Business

• Small LI businesses try to cope in sour economy

  For Greg Bavaro, the owner of Garden City Pizza and Catering, the tough economy has meant tough choices.

• THE WEEK AHEAD

  TODAY

• Small business: Staying in business in all seasons

  For many entrepreneurs, the change of seasons means a lot more than just swapping out summer attire for warmer winter wear or vice versa.

• Hunting for collectibles is his business

  Starting when David Epstein was 6 or so, weekends were dictated by his parents' love of collectibles.

• Broadwater's plan not dead yet

  Although it's been trampled in the endless stampede of fresher news, the proposal by Broadwater Energy to build a liquid natural gas processing plant in Long Island Sound isn't dead.

• STOCK WATCH

  FIRST OF LONG ISLAND (FLIC)

• LI BUSINESS: THE WEEK AHEAD

  Investors get a healthy dose of Fedspeak this week, with several officials giving speeches and the release of minutes from the central bank's last meeting. Interest rates will also be on the agenda in London.

• LI PEOPLE ON THE MOVE

  ENGINEERING

• Bailout focus now turns to mechanics

  Now comes the hard part.