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Legis. William Spencer and other local leaders present

Report: 1.1 billion fewer plastic bags used in Suffolk

Not only were 1.1 billion fewer plastic bags used in the county last year, but the number of bags found polluting shorelines fell steeply compared to 2017, according to the report.

Business LI February job count expands by 9,400
LI had 9,400 more jobs last month than in February 2018, which topped the year-over-year increase of 6,200 jobs for January, data show.
6:11 PM
Business One more time: Levi Strauss goes public again
Levi Strauss & Co., which gave America its first pair of blue jeans, is public ...
5:11 PM
Business Northwell opens $26 million transplant ICU
Northwell Health this week opened its new surgical transplant intensive care unit at North Shore ...
3/20/19
Business Unions: Expand prevailing wage in state budget
About 70 unionized construction workers and their supporters called Thursday for including an expansion of ...
5:38 PM
Business Union to take applications for 20 apprenticeships
The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee of Local 66 of the General Building Laborers union will begin taking applications on Monday for 20 skilled construction craft laborer apprenticeships, officials said.
6:00 AM
Business LIPA approves food scraps-to-power plant
LIPA trustees gave thumbs up to a food scraps-to-energy plant even as the authority released new projections for sharply lower peak-power needs on Long Island that could hasten the obsolescence of older fossil-fuel plants.
3/20/19
Business Jennifer Abreu joins Rivkin Radler
Jennifer Abreu of East Meadow has been hired as an associate in compliance, investigations and insurance groups at Rivkin Radler in Uniondale.
12:35 PM
Technology LI firm's cybersecurity software showcased
Code Dx's enterprise software is being displayed at the three-day DHS Science & Technology Cybersecurity and Innovation Showcase in Washington.
3/19/19
Technology Facebook stored millions of passwords in plain text
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook left millions of user passwords readable by its employees for years, ...
5:47 PM
Business First of Long Island names new CEO, president
Christopher Becker takes on those roles from Michael N. Vittorio, who is retiring at the end of 2019, at the Glen Head-based bank.
3/20/19