James Bernstein

James Bernstein 11:02 AM Bethpage Federal chief named new LIA chairman

Kevin Law, president of the Long Island Association, is to announce a new chairman and ... Read more »

James Bernstein 2/14/12 LIPA energy-efficiency talks draw 400 users

The Long Island Power Authority held its first "big" energy-efficiency conference for Long Island businesses ... Read more »

James Bernstein 2/13/12 LI pet groomers going to the dogs, profitably

Marsha Nelson has found profitability, she says, and happiness, in her pet-grooming van. So have ... Read more »

James Bernstein 2/13/12 Foreseeing problems can prevent costly mistakes

Small businesses need to think long and hard about what could happen, an expert told ... Read more »

James Bernstein 2/9/12 Sbarro hopes to regain piece of the pie

The slimmed-down version of Sbarro Inc., the Melville-based pizza and pasta chain that emerged from ... Read more »

James Bernstein 2/9/12 Foreclosure help starts in Suffolk

The New York State Department of Financial Services' huge white mobile van rolled into a ... Read more »

James Bernstein 2/7/12 Heron sculpture set for Farmingville site

Jim Miller's heron sculptures are now almost everywhere -- at the eight Miller Environmental offices ... Read more »

James Bernstein 2/7/12 Dozens respond to LIA tech program ad

The Long Island Association is being flooded with resumes from people who want to run ... Read more »

James Bernstein 2/7/12 Chevy Happy Grad ad adds to LIer's resume

What's next for Zachary Borst, the aspiring young filmmaker from Merrick whose humorous, 30-second ad ... Read more »

James Bernstein 2/6/12 Unwrapping a startup, groupgifting.com

The founders of a company that survived the dotcom bubble's burst, are starting "a social ... Read more »

James Bernstein 2/3/12 More overseas work for LI law firms

Some of Long Island's largest law firms report that they are looking more and more ... Read more »

James Bernstein 2/2/12 Melville fund manager early Facebook friend

Vincent Napolitano, social network fund manager at Melville-based Rockwell Global Capital, began buying up stock ... Read more »

James Bernstein 2/2/12 Consumer Reports likes LI clam bar's sauce

Consumer Reports rates everything, including pasta sauce, and found in a blind taste test that ... Read more »

James Bernstein 2/2/12 3 LI companies form IT cluster

Long Island government officials and business organizations have spent years trying mightily to put together ... Read more »

James Bernstein 2/1/12 LI school district testing all-electric bus

The Plainview-Old Bethpage school district, like virtually all other districts on Long Island, is trying ... Read more »

James Bernstein 2/1/12 Smashburger opening in Hicksville

Smashburger is a new concept on Long Island, a fast-casual restaurant that will serve up ... Read more »

James Bernstein 2/1/12 Gym buff invents a solution to carrying sweaty clothes

Ted Kole, a Center Moriches entrepreneur and proud gym buff, has come up with a ... Read more »

James Bernstein 1/30/12 LI Angel Network eyes innovation grant

The Long Island Angel Network, an organization that connects investors with entrepreneurs, is to decide ... Read more »

James Bernstein 1/27/12 Two positions open with LI Association

Who says there are no jobs on Long Island? ... Read more »

James Bernstein 1/26/12 More movie theaters selling alcohol

There was a big fuss in Levittown last month about the possibility of a local ... Read more »

James Bernstein 1/26/12 Poll: more confident in LI, less in U.S.

Confidence in the Long Island economy rose slightly in 2011, according to a poll sponsored ... Read more »

James Bernstein 1/25/12 LIA calls for rail commuter incentives

The Long Island Rail Road's decline in ridership, which now places it as the nation's ... Read more »

James Bernstein 1/25/12 Nassau to start club for inventors and entrepreneurs

Brian Fried started the Suffolk County Inventors & Entrepreneurs Club 4½ years ago, now he ... Read more »

James Bernstein 1/24/12 Ex-LI banker still plans to return to area

What, you don't think big bankers stand in line at Starbucks and buy their own ... Read more »

James Bernstein 1/23/12 Aviation museums join forces for tourism

Aviation museums on Long Island and one in upstate Rhinebeck are creating a coalition to ... Read more »

Other Columnists 1/23/12 New Rechler HQ built as a showcase

The lobby has the feel of an art museum. It is just the start of ... Read more »

James Bernstein 1/23/12 Bringing a new technology to market

Marc Alessi and his partner Burke Liburt have a deal to bring to market a ... Read more »

James Bernstein 1/19/12 LI Plastic Surgical goes blue

The Garden City-based Long Island Plastic Surgical Group will be blue Friday. ... Read more »

James Bernstein 1/19/12 Rolling dice on educational winner

Being good at games has always come as a surprise to Joseph Sambriski. ... Read more »

James Bernstein 1/19/12 Softheon lands health care contract

Eugene Sayan arrived in the United States from his native Turkey in 1986 with a ... Read more »

James Bernstein 1/17/12 Garden City lawyer a TV talk-show regular

Randy Zelin would have to be one of the most recognizable lawyers on Long Island ... Read more »

James Bernstein 1/17/12 Applied DNA inks tech deal with college

Tiny Applied DNA Sciences Inc. of Stony Brook took a step earlier this week toward ... Read more »

James Bernstein 1/17/12 LI designers get ready for the toy shows

Christmas 2011 is a memory and Christmas 2012 not yet even a thought. But toy-makers ... Read more »