goverment roles. A knowledgeable and interesting speaker Mr. Cantor has much to add to our understanding of our economy.

Our invited speaker this morning was Assemblyman Steve Englebright. We opened the meeting while we were waiting for Steve to arrive. Mr. Englebright was caught in traffic that was caused by a policeman's funeral. In the meantime we began to discuss the logjam in Albany. Fortunately we had some expertise in the audience in the…

 This morning our speaker, Stony Brook's Economic Development Assoc VP, Judy McEvoy, gave us an enlightening insight on the impact of the university on Long Island. For example, the hospital supplies bills accounts for $300 million in purchases. The vast majority of those dollars are spent on Long Island. There is a total of $200…

   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…

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…

 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…

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…

 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"…