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Study: Farmingdale State College drove $1B economic impact, 10K jobs
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (424+ words) Study: Farmingdale State College drove $1B economic impact, 10K jobs Adina Genn//February 3, 2026// FSC contributed nearly $1 billion to Long Island's economy from 20202025 The college supported almost 10,000 jobs across Nassau and Suffolk counties A $272 million economic impact was generated by FSC in 2025 alone…...
LI school district joins electric school bus project
1+ week, 4+ day ago (382+ words) More electric school buses are coming to LI school districts. / Courtesy of Zenob" Copiague School District will deploy 10 electric school buses in an initial phase Project is funded through the New York School Bus Incentive Program via NYSERDA Educational Bus…...
New York Regents meet LIA leaders on diploma requirement changes
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (416+ words) State of the Long Island Nonprofit Industry New York Regents meet LIA leaders on diploma requirement changes Courtesy of Long Island Association Adina Genn//December 26, 2025// Regents members Thomas-Williams and Tilles met Long Island Association leaders in Melville. Meeting focused on…...
NYS taps Long Islander for cannabis education panel
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (229+ words) State of the Long Island Nonprofit Industry NYS taps Long Islander for cannabis education panel Adina Genn//December 19, 2025// Jeffrey Reynolds named as a panelist for the new Cannabis Education Advisory Panel (CEAP). The panel advises on statewide cannabis education initiatives....
Long Island firm launches $400K scholarship at SUNY Old Westbury
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (570+ words) Long Island firm launches $400K scholarship at SUNY Old Westbury Adina Genn//December 15, 2025// Deer Park Recycling donates $400,000 to create the Jeffrey M. Sissons Memorial Scholarship Fund 10 scholarships of up to $40,000 each support students from Westbury or New Cassel Scholarships target first-year students…...
Hofstra partners with New York Islanders and UBS Arena
2+ mon, 13+ hour ago (371+ words) Hofstra partners with New York Islanders and UBS Arena Mascots from Hofstra University and the New York Islanders at UBS Arena / Courtesy of Hofstra University Adina Genn//December 3, 2025// Five-year partnership links Hofstra, the New York Islanders and UBS Arena. Agreement…...
SUNY launches affordable tuition plan for service members
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (485+ words) Best Places to Work on Long Island SUNY launches affordable tuition plan for service members Courtesy of SUNY Old Westbury Adina Genn//November 17, 2025// SUNY will launch a military tuition rate beginning in spring 2026. Program aligns SUNY tuition with federal tuition…...
SUNY Old Westbury launches campus-wide AI initiative
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (598+ words) Leaders in Law Award SUNY Old Westbury launches campus-wide AI initiative Courtesy of SUNY Old Westbury Adina Genn//November 13, 2025// SUNY Old Westbury launches AI@OW, a campus-wide AI education initiative. AI instruction will be provided to all undergraduate students by…...
Long Island workforce summit seeks to strengthen career paths
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (656+ words) Long Island workforce summit seeks to strengthen career paths Adina Genn//November 7, 2025// 300+ business, labor, and education leaders attended HIA-LI Workforce Summit. Focus on connecting Long Island classrooms with employer needs and career pathways. More than 300 business, labor and education leaders…...
SCCC breaks ground on auto training center
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (349+ words) SCCC breaks ground on auto training center Adina Genn//October 31, 2025// SCCC opens groundbreaking for 38,000 sq. ft. automotive center in Brentwood. Empire Automotive Group partners with SCCC through naming agreement. Program aims to strengthen Long Island's skilled automotive workforce pipeline. Suffolk…...