People are spending less time in gyms and more time in boutique studios
By Felicia LaLomia and Gary Ghayrat At 7 am on a Friday morning, Alexandra Kefaliakos laid belly down on a long, white surfboard. She […]
Business
Six pharmaceutical companies join unregulated LI hemp industry
By Vaidik Trivedi Contract Pharmacal Corporation, a Hauppauge-based dietary producer, joined five other Long Island producers of hemp-based supplements in early March. The 400-employee company’s […]
Nature’s Bounty & Co. plans to add over 200 jobs to its Long Island facilities
By Priya Shahi & Vaidik Trivedi A vitamins and nutritional supplement manufacturing company, Nature’s Bounty, will expand its current production sites on Long Island and […]
Small LI business brings Ghee to the Oscars
By Vivica Michel and Chelsea Sullivan Lynbrook-based Gourmet Ghee Company’s sales tripled after their black truffle flavored butter was featured in gift bags for The […]
Growing Long Island art market sees new businesses enter fray
By Josh Spitz and Alex Bakirdan The Shelf, an artisan store in downtown Port Jefferson, will open in mid-April and will be selling the art […]
Yeast culture retrieved from an 1886 shipwreck will star the New York Craft Brewer’s Festival
By Frank Gargano and Arielle Noren A new yeast culture retrieved from an 1886 shipwreck is poised to be the star of the New York […]
Long Island’s third medical marijuana dispensary opens in Carle Place
By Brianne Ledda and Zoya Naqvi Long Island’s third medical marijuana dispensary since 2016 held its grand opening in Carle Place on Tuesday, Feb. 19. […]
Free career services for ex-convicts prepare them for employment expo
By Gabby Pardo and Paige Clarke The Halo Network Inc. and One Stop Employment Center in Suffolk County hosted two seminars to assist ex-convicts attempting […]
Long Island hemp & CBD businesses face potential cannabis ban
By Augustus Fei and Katherine Hoey Open Minded Organics Farms opened its apothecary store’s doors on March 1st in Sag Harbor, but a looming cannabis […]
Doughnut shop fundraises $8,000 for family of deceased NYPD detective
By Scott Terwilliger and Xian Wornell The Lynbrook doughnut and coffee shop Doughology raised nearly $8,000 Tuesday through Thursday of last week for the family […]