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By ADINA GENN additional economic relief to withstand the impact of COVID,” Jeffrey Weiner, Marcum chairman and CEO, said new COVID-19 stimulus package. Infra- in a statement. structure investment. And the reinstate- A wish list among executives is emerging across the ment of the state and local tax deduction. nation as it struggles with another COVID-19 surge. Now, These are just some of the top economic business leaders are sharing insights on their business priorities amid the COVID crisis that outlook, government economic priorities and the coronavi- Biz leaders to Biden: Abusiness leaders have for the incoming Biden administra- rus crisis itself as the Biden administration prepares to get tion. underway. “We need COVID recovery for small business – more CEOs “have deep concerns about the immediate future, These are our grants to help them with the financial pain they suffered,” and optimism has continued to trend downward,” Wein- said Kevin Law, president and CEO of the Long Island As- er said. “The resilience of mid-market companies—the sociation. “They don’t need more loans - they need grants.” priorities backbone of our economy—is being tested, and time will Passing a new COVID-19 stimulus package is a top pri- tell whether the next administration is able to help right the ority for more than 67 percent of the c-suite level executives course for U.S. businesses.” responding to the most recent CEO survey from Marcum, Released last week, the Marcum-Hofstra survey in a national accounting firm with offices in Melville, and mid-November polled c-suite executives at 250 companies Hofstra University’s Frank G. Zarb School of Business, in across the nation, from a broad spectrum of industries. The Hempstead. survey looked at economic priorities for 2021 and beyond. “Middle-market CEOs are clear about their need for LONG ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS I December 11-17, 2020 I LIBN.COM I 5

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Manufacturing Education Policies that promote U.S.-based manufacturing were favored as a top priority by more than Investing in education and childcare are criti- 36 percent of the survey’s respondents, as well as cal for the region. Long Islanders that spoke to LIBN. “We have to focus on the community colleges “A key indicator of bringing back America’s and colleges because training and retraining our economy is to figure out how more products can future workforce will play dividend down the be produced in the United States,” said Phil An- road,” Law said. drews, the president of the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce. “Increased employment and productivity in America will get America back to work, and ‘made in America’ will be more than just a slo- gan,” he added. A stimulus package would go a long way toward that end, Andrews said. “A new round of stimulus injected into the economy will get the country moving in the right direction by increasing consumer confidence and spending, along with a second round of support PHIL ANDREWS for small businesses, will point the economy in the right direction,” he said. provements at MacArthur Airport and the need Infrastructure for the Gateway Tunnel project, which would construct two new tunnels under the Hudson Infrastructure funding, too, is a top priority, River between New Jersey and Penn Station, according to the survey, and to leaders on Long easing congestion. While the tunnel project has Island. prompted “a lot of debate, it’s critically import- On Tuesday, Nassau County announced that ant,” he said. And funding for the cash-strapped it had requested federal stimulus for large scale MTA and LIRR, he said, is key. improvements. According to County Executive TOM SUOZZI Laura Curran, federal stimulus that advances shovel-ready projects would create more than SALT 3,300 construction jobs in Nassau. Reinstating the state and local tax deductions Law pointed to infrastructure projects across is also critical, Law said. COVID the region that warrant merit. That sentiment was echoed earlier this week Amid COVID-19, more than 82 percent of “Investing in infrastructure puts people back when U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi said on a call that he CEOs responding to the Marcum-Hofstra survey to work,” Law said, referring to improvements would ask all incoming members of Congress needed in the region, including roads, sewers, to pledge to repeal the SALT cap. He also aims said they are taking precautions in the event of bridges and tunnels. to urge New Yorkers to withhold support from another lockdown, with 64 percent saying that Such projects would fuel the economy. members of Congress who do not support the a lockdown would impact operations. More “From FDR’s New Deal in response to the repeal of the cap. than 58 percent said COVID would continue to Great Depression to Obama’s American Re- “The SALT cap of 2017 was a gut-punch impact U.S. businesses over the next year. covery & Reinvestment Act in response to the to New Yorkers, who already subsidize other “The government should continue to im- Great Recession, history has proven that federal states by paying more in taxes than we receive plement ideas that will stop the spread of stimulus dollars for infrastructure projects can back from the federal government,” Suozzi said. COVID-19,” Andrews said. “Control mecha- be a critical tool in rebuilding our economy,” Kyle “COVID has compounded SALT and we are now nisms are vital to America in its efforts to get the Strober, executive director of the Association for seeing large corporations and their employees economy back on track to pre-COVID-19 levels.” a Better Long Island, an economic development looking to move to other states.” n [email protected] 6 I LONG ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS I December 11-17, 2020 I LIBN.COM

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Long Island stakeholders are seeking ideas to Our highly amenitized and inspiring workspaces are designed to optimize health, repurpose the sector’s real estate. happiness and productivity. As more big-box stores and other large retail spaces become vacant and there are fewer retail tenants to occupy them, landlords, developers and local government officials are looking outside the box, literally and figuratively, in an effort to make good Courtesy of CBRE use of all that property.

Renderings of the York Factory, a new office concept being redeveloped2 at vacant Lord & Taylor department store sites. Earlier this month, the Town of Brookha- ©York Factory 2019 - 2020 ven held a virtual public hearing on a pro- 3 ©York Factory 2019 - 2020 posed new law that would create a floating that evoke a unique sense of place.” former department store property in Hicks- redevelopment is being pitched to “enter- zone to enable property currently zoned for Retail property owner Charles Lefkow- ville into a mixed-use development with 425 prises seeking a solution for the modern retail to be used for something else. itz, a principal of Realty Three LLC/Louis rental apartments, retail and office space, workforce,” according to a CBRE email, Called the Commercial Redevelopment Lefkowitz Realty and president of the Three restaurants, a grocery store, cinema, fitness which describes the facility as an “inspiring District, the town says the purpose of the Village Chamber of Commerce, praised the center and food-service kiosks. workspace designed to optimize health, floating zone is to create flexibility, which is proposed zoning. He said the floating zone Last year, Brookfield Properties proposed happiness and productivity.” “necessary to stimulate the revitalization of would encourage economic growth, work to a redevelopment of about 16 acres of the The idea is that office workers at the York abandoned, vacant or underutilized” shop- create environmentally sustainable devel- 28-acre site in Manhasset where Macy’s has Factory can walk to restaurants and shops ping centers, bowling alleys and health club opment that includes renewable energy and a store. The project would bring 355 rental since it is located within a shopping center properties. contains a much-needed affordable housing apartments, 72,000 square feet of office property or a central business district. According to the town’s resolution, which component. space, 73,400 square feet of additional retail “An amenitized office or medical facility is sponsored by Councilman Dan Panico and “The new Brookhaven proposed floating space and a 200-room hotel. doesn’t exist like this on Long Island,” says Councilwoman Valerie Cartwright, the code zone revitalization code is long overdue,” Brokers at CBRE are currently marketing CBRE broker Phil Heilpern. “These reimag- is designed to achieve “economically bene- said Lefkowitz, who is also a former town office space to be redeveloped from four for- ined properties will give companies the ficial and socially desirable redevelopment councilman. “And it is the type of zoning mer Lord & Taylor stores on Long Island: a opportunity to move their employees to a which is more creative and imaginative in its that accomplishes things that would be bene- 119,836-square-foot department store at the building that supports workplace solutions.” land use and design than is possible under ficial to the community.” Walt Whitman Shops in Huntington Station, Not surprisingly, Heilpern thinks the more rigid, Euclidean and conventional The idea of repurposing retail spaces isn’t a 122,718-square-foot big box at Westfield Brookhaven has the right idea when it comes regulations currently in place.” new, but has gained momentum in recent South Shore in Bay Shore, a 155,471-square- to its floating development zone. The goal of the floating zone is to guide years. foot building on Franklin Avenue in Garden “The Town of Brookhaven is forward redevelopment patterns that are “civic-ori- Seritage Growth Properties, the real estate City and a 161,726-square-foot store on thinking and they’re adjusting to what the ented, pedestrian-friendly, economically investment trust spun off by Sears Holdings Northern Boulevard in Manhasset. market is calling for,” he said. vibrant, environmentally sustainable, and in 2015, has proposed to turn the 26.4-acre Called the York Factory, the new office n [email protected]

Inked 9-11 Grant Ave., Bay Shore 355 New York Ave., Huntington for landlord MGD Investments in the lease transaction. Eclipse Visuals leased 5,000 square feet The Runners Edge leased a 152-1 Remington Blvd., of industrial space at 9-11 Grant Ave. in 2,200-square-foot retail space at 355 Ronkonkoma Bayshore. Bob Misa of Metro Realty New York Ave. in Huntington. The Run- 415 Oser Ave., Hauppauge Molo Realty LLC purchased a Services represented the tenant, as ners Edge, a long-time retailer of ath- Tech Fall Wrestling leased 10,000 3,000-square-foot industrial condo at well as the landlord, Washington & letic footwear and gear on Main Street Grant, in the lease transaction. in Farmingdale, is expanding with square feet of industrial space at 152-1 Remington Blvd. in Ronkonkoma 415 Oser Ave. in Hauppauge. Patrick for $500,000. Jeremy Hackett of Metro its newest location. The tenant was self-represented, while Derek Wein- Ciancimino of Industry One Realty Realty Services represented the buy- represented the tenant, while landlord er, as well as the seller, SREE Holdings 83 Main St., Sag Harbor berger was the in-house representative for landlord MGD Investments in the Heartland Associates LLC was self-rep- Inc., in the sales transaction. Comerford Collection, a private label lease transaction. resented in the lease transaction. furniture retailer, leased a 488-square- foot retail space at 83 Main St. in 835 Marconi Ave., Ronkonkoma Sag Harbor. The company, which has 475 Port Washington Blvd., Port 70 Corbin Ave., Bay Shore another location in Bridgehampton, ex- Island Fire & Defense Systems leased Washington CLS Wholesalers, Inc. leased 2,250 5,000 square feet of industrial space pects to open the Sag Harbor store ear- Salem Drugs leased 1,500 square feet square feet of industrial space at 70 at 835 Marconi Ave. in Ronkonkoma. ly next year. The tenant was self-rep- of retail space at 475 Port Washing- Corbin Ave. in Bay Shore. Patrick Michael Zere of Zere Real Estate resented, while Joshua Roth was the ton Blvd. in Port Washington. Salem Ciancimino of Industry One Realty Services represented the tenant, as in-house representative for landlord Drugs has been located nearby for 35 represented the tenant, while land- Manhattan Skyline Management in the well as the landlord, Gemina Corp., in years and is relocating. The tenant was lord Corbin Development Corp. was the lease transaction. lease transaction. self-represented, while Derek Wein- self-represented in the lease transac- berger was the in-house representative tion. 8 I LONG ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS I December 11-17, 2020 I LIBN.COM REALESTATE Priciest home sales: November 2020

Priciest home sales in Woodbury (11797) Priciest home sales in Jamesport (11947) Priciest home sales in Manhasset (11030) The three highest-priced home sales in Woodbury The three highest-priced home sales in Jamesport The three highest-priced home sales in Manhasset last month ranged from $1.591 million to $2.35 million. last month ranged from $529,000 to $1.295 million. last month ranged from $2.275 million to $3.426 million. The priciest Woodbury home sold in November The priciest Jamesport home sold in November was The priciest Manhasset home sold in November was was a 7-bedroom, 8-bath Victorian on 1.1 acres at a 4-bedroom, 4.5-bath newly built expanded ranch on a 6-bedroom, 4.5-bath Tudor on 1.52 acres at 23 Bonnie 25 Elm St. (pictured) that sold for $2.35 million. It was .51 acres at 582 Peconic Bay Blvd. (pictured) that sold Heights Road (pictured) that sold for $3.426 million in listed by Zachary Elliott of Nest Seekers and sold by for $1.295 million. It was listed by Loretta McLean and cash. It was listed by MaryBeth Avallone and Eileen Shahzad Qureshi of Pinnacle Real Estate Consulting. Devon Higgins of Bayland Realty Group and sold by Krach of Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty and A 4-bedroom, 4.5-bath contemporary on .81 acres Daniel Sullivan of Brown Harris Stevens. sold by Daniel Gale’s Ann Hance. at 22 Windemere Way fetched $1.625 million. It was A 4-bedroom, 3.5-bath colonial on .65 acres at 125 A 5-bedroom, 3.5-bath colonial on .26 acres at 578 Hunt listed by Patty Pascullo of Douglas Elliman Real Estate Timothy Lane fetched $825,000 in cash. It was listed by Lane fetched $2.45 million. It was listed by Lisa Ferraro and sold by Douglas Elliman’s Joyce Fox. Patricia Shackel of Douglas Elliman Real Estate and and Kristen Denihan of Daniel Gale Sotheby’s Internation- At 14 Chauncey Place, a 6-bedroom, 4.5-bath colo- sold by Mary McTigue and Nancy Cervelli of Daniel al Realty and sold by Ricky Sun of SCY Realty Team. nial on .86 acres went for $1.591 million. It was listed Gale Sotheby’s International Realty. At 11 Chanticlare Drive, a 4-bedroom, 3-bath ranch on by Anne Fishbein and Barbara Drucker of Douglas El- At 48 Williamson Lane, a 3-bedroom, 2-bath ranch 1.06 acres went for $2.275 million. It was listed by Beth liman Real Estate and sold by Alfred Walter and Gina on .18 acres went for $529,000 in cash. It was listed and Catrone of Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty Walter of Century 21 Cor Ace Realty. sold by Kate Carpluk of Town and Country Real Estate. and sold by Alana Mitnick Benjamin of Compass.

Priciest home sales in Setauket (11733) Priciest home sales in Rockville Centre (11570) Priciest home sales in Manorville (11949) The three highest-priced home sales in Setauket The three highest-priced home sales in Rockville The three highest-priced home sales in Manorville last month ranged from $880,000 to $1.06 million. Centre last month ranged from $1.133 million to $1.712 last month ranged from $610,000 to $640,000. The priciest Setauket home sold in November million. The priciest Manorville home sold in November was a 5-bedroom, 3-bath colonial on .70 acres at 29 The priciest Rockville Centre home sold in Novem- was a 4-bedroom, 3-bath home on .93 acres at 8 Sad- Caroline Ave. (pictured) that sold for $1.06 million. It ber was a 5-bedroom, 3.55-bath colonial on .26 acres dlebrook Lane (pictured) that sold for $640,000. It was was listed by Denise Voelker of Daniel Gale Sotheby’s at 14 Kenwood Court (pictured) that sold for $1.712 listed by Dawn Jordan of First Hampton International International Realty and sold by Makenzie Moeller of million. It was listed by Beverly Vu and sold by Eliza- Realty and sold by Bryan Karp and Maria Caifa of Coach Realtors. beth Byrne of Harms Real Estate. Coach Realtors. A 4-bedroom, 3.5-bath colonial on .52 acres at 9 A 4-bedroom, 3-bath colonial on .20 acres at 104 A 3-bedroom, 4.5-bath colonial on 2.03 acres at 22 Clemens Court fetched $895,000 in cash. It was listed Roxen Road fetched $1.26 million. It was listed by Russell St. fetched $615,000. It was listed and sold by by Stephanie Carollo of Realty Connect USA LI and Matthew MInardi and Scott Wallace of Daniel Gale Susan Gwen of Signature Homes of New York. sold by Zachary Scher of Coldwell Banker Realty. At 49 Van Brunt Manor Road, a 5-bedroom, 3.5-bath Sotheby’s International Realty and sold by Sandra At 45 Florence Drive, a 5-bedroom, 2.5-bath con- Victorian on 1.39 acres went for $880,000. It was listed Asip of Coach Realtors. temporary on .95 acres went for $610,000. It was listed by Michael O’Dwyer and Holly Brainard of Daniel Gale At 11 Oxford Road, a 4-bedroom, 2.5-bath Victorian by Michele Sanchez of Century 21 Castle Real Estate Sotheby’s International Realty and sold by O’Dwyer. on .14 acres went for $1.133 million. It was listed by Properties and sold by Sondra Zeltins Siering. Carol O’Leary and Nancy O’Brien of Coach Realtors Source: OneKeyMLS.com and sold by Jennifer McConnell of Petrey West Realty.

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Pending LI home sales slow, but still ahead of last year Advisory | Tax | Audit The pace of pending home sales on Long Island slowed last month, though they still remain ahead of last year. There were 2,868 homes in Nassau and Suffolk counties contracted for sale last month, an 18.2 percent increase from the 2,426 homes contracted for sale in Nov. 2019, according to preliminary numbers from OneKey MLS. However, this November’s pending sales were down more than 25 percent from the 3,830 pending sales recorded in October, as housing market activity slows heading into the holiday season. In Nassau, there were 1,249 homes contracted for sale last month, up 26 percent from the 992 homes contracted for sale in Nov. 2019. In Suffolk, there were 1,619 pending home sales last month, a nearly 13 percent rise from the 1,434 pending sales from Nov. 2019. There were 32,337 homes contracted for Redefining what you should expect sale in Nassau and Suffolk in the first 10 months of the year, that’s 1,626 more pend- from your accountant. ing sales than the 30,711 recorded in the first 11 months of 2019. Inventory continues to shrink. There were 8,279 homes–4,226 in Nassau and 4,053 in Grassi advisors and accountants provide the insights Suffolk–listed for sale with OneKey MLS at the end of last month. That’s 555 fewer than you need to make confident business decisions. at the end of the previous month and 24.9 percent less than the 11,025 homes listed for sale at the end of Nov. 2019. Inventory in Suffolk dropped substantially year-over-year, falling about 32.2 percent from a year ago. — DAVID WINZELBERG

Lake Success office property fetches $62M An office complex in Lake Success sold for $62 million in a deal that closed last month. The Birch Group, in Nanuet, purchased the 348,500-square-foot complex on 8.64 acres at 1979 Marcus Ave. The selling price equates to nearly $178 per square foot. Louis C. Grassi, CPA, CFE Built in 1988, the complex has an occupan- President & CEO cy rate of about 95 percent and is home to 516.336.2450 | [email protected] more than 30 companies, including Northwell Health, FreedomCare and Liberty Maritime. grassicpas.com The N.J.-based seller, Lincoln Equities Group, has owned the property for 13 years. — DAVID WINZELBERG 10 I LONG ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS I December 11-17, 2020 I LIBN.COM

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By ADINA GENN This weekend, Tom Garry is heading to Albany, where on the morning of Monday, Dec. 14, he will cast his vote as one of New York’s 29 electors for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. On this day, presidential electors will gather at state capitals across the nation to vote. “It’s my first time as an elector,” said Garry, an attorney, who back in February was first tapped by the Biden presidential campaign to serve as its New York legal advisor. More recently, the campaign “asked me to be an elector for them, which I was obviously honored to do,” he told LIBN. Garry leads the Uniondale office of the law firm Harris Beach. And while he focuses largely on legal counsel regarding economic development and public finance projects, he is also known for his expertise in election law. In his role with the Biden campaign, Garry was counsel on rules surrounding conventions, nominating petitions, and monitoring and re-canvassing votes on and after Election Day. He also helped send lawyers to other parts of the country to Photo by Judy Walker volunteer. These were duties he was already familiar with, as he had represented Hilary state can insulate its electoral votes against Clinton in her campaign in New York when challenges in Congress by finishing up cer- she ran for president. tification of the results and any state court The path to becoming an elector is “a ‘THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN ASKED ME TO BE AN ELECTOR FOR THEM, legal challenges by the deadline, which this process by which the state Democratic Par- year was Tuesday. ty takes a vote,” Garry said. The party “gives In challenging the outcome of an elec- deference to the presidential candidate, and WHICH I WAS OBVIOUSLY HONORED TO DO.’ tion, “the calendar is a friend or enemy – the governor has a tremendous say – I’m you have to move quickly,” Garry said. “It’s honored he approved my name.” easy to have a press conference, but you With his expertise in election matters, do not litigate in a press conference. You Garry counseled many New York political litigate in a court room. Every time that campaigns, on Long Island and for state- law, Garry said. The electors vote by paper Trump has refused to concede, made un- [Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy] Giuliani wide and national office. ballot, one for president and one for vice supported claims of fraud and called on Re- On Monday, Garry will cast his vote with president. publican lawmakers in key states to appoint had the opportunity to present evidence, he other electors from the state. They include By the end of the day, every state is electors who would vote for him even after failed miserably.” former U.S. President Bill Clinton and expected to have made its election results those states have certified a Biden win. Now, the Electoral College is focused on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as well official, awarding 306 electoral votes to Other than Wisconsin, every state ap- the Dec. 14 vote. as New York State Democratic Chair Jay Biden and 232 to Trump. pears to have met the safe harbor deadline, “Could there be some drama at some Jacobs, Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, Senate The process is “very structured,” Garry which means Congress has to accept the state – Pennsylvania or Michigan? Perhaps,” Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, said, adding that under state law there is a electoral votes that will be cast next week Garry said. “I think it will be anticlimactic. and Speaker of the Assembly Carl Heastie mechanism in place to fill a vacancy if an and sent to the Capitol for counting on Jan. By Monday night the Electoral College as well as other officials and union leaders. elector is absent. 6. Those votes will elect Biden as the coun- would have met, and the rest is history.” Electors across the nation always meet A deadline set Tuesday under federal law try’s next president. The Associated Press contributed to this on the “Monday after the second Wednes- essentially locks in President-elect Biden’s It’s called a safe harbor provision because story. day” in December, according to federal victory, even though President Donald it’s a kind of insurance policy by which a n [email protected]

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NASSAU BOCES BARRY TECH APPOINTS NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL BOCES summer school program, where ence Day. She helped to establish two DESIREE WILLIAMS WELLS she met the significant challenges of new programs for the district; “Night of a Desiree Williams Wells has joined the providing education in the restrictive Thousand Words with Jazz” and the an- environment of COVID. She assisted nual “Black History Month Program.” administrative team of Nassau BOCES with the implementation of the district’s She holds New York State certification Barry Tech, located in the Joseph M. instructional technology to effectively fa- for biology and chemistry instruction as Barry Career and Technical Education cilitate synchronous online instruction for well as a school district and school build- Center, as assistant principal. She will as- distance learning. ing leader. She holds a Bachelor’s degree sist with transportation, testing and coor- Wells helped to provide a variety of in Psychology and a Post Graduate Certifi- dinating the implementation of DASA (Dig- professional development opportunities, cate in Educational Leadership from SUNY nity for All Students Act) requirements. such as the High School Equity Initiative Stony Brook, a Master’s degree from the Last summer, she was appointed as- and “How to Engage Diverse Learners,” University of Bridgeport, and a doctorate sistant principal of the Western Suffolk delivered during Superintendent Confer- from New York Chiropractic College.

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The East End’s winter of COVID Divisiveness was the real issue early on. now runs his operation from here. ter Labor Day) for ease of parking on Main True locals who have been on the East End Many who have spent years working in the Street, there now exists competition for valu- for generations have had to contend with in- city and traveling out east on the weekends able spaces. But it also means local business- Bill fluxes of the “one percenters” before, but this and in the summer, now find themselves mor- es are seeing continuous activity from cus- time was profoundly different. Shared chal- phing into “locals.” Some have opened new tomers that reflects the changes wrought by EVANS lenges continue to have its moments, but as businesses and added employees, a welcome COVID. the pandemic now approaches a new year it event amidst much unemployment. Parents Yet there is also a constant on the East End. is clear there have been significant econom- of school-age children who have moved east The commitment to charity is not only evi- The East End may never again be a “sea- ic benefits. Historic home sale prices, super- out of the city have taken up volunteering and dent, but the full time resident is now part sonal destination.” markets reporting their best performances others have been helping schools with school of the holiday spirit of giving that was usu- COVID has changed many a residence as ever, boat and car dealers sold out of invento- bus pick-up and even riding the school bus- ally reserved for just the local residents who we approach the start of a pandemic winter, ry, restaurants had customers, and a modest es as monitors. These new residents are also remain after Labor Day. From buying a gift and those New York City residents who ini- community-focused 5,000-watt radio station recognizing what it is like to be a year-round certificate from the local restaurant that can’t tially fled the boroughs in March and April existing since 1963 had a lot more listeners. resident with a new appreciation for the beau- open its doors to interior dining to putting are discovering that the East End is now a In Sag Harbor, 15 new families have placed ty of the East End during winter. extra toys in the Marines’ Toys for Tots basket, permanent address. It comes with economic, their children in the local elementary school. East End village mayors and town supervi- the East End is feeling a sense of community societal, and political implications. Another 20 have joined the middle and high sors quickly recognized the seismic changes from those who never thought of themselves In the initial days of the pandemic mi- school, and those numbers continue to in- COVID caused and have sought to strike the as anything other than weekend or seasonal gration East End grocery store shelves were crease. East Hampton, Southampton, and right balance between implementing new and visitors. Scrooge has been banished. emptied by some buying everything within Bridgehampton have all seen an influx of expanded safety protocols while protecting It has historically been a hurricane that grasp. While these “panic shoppers” were children from the city and elsewhere into our shared quality of life. Equally important, transforms the landscape of the East End. not exclusive to our part of the Island, they the school system. From Remsenberg to local businesses have adapted to the year- This time it is a crisis of another sort, and did challenge shop owners who were not pre- Montauk, the year-round population has round consumer demand, from investing in those sleepy hamlets on the far end of Long pared for the volume of orders they needed increased. To bolster those numbers, many their storefronts and inventory to expanding Island have entered a new era still being de- to make months before the normal summer that had businesses in NYC have moved their their employee count. fined. season would begin. Locals felt challenged operations to the East End. Lee Skolnick, the All of this comes with a change in tempo. and a bit angry to find provisions until limits world-renowned architect, like many others, In Sag Harbor, where locals usually wait un- Bill Evans is the owner and program director of 92.2 were imposed. has moved completely to the East End and til “Tumbleweed Tuesday” (the Tuesday af- FM WLNG Radio Sag Harbor, N.Y.

ECONOMICOUTLOOK: The Yellen effect is a question mark

rience in economic matters. may have a very positive impact on small Moreover, she is trained as a labor business and consumers here on Long Is- economist. As such, she has a keen under- land and nationally. But her political acu- John standing of the importance of job creation ‘YELLEN SHOULD HAVE A STA- men is untested. She is an economist, not at a time when this has rarely been more a politician. So, on this dimension the Yel- RIZZO important in U.S. history. She will likely BILIZING AND NET POSITIVE len effect remains to be seen. promote much-needed infrastructure in- In the absence of further federal assis- If Janet Yellen is approved as Secretary vestment which will also serve to create EFFECT ON THE FINANCIAL tance, the economic impacts on Long Is- of the Treasury, what effects might this many thousands of good paying jobs. land and elsewhere are likely to be unfa- have for the financial markets and the real But what are these considerable skills MARKETS.’ vorable. Economic growth is weakening economy? The short answer is that Yellen likely to translate in as treasury secre- and runs the risk of further decline. Small should have a stabilizing and net positive tary? Yellen should be good for financial business is the backbone of the Long Is- effect on the financial markets. Her im- markets. The stock market has soared real economy on Long Island, especially land economy. In normal economic times, pact on the real economy is less certain. on news that she is the nominee for trea- over the shorter term, say 6-9 months out? this is a strength because these business- Before delving into the reasons for these sury secretary. As principal advisor to the This is less clear, because it will require her es are quite diverse, cutting across many conclusions, one should consider her president and the cabinet on economic is- to engage in activities that she has had lit- industries. But with the pandemic-driven qualifications. sues, she will have enormous influence on tle experience with, i.e., negotiating with shutdown, small business has suffered dis- Yellen appears to be eminently qualified economic policies. And her recommen- Congress. And the most critical negotia- proportionately. In large part, this is the for this position. She is a distinguished dations are likely to involve sensible but tion now is over further federal assistance. result of lower cash reserves and less ac- academic scholar. She has served as both limited regulation of financial markets, Secretary Mnuchin has worked hard on cess to capital markets than large corpo- Chair of the Council of Economic Advi- continued low interest rates, and coopera- this issue and his experience demonstrates rations enjoy. Thus, the short-term poses sors and the Federal Reserve Board. If tion and coordination with our economic how challenging it is. It seems clear that particular challenges for the Long Island affirmed as Treasury Secretary, she will be partners in Europe and elsewhere. She will no federal assistance will be forthcoming economy. the only person to have ever served in all be stable and transparent. And financial any time soon unless there is meaningful three positions. This experience provides markets love that. compromise on both sides. If Yellen is a Rizzo is chief economist for the Long Island Asso- her with national and international expe- But what are the implications for the strong advocate for such compromise, she ciation. LONG ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS I December 11-17, 2020 I LIBN.COM I 13 COMMENTARY

Small business owners need transparency in lending EDITOR & ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Joe Dowd

[email protected] By KEVIN THOMAS ment, and prepayment policy. This bill creates uniform disclosures for all 631-913-4238 types of financing and requires providers to present the cost of a product as and KEN ZEBROWSKI an Annual Percentage Rate (APR). APR, defined as “the total cost of borrow- Now is the time to protect small businesses from predatory lending prac- ing money for one year, expressed as a percentage of the total amount owed,” ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER, SALES tices as they navigate the economic challenges posed by COVID-19. Small is a uniform cost of credit that takes into account the timing of financing Ali Jabbour business owners are not afforded the same crucial protections as consumers received and payments. APR has become a critical way consumers make de- [email protected] under the federal Truth in Lending Act (TILA), which leaves them vulnerable cisions on financial products as it provides a uniform and easily-understood 631-913-4233 to deceptive and misleading loan disclosures. As more businesses seek access way to communicate cost — it is a central part of the federal TILA and a com- to capital amid the pandemic, we are on the cusp of securing much-needed mon cost metric in consumer products. A 2019 study by the Federal Reserve EVENTS MANAGER transparency in commercial financing, which will be essential in helping our Bank of Cleveland that studied a focus group of 80 small business owners New York small businesses weather the storm. found that APR was a helpful metric in determining which commercial lend- Jenna Natale For years, a lack of transparency has left business owners in the dark on ing product to choose because it was familiar to business owners who had [email protected] the true costs of loan products and what the fine print means to them. Cur- experience with APR in consumer products. The NY Small Business Truth in 631-913-4246 rently, each lender discloses only what they want the borrower to see, leaving Lending Act extends the use of APR to commercial financing for small busi- business owners confused and unable to compare products. A 2018 study by nesses so that they can easily understand the costs and be able to compare PUBLIC NOTICE other offers they receive. the state Department of Financial Services found that there is “not a uniform Robin Burgio practice…to disclose in a clear, simple and transparent manner the full price As small businesses seek access to capital to stay afloat during the pandem- [email protected] of a loan.” Additionally, unscrupulous practices have emerged in the small ic, we need to ensure that they are empowered to make informed choices. 631-737-1700 business lending market within the past decade. They need to be able to compare options between lenders and choose the one Some commercial financing companies have been known to use mislead- that best fits their needs — not one that will drive them toward bankruptcy. ACCOUNT MANAGERS ing, “non-standard” terms to describe their interest rates and repayment Far too many New York businesses have been financially harmed by decep- terms, luring unsuspecting business owners into fee-laden, unsustainable tive commercial financing practices. When a small business is forced to close, Barbara Pescuma debt traps. These practices have been shown to have a disproportionate im- the negative impact can be felt across entire communities. The reality is that [email protected] pact on minority-owned businesses — a 2019 Small Business Credit Survey these small business owners are our family, friends, and neighbors who often 631-913-4249 by the Federal Reserve found that minority-owned firms more frequently ap- don’t have access to a high-priced attorney to review complex lending offers. Jackie Douglas plied for potentially higher-cost and less-transparent credit products. We should protect them the same way we protect consumers when they take [email protected] Our New York Small Business Truth in Lending Act (A10118A/S5470B) out a personal loan. 631-913-4259 will end these practices by requiring a simple, easy to understand disclosure State Sen. Kevin Thomas represents the 6th Senate District – Nassau County and for offers of commercial financing. The disclosure will provide borrowers Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski represents the 96th Assembly District – Rockland County. LAW & GOVERNMENT with the terms of the contract in a clear and concise manner, including dis- The New York Small Business Truth in Lending Act passed both houses in July with closure of the finance charge, Annual Percentage Rate (APR), total repay- bi-partisan support and is currently before Gov. Cuomo awaiting signature. Adina Genn [email protected]

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We also join in honoring our colleagues, Kathleen Gallo, Founding Dean, Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies Janet Lenaghan, Dean, Frank G. Zarb School of Business Gail Prudenti, Dean, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University Sina Rabbany, Dean, Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science Stacey Sikes, Executive Dean of Entrepreneurship and Business Development, Center for Entrepreneurship

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Stuart Rabinowitz ...... 18 Maurie McInnis ...... 18 Editor’s Note A. Gail Prudenti ...... 19 John Nader ...... 20 POWER 25 EDUCATION Christine Riordan ...... 20 Honoring top educators on Long Island was an Donald Boomgaarden ...... 21 education-in-itself. Jermaine Williams ...... 21 In early fall, LIBN decided to learn more about and honor Janet Lenaghan ...... 22 some of the most

James Lentini ...... 22 influential leaders in education on Long Eden Figueroa ...... 23 Island. By examining Richard Reeder ...... 24 their careers, we Henry C. Foley ...... 24 thought, we could Stacey Sikes ...... 25 learn more about

Elena Langan ...... 25 our future. We learned much Jason Trelewicz ...... 26 more in producing Kathleen Gallo ...... 26 our “Power 25 Richard Gatteau ...... 27 Education” special Teresa A. Miller ...... 27 section. We were impressed by the Kimberly Cline ...... 28 amazing accomplishments achieved by these educators David Glodstein ...... 28 but also by their incredible ability to pivot in light of the Kenneth Card ...... 30 COVID-19 pandemic. Milan Toma ...... 30 Many of our “Power 25” educators are the very top of

Sina Rabbany ...... 31 their institutions who, in mid-semester, were suddenly charged with keeping thousands of students and faculty Michael Nizich...... 31 members safe. In just a matter of days, these Long Island Randy Stout ...... 32 leaders found themselves responding to a global event unheard of in modern times. They responded quickly, expertly and with grace under fire. REGIONAL PUBLISHER The range of diverse academic backgrounds here make Lisa Blossman for interesting reading, as well. We think the special section, coordinated by LIBN Reporter Adina Genn, will EDITOR & ASSOCIATE Jackie Douglas offer you new insights on some of the people who are PUBLISHER [email protected] making such a difference in our community. We’re also Joe Dowd 631-913-4259 grateful to Long Island’s public relations community [email protected] Barbara Pescuma who provided us with a wide range of nominations. We 631-913-4238 [email protected] appreciate their time and assistance in providing these profiles and photos. 631-913-4249 We’re look forward to producing regular “Power” ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER, SPECIAL SECTION EDITOR lists in 2021, profiling Long Island leaders in a range of SALES Adina Genn businesses and industries. Ali Jabbour [email protected] [email protected] Joe Dowd 631-913-4238 631-913-4233 Editor & Associate Publisher SPECIAL SECTIONS Long Island Business News DESIGNER ACCOUNT MANAGERS Elizabeth Greff Robin Burgio [email protected] AD PRODUCTION 631-737-1700 Abby Wilhelm

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nder the leadership of President Stuart Rabinowitz, JD, Hofstra University became an institution of international reach and reputation, hosting three consecutive presidential debates, launching the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, the Hofstra-Northwell U School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science, the Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs and the School of Health Professions and Human Services. He founded the National Center for Suburban Studies, the Center for Entrepreneurship and the Cybersecurity Innovation and Research Center. The university’s endowment grew sixfold to more than $700 million, the academic pro le of its students increased on all measures, and its enrollment become increasingly more diverse. Hofstra is the only university ever to host three consecutive presidential debates, and one of only three schools in the New York metropolitan area with schools of medicine, engineering and law. Rabinowitz presided over signi cant investments in new facilities and buildings, including the new, $52 million state-of-the-art building for the Frank G. Zarb School of Business, as well buildings dedicated to the arts and humanities and graduate student housing. He also heralded the role of higher education as a regional engine of economic innovation as co-chair of the state’s Long Island Regional Economic Development Council, which brought more $727 million to Long Island for nearly 900 projects. In 2020, Rabinowitz announced his retirement in August 2021 after 20 years as president and ve decades serving the university, rst as a member of the Maurice A. Deane School of Law faculty and then as its dean. STUART RABINOWITZ Rabinowitz is steering Hofstra through the challenges of COVID-19. Working with Northwell Health, the university developed a comprehensive testing and tracing program and instituted health and safety PRESIDENT protocols that protect the campus community while providing students with a rewarding experience inside HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY and outside the classroom.

2 MCINNIS LEADS STONY BROOK, PLAYS KEY ROLE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

aurie McInnis PhD took on the role of president of Stony Brook University on July 1, 2020, stepping up to lead one of America’s most dynamic public universities. Stony Brook is a center of academic excellence, an internally recognized research institution, a major driver of M innovation and economic development for the region, and a provider of world-class education for a diverse student body. McInnis also oversees Stony Brook Medicine, encompassing ve health sciences schools, four hospitals and 200 community-based healthcare settings. Additionally, she plays a key role in economic development on Long Island and in Stony Brook’s role as part of the management team of Brookhaven National Laboratory. Amid a pandemic crisis, McInnis led the campus through uncharted territory to forge ahead with educating students and keeping Long Island at the forefront of innovation. She and Stony Brook University were recognized by SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, and Coronavirus Response Coordinator for the White House Coronavirus Task Force Deborah Birx as a role model for “doing things right” - stopping the spread of COVID in a challenging university environment while protecting the broader community. McInnis provided leadership support for cross-disciplinary initiatives, healthcare services, new academic structures and other creative solutions that were quickly put in place before her arrival, when the pandemic hit in March 2020. She also led and introduced new initiatives and made ongoing MAURIE MCINNIS presidential communications to the campus community a priority. In her communication and in the university’s overall COVID-19 plans, McInnis inspired the campus PRESIDENT community to work collaboratively using positive reinforcement for observance of coronavirus guidelines. STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY This unique approach, along with a proactive testing regimen, resulted in Stony Brook University in the keeping COVID case count and spread low.

18 Power 25 | EDUCATION EDUCATION | Power 22 18 POWER 30 DISTINGUISHED STATE JUDGE LEADS HOFSTRA’S LAW SCHOOL

udge A. Gail Prudenti in 2017 was appointed dean of the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, where she also serves, as of September 2015, as the executive director of the Center for Children, Families and the Law. Previously, Prudenti also served as interim dean of J Hofstra Law from January 1, 2017 until appointed as Dean. Prior to her current position at Hofstra, Prudenti distinguished herself as a well-respected jurist and hands-on administrator throughout a judicial career that lasted more than two decades. Most recently, she served as the chief administrative judge of the courts of New York State, having been appointed by Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman in 2011. In this role, she supervised the administration and operation of the statewide court system, with a budget of over $2.7 billion, 3,600 state and locally paid judges and 15,000 non-judicial employees in over 350 court facilities. In addition, she served as a member of the Oversight Board for Judiciary Civil Legal Services in New York, which grants annual awards totaling $85 million to legal service providers to the indigent throughout the state. She’d previously served as the presiding justice of the Appellate Division for the Second Judicial Department in New York State, the rst woman to hold that position, appointed by then-Governor George E. Pataki. Before that, she was the rst woman from Suffolk County to serve as an associate justice of the Appellate Division for the Second Judicial Department. JUDGE A. GAIL PRUDENTI DEAN OF THE MAURICE A. DEANE SCHOOL OF LAW HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY

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EDUCATION | Power 22 19 POWER 25 NADER HAS BUILT ENROLLMENT AT FSC, FORGED NEW PROGRAMS ince joining Farmingdale State College in 2016, John Nader PhD built enrollment so that the college’s student population reached 10,000 in each of the last two years. A former provost at SUNY Delhi, Nader guided the expansion of academic offerings to provide more options for S students, introducing nine new programs over the last three years. Farmingdale’s rst Master’s program in manufacturing technology grew to 80 students. Under his direction, the Nexus Center for Applied Learning was created to develop, implement, and monitor internships, clinical rotations, and other forms of applied learning. FSC became the rst college in SUNY to mandate an applied learning experience as a requirement for a degree. In employment outcomes, Farmingdale ranks second in SUNY and No. 4 among all public colleges and universities in the state in terms of lowest student-loan debt at time of graduation, according to LendEDU. FSC alumni rank fourth in SUNY in salary earnings ve and 10 years after graduation, according to SUNY gradwages. Nader heralded the development of the “Farmingdale 2022” strategic plan for Farmingdale’s future growth and opportunities for its students. FSC created partnerships with community colleges to allow seamless transfer. He also led the conception of the Off-Shore Wind Training Institute, oversaw extensive renovations of the Athletic Complex and Library, mandated aesthetic improvements across campus— including artwork and sculptures. Nader recognized COVID-19’s nancial impact on students—including the loss of jobs— and directed students needing technology to get free access to laptop computers so they could participate in remote JOHN NADER learning. As a result, 153 laptops were distributed to students and $140,000 was raised by Farmingdale State College Foundation’s student emergency fund, so 100 students could continue their education PRESIDENT through tuition-relief and resources. Nader co-chairs the Long Island Regional Development Council’s committee on Workforce Education FARMINGDALE STATE COLLEGE and Development.

5 RIORDAN, EXPERT IN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, LEADS NEW PATHS

hristine Riordan became Adelphi University’s 10th president in 2015, and is the university’s rst woman to hold that position. Before joining Adelphi, Riordan served as provost of the University of Kentucky, and prior to that dean of the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver. C An expert in leadership development, Riordan has given a TED talk and written more than 60 published articles on leadership. Since coming aboard in July 2015, she has worked with colleagues from across the institution to establish priorities in enrollment and revenue generation, campus engagement, and diversity and inclusion. Amid COVID-19, Riordan co-chaired a higher-education task force within the state, advising New York’s reopening strategy and addressing the differing needs of small and large institutions.

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ALURE HOME IMPROVEMENTS FAST lure Home Improvements was bathrooms, siding, windows, roofing, excellence and superior workmanship has FACTS: established in 1946 as a painting basements, sunrooms, dormers/extensions resulted in numerous industry awards. • Full service remodeling/home and wallpaper company. Over the and new construction. Alure was honored by Professional improvements company A 75 years in business years, Alure has grown to be one of the Alure takes pride in experienced and Remodeler Magazine as the National • • Headquarters: Commack largest and most reputable remodeling trained personnel, capable of handling Remodeler of the Year for leadership and companies in the United States. After 75 all remodeling needs. It has specialists • 65 Long Island-based employees innovation in the industry, continued years, Alure remains a family business and in every facet of remodeling to ensure • Website: www.alure.com is proud of its friendly, knowledgeable customers get an expert in their project, growth while maintaining a superior level • Company Perks: and creative design team, meticulous and ensuring a knowledgeable specialist of customer service and satisfaction, and • Rewards/Incentive Program for installers and superior customer service. can help guide the entire process from for an ongoing commitment to making a annual trip Alure focuses on building relationships design to build and warranty. difference in the community. Alure was • Team excursions and trust, which has resulted in the Alure is committed to supporting the also honored with the Forbes Business • Career and advancement majority of business coming from repeat community. Alure is a proud supporter Enterprise Award, given to companies for opportunities clients and referrals – an accomplishment of organizations that fight cancer, their vision and accomplishments in key not possible without consistently homelessness, help the blind and help areas such as community involvement, THREE THINGS delivering superior work and great value. children. Some of these organizations innovation, customer service and ABOUT ALURE THAT Alure fosters a culture of employee include The Clark Gillies Foundation, employee development support. camaraderie in a family-like atmosphere, The Family Services League, The INN EMPLOYEES LOVE: Alure Home Improvements has been to ensure that every employee is on the (Interfaith Nutrition Network), Last Hope 1. Family-like culture and customer’s agenda. Animal Rescue, Long Island Fight for building dreams for homeowners since atmosphere Alure boasts a 3-floor showroom open Charity, The March of Dimes, The Boy 1946, and some of those dreams have 2. Working for a company 7 days a week in East Meadow featuring Scouts and Girl Scouts and many more, come true as a result of its participation on committed to our employees, over 7,000 square feet of displays, offering including the Ferro Foundation, a non- several projects with Extreme Makeover: customers and community. full service and one stop shopping. profit founded by Alure’s CEO Sal Ferro. Home Edition, changing lives for many 3. Leadership The company specializes in kitchens, Alure’s commitment to customer service deserving families. BAKER TILLY

BAKER TILLY FAST FACTS: • Advisory, tax and assurance • 89 years in business • Headquarters: Chicago (Long Island Office: Melville) • 52 Long Island-based employees • Website: www.bakertilly.com • Company Perks: • Flexibility (Unlimited PTO, summer Fridays, flexible hours, disconnect days) • Family (confidential employee assistance program, domestic partner eligibility, adoption assistance) aker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) is a leading ad- more than a job – as team members, employ- • Stewardship day visory, tax and assurance firm whose specialized ees work and grow together – and they are Bprofessionals guide clients through an ever-chang- there for each other when it really counts. THREE THINGS ABOUT BAKER TILLY ing business world, helping them win now and anticipate Baker Tilly says part of its company culture is THAT EMPLOYEES LOVE: tomorrow. Headquartered in Chicago, Baker Tilly, and “loving what we do, and taking pride in our 1. Work/life balance its affiliated entities, have operations in North America, profession.” 2. Internal programs to cultivate and embrace diversity South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. On Long Growth is a critical ingredient in the Baker 3. Professional development Island, the advisory, tax and assurance firm operates out Tilly culture. It says it grows to get better, not of its Melville office. just bigger, and succeeds in this by embracing Baker Tilly is an independent member of Baker Tilly diversity, inclusion and belonging. The firm pay that is performance based, holistic rewards that pro- International, a worldwide network of independent does this by: pledging to create workplaces trusting spaces vide employees with what they need to reach their goals, accounting and business advisory firms in 146 territories to have complex and sometimes difficult conversations and leave policies that are designed to make major life with 36,000 professionals across 742 offices. The com- about diversity and inclusion’ implementing and expand- events easier. This commitment, dubbed “Total Rewards,” bined worldwide revenue of independent member firms is ing unconscious bias education; and sharing both best includes a wide-ranging collection of programs and poli- $3.9 billion. and unsuccessful practices with employees. Baker Tilly cies to help employees thrive. This includes flexible hours, At Baker Tilly, the firm shares its knowledge and under- is also part of CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion, the standing of the industries it serves and services it delivers, largest collection of business leaders committed to sharing work-from-home options, dress for your day opportuni- connecting with its clients to enable and inspire their successful diversity and inclusion initiatives. ties, fitness reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, spot vision of success to go beyond the numbers and prepare Baker Tilly is proud of its commitment to employees’ awards and family perks like domestic partner eligibility, 4 for the future, today. The firm says the work it does is personal and professional growth, offering competitive employee assistance program and adoption assistance. LONG ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS | Best Places To Work I December, 2020 | LIBN.COM | 5 CN GUIDANCE & COUNSELING SERVICES

CN GUIDANCE & COUNSELING FAST FACTS: • Nonprofit, mental health agency • 48 years in business • Headquarters: Hicksville • 357 Long Island-based employees • Website: www.centralnassau.org • Company Perks: aunched in 1972, the purpose of Central Nassau Recognized as capable, organized, and committed to • Paid Time Off: 10-20 Vacation Days, 12 Sick Days, Guidance & Counseling Services (CN Guidance) high standards of comprehensive service, CN Guidance and 12 Paid Holidays (yearly), each full-time Lis to inspire and catalyze recovery for people living employee can also choose to schedule and take was designated in 2017 by state and federal authorities with mental health and substance use conditions via inno- five (5) Personal Days off. as a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic • Annual staff training and celebration day vative and person-centered integrated clinical treatment, (CCBHC). Upholding top standards of integrated treat- counseling, housing and support services-empowering THREE THINGS ABOUT CN ment and whole-person care, its clinic now offers: those served to live healthy and fulfilling lives. GUIDANCE & COUNSELING THAT For over 47 years, the nonprofit agency has reached 1. Same-day intake/ team/emergency EMPLOYEES LOVE: and served people who are economically disadvantaged, access to care intervention 1. Culture and supportive environment based on 2. Individual, family, and 6. Case management Love Leadership principles uninsured, under-insured, and disabled (including devel- 2. Employees truly enjoy working with one another group therapy 7. Psychiatric opmental disabilities) or otherwise marginalized in the and have a passion to want to be part of our 3. Outpatient "detox" rehabilitation team. Long Island community. Taking a person-centered per- with medication- 8. Targeted treatment 3. Time off policy spective, CN Guidance provides substance use disorder assisted treatment for veterans and their (MAT) families and outpatient mental health treatment as well as a range four walls of the clinic, including via the use of a mobile 4. Psychiatric medication 9. On-site primary care of supports that span housing, job search assistance, case management screening, treatment, recovery unit, with onboard clinicians and Peer Specialist management, and financial literacy coaching. The organi- 5. 24/7 mobile crisis and specialty referrals. staff. The organization has grown substantially since its zation’s holistic model addresses the mental, physical and inception, with its evolution being shaped largely by the social determinants of health (including housing stability CN Guidance is exceptional in the region also for emerging needs of consumers as they move through the as a priority). providing key outreach and treatment services beyond the process of recovery.

5 6 I LONG ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS | Best Places To Work I December, 2020 | LIBN.COM EAST COAST CAPITAL CORP.

EAST COAST CAPITAL CORP. FAST FACTS: • Residential & Commericla Mortgage Lender • 21 years in business • Headquarters: Melville • 96 Long Island-based employees • Website: www.eastcoastcap.com ast Coast Capital Corp., a Melville-based corporation monitor compliance with recent developments in federal • Company Perks: dedicated to residential and commercial mortgage and state laws and regulations. To maintain effective • Paid days off Elending, was formed on January 11, 1999 by company controls, all loan processing and underwriting is performed president and sole shareholder Seth Fass. A 1993 graduate at East Coast Capital Corp.’s main Melville office. • Profit Sharing Plan of Michigan State University, Fass began working as a loan Licensed in 34 states, East Coast Capital has a varied • Flexible schedules officer in 1997 and has been highly regarded in the industry product focus that includes home equity lines of credit, for over 2 decades. reverse mortgages, VA loans, FHA loans, and jumbo and THREE THINGS ABOUT EAST Starting as a two-man operation out of a single office in conventional loans. The company says it has closed in excess Great Neck, the company today operates out of its main of $5 billion in loans over the last 20 years of business. COAST CAPITAL CORP. THAT offices in Melville, and boasts 13 solicitation branches East Coast Capital offers a variety of benefits to its EMPLOYEES LOVE: throughout the country. East Coast Capital employs employees. Among those are day care options, relocation 1. Team atmosphere nearly 100, including over 60 licensed loan officers. The assistance, an on-site gym, subsidized meals, continuing 2. Dedicated staff company places strong emphasis on training and continuing education programs, paid mileage, job sharing, and flexible 3. Knowledgeable professionals education for all staff, and has employed outside counsel to hours. It also offers tuition assistance.

Every company brags about their culture. A few even have the honor of someone else doing it for them.

Baker Tilly is proud to have been named one of LIBN’s Best Places to Work on Long Island for four years in a row.

THANK YOU TEAM for making us one of Long Island Business News’ 2020 Best Places to Work!

HaydukEngineering.com (631) 476-0600 7 8 I LONG ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS | Best Places To Work I December, 2020 | LIBN.COM FRIEDMAN LLP

FRIEDMAN LLP FAST FACTS: • Accounting • 97 years in business • Headquarters: New York • 83 Long Island-based employees • Website: www.friedmanllp.com • Company Perks: • CPA exam and study material reimbursement • Enhanced employee assistance program with 6 company paid mental health sessions • Fully or partial paid paternity leave • Massage day or stress management workshops/seminars • Concierge services (dry cleaning, meal catering, etc.)

THREE THINGS FRIEDMAN LLP DOES THAT EMPLOYEES LOVE: 1. Summer Fridays 2. Brand new office space with sit/stand desks, state of the art cafe, bevi machine, cold brew tab, space around the office to plug in 3. Alternate Work Arrangements

riedman LLP, headquartered in Manhattan with expertise and a deep understanding of their industry and opportunity zone consulting; and much more. locations in New Jersey, Long Island, Philadelphia, their business. Clients have the advantage of working with Friedman also offers recovery and growth consult- Fand China, has been serving the accounting, tax and a mid-size accounting firm that combines the staff and ing related to COVID-19, helping businesses adapt to a business consulting needs of public and private companies resources of a large firm with a philosophy of personal new market reality. This includes filing for relief and tax since 1924. Friedman’s industry-focused practice features responsibility for its clients. benefits, finding a company’s financial footing, protect- concentrated areas of expertise and understanding of the Friedman offers personalized accounting services, economic environment. The firm boasts an ability to be including accounting, audit and assurance; economic and ing against risk, exploring restructuring, and planning a innovative in its approach, act quickly in decision-making statistical consulting; cybersecurity consulting; forensic, path forward for businesses. Friedman has also created a and be flexible in delivery of services. Clients benefit from litigation and valuation services; governance; tax; risk and COVID-19 Resource Center to offer breaking coverage hands-on contact with partners, cutting-edge technical compliance, outsourced accounting; forensic accounting; and guidance for businesses.

H2M ARCHITECTS + ENGINEERS

H2M ARCHITECTS + ENGINEERS FAST FACTS: • Architects and engineering consulting • 87 years in business • Headquarters: Melville stablished in the heart of the Great Depression, H2M responsibility and adhering to the company core values with • 357 Long Island-based employees was founded in 1933 in a home in Bethpage and began each new endeavor. Every project H2M takes on is designed its operations as a land surveying practice. In the 87 with the goal of leaving the community better than it was pre- • Website: www.h2m.com E • Company Perks: years that have followed, H2M has transitioned to a full-ser- viously. With the sense of building communities, also comes vice consulting and design firm that currently offers the with the participation and support of various locations and • 401k retirement with matching expertise of more than 480 architects, engineers, planners, national charities. H2M proudly supports: Memorial Sloan contributions of up to 6% designers, inspectors, surveyors, and scientists with offices Kettering Cancer Center, the Interfaith Nutrition Network, • Profit-sharing bonus programs in eight locations throughout the Tri-State area. H2M offers Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers foundation, Leukemia and • Employee Assistance Programs clients integrated service offerings under one roof, providing Lymphoma Society, Canstruction Long Island Inc., the Ameri- expertise through all phases of a project – from inception to can Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Habitat for Humanity, THREE THINGS H2M DOES completion. and the Marty Lyons Foundation, just to name a few. The company is proud to have completed a variety of Furthermore, H2M has a long standing affiliation and THAT EMPLOYEES LOVE: projects, including: municipal architecture and engineering involvement with a vast number of professional organizations, 1. The work done for the community and projects for multiple counties, towns, villages, and cities; key some of which include: the American Council of Engineering company’s community involvement projects including sewage treatment plant upgrades; drinking Companies, American Water Works Association, National 2. The work environment, including the water supply treatment; firematic facility upgrades; school dis- Society of Professional Engineers, American Institute of Archi- people, projects, family atmosphere trict and university upgrades; historic restoration and renova- tects, United States Green Building Council, National Council 3. Tremendous opportunity for employees tions; and assisted living facility designs. of Architectural Registration Boards, and Society of Women at every level of the organization 8 H2M is extremely passionate when it comes to social Engineers. LONG ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS | Best Places To Work I December, 2020 | LIBN.COM | 9 HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF SUFFOLK

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF SUFFOLK FAST FACTS: • Charitable organization • 32 years in business • Headquarters: Middle Island • 31 Long Island-based employees • Website: www.habitatsuffolk.org • Company Perks: • Summer hours • Medical insurance, dental/vision insurance, and life insurance • Defined benefit pension plan or 403(b) savings plan abitat for Humanity of Suffolk, Its vision is to create a world where struggling to find a place to call home. • Generous PTO Inc. is an independently operated everyone has a decent place to live. Every Affordable homeownership is the key Haffiliate of Habitat for Humanity day, employees work towards making to building a foundation that allows fami- THREE THINGS HABITAT International. Since 1988, Habitat Suffolk this vision a reality. In Suffolk, it is not lies, neighborhoods and entire communi- FOR HUMANITY DOES has empowered hundreds of families to uncommon for households to spend 50% ties to thrive. THAT EMPLOYEES LOVE: achieve their homeownership dreams of their income on housing. This leaves The effect is more than a roof and four 1. The positive impact work has on through its affordable home ownership families without the financial resources walls. Success in school and at work, the community it serves providing program, building 5-8 houses annually. for their other basic needs such as food, better financial security, and improved families affordable housing Recognized as a four-star charity by clothing and health care. We don’t have health are what many Habitat Suffolk 2. Flexible work schedule and the Charity Navigator, Habitat Suffolk works to look far to see those in need of decent, families experience when they finally opportunity to work from home in partnership with thousands of Suffolk affordable housing. have a permanent place to call home. 3. The sense of community shared County volunteers and responsible, low- For over 30 years, Habitat Suffolk has This is why the organization is proud to when building together with er-income families of all races, religions, built strength, stability, and self-reliance fulfill Habitat’s mission to, “put God’s volunteers, friends, families and and creeds, to build and renovate homes through affordable homeownership, pro- love into action, bringing people together sponsors for those in need. viding a permanent solution for families to build homes, communities and hope.”

H2M is honored to be selected as a 2020 Best Place to Work on Long Island.

The work we do at H2M has the ability to influence change. Define your career. Design the future.

HAYDUK ENGINEERING, LLC FAST FACTS: • Consulting Engineering • 36 years in business • Headquarters: Port Jefferson Station • 25 Long Island-based employees • Website: www. haydukengineering.com • Company Perks: • Professional development support and training • Company-paid $25,000 life insurance policy • 401k Plan with matching contribution

THREE THINGS HAYDUK ENGINEERING, LLC DOES THAT EMPLOYEES LOVE: 1. Hayduk Engineering is a closely held and operated business and ayduk Engineering, LLC is a multidisciplinary In addition to the principal, employees are treated as family consulting engineering firm specializing in 2. Employees enjoy the level of freedom they are given for innovation and Stephen G. Hayduk, PE (a Service creativity in working on their engineering assignments civil and site engineering, water and wastewater H Disabled Vietnam Veteran) Hayduk 3. The work environment and business management style promotes engineering, stormwater management, highway Engineering employs a staff of personal and professional growth, while challenging employees to bring and transportation engineering, and construction over 25 engineers, technologists, their best to their job administration services. Its office is located in Port and inspectors. The firm’s use Jefferson Station on Long Island, New York. of flexible work hours, project to numerous others or treading new ground with an Hayduk serves clients in both the private and public specific assignments, and financial incentives in its innovative design or investigative study, this personal sector, ranging from commercial, industrial and touch is a trademark for which Hayduk Engineering is institutional owners to developers and homeowner’s workforce compensation programs helps to keep fees associations as well as all levels of government in the reasonable while producing excellent work products. known. The firm’s noteworthy reputation is built upon public sector. Professionalism and technical excellence are valued, this solid foundation of technical capability and personal A respected leader in the region for over 35 years, encouraged, and promoted among all staff and is service. Hayduk Engineering provides insightful, quality, tantamount in the basic philosophy of the firm. Hayduk Engineering is also a New York State Certified cost effective work product to its clients. It boasts a Beyond technical expertise, Hayduk Engineering Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business (SDVOB), and distinguished track record of providing tailor-made prides itself in client service, attention to special needs, CVE Verified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small engineering services to suit clients’ needs. and communication. Whether managing a project similar Business (SDVOSB). INSPERITY

INSPERITY FAST FACTS: • Professional Employment Organization (PEO) • 34 years in business • Headquarters: Kingwood, TX (Long Island Office: Jericho) • 20 Long Island-based employees • Website: www.insperity.com • Company Perks: • Paid Time off • 401K Matching • Tuition Reimbursement • Employee Assistance Program • Created the Insperity Fund for employees experiencing hardship

THREE THINGS INSPERITY DOES THAT EMPLOYEES LOVE: 1. The culture and workplace environment 2. The robust benefit offerings, available from day one 3. The growth opportunities and ability to collaborate with people

ince 1986, professional employment organization owners better manage costs and minimize risk. Among Clients of Insperity get the ready-to-use HR Insperity has been showing companies how to its services include full service HR for small and large infrastructure that their business needs to be more Sharness the power of HR to improve business companies alike as well as individual services such as efficient and profitable, coupled with Insperity’s success. The firm has grown from two people sharing a recruiting, insurance, HR consulting, retirement 401(k) commitment to corporate citizenship. Corporate one-room office to a $4.3 billion company with more than and accounting and bookkeeping. citizenship encompasses five specific areas of focus, 70 offices across the U.S. Insperity has had a Long Island Insperity also offers robust technology solutions, such including health and human services, education, presence since 1999. as a payroll and human capital management suite, time military and veterans, animal service organizations and Insperity aims to help clients strengthen and streamline clocks and employee scheduling, organizational charting, environment and conservation. We help businesses 10 their businesses via a proven approach that helps business performance reviews and expense reporting. succeed so communities prosper. LONG ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS | Best Places To Work I December, 2020 | LIBN.COM | 11 JANOVER LLC

JANOVER LLC FAST FACTS: • Accounting • 81 years in business • Headquarters: Garden City • 83 Long Island-based employees • Website: www. janoverllc.com • Company Perks: • Work-life balance encouragement via flexible hours • Free or discounted tickets to local family and sporting events • Comprehensive in-house mentoring program • Internal committees including: Helping Hands Committee, Diversity & Inclusion, Health & Wellness

THREE THINGS JANOVER LLC DOES THAT EMPLOYEES LOVE: 1. Summer Hours, including the option to work from rom the day in 1938 when “Richard Janover, CPA” accessible, efficient and technologically sophisticated. home on Fridays first hung out an office shingle, thousands of clients It believes in an integrative approach and understands 2. Annual Summer Summit: food and games for Fhave trusted Janover LLC to help them preserve and that each element of a financial plan must be effective employees build their personal and professional wealth. The firm not only individually but also as part of a greater whole. 3. Stress relievers during tax season, including chair has always honored its family roots, with three father and Strategies and solutions are customized to address massages son practices later joining Janover and guiding it into the unique needs and goals, and experts have the breadth modern public accounting era. Today, with offices in New and depth of experience to help maximize savings and York City and on Long Island, it provides comprehensive profit, minimize tax burdens and address even the most Janover is known and respected throughout the financial, tax, accounting and advisory services to privately owned complex challenges. business and legal communities, and its organic growth businesses across a wide array of industries and high net Janover has always benefited from strong and consistent has been complemented by an ability to attract some of worth individuals. Many of its clients have been with leadership. Low personnel turnover reflects this and the finest talent in the field. them for decades and several generations, trusting that highlights a working environment built on collaboration, Janover is a member of INAA, an international Janover will protect their interests through proactive open communication and respect for clients and each guidance, diligent attention to detail and strategic long- other. Its commitment to continuing education promotes association of independent accounting firms dedicated term vision. the intellectual growth of partners and staff and translates to the delivery of professional accounting, tax and related The Janover team is dedicated to being innovative, into service that is informed, insightful and enthusiastic. services to clients around the world. LONG ISLAND SELECT HEALTHCARE, INC.

LONG ISLAND SELECT HEALTHCARE, INC. FAST FACTS: • Federally Qualified Health Center • 4 years in business • Headquarters: Central Islip • 127 Long Island-based employees • Website: www.lishcare.org • Company Perks: • 2 Choices for Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance • Company paid Group Term Life Insurance & Accidental Death & Dismemberment • Additional voluntary benefit programs that employees can choose from dependent upon individual need ong Island Select Healthcare, a Federally Qualified throughout Suffolk County and through virtual care. Health Center and a 501 (c) (3) non-profit Long Island Select Healthcare is a Patient Centered THREE THINGS ABOUT LONG Lorganization, provides services to all of those that Medical Home that places focus not only on what ISLAND SELECT HEALTHCARE, INC. need medical services, regardless of their ability to pay. patients’ medical needs are, but also on the whole The uninsured are charged for services on a board- THAT EMPLOYEES LOVE: patient experience, seeking what barriers patients may 1. The work done supporting its mission to help the approved sliding-fee scale, which is based on a patient’s face that could negatively impact their outcomes. underserved family income and size and it is also financed through Through screenings such as PRAPARE, Long Island 2. The work environment – surrounded by and a mix of Medicaid and Medicare. A large portion of the Select Healthcare will work with patients and assist connecting with dedicated co-workers and partners organization’s 7,000 patients served include Intellectual/ leads to a fulfilling work experience with any linkage to resources that they may need to Developmentally Disabled (ID/D) individuals. 3. The support and encouragement for every employee Long Island Select Healthcare provides primary, support their overall well-being. The Long Island to make suggestions and be able to be heard by the behavioral health, dental, specialty services and OT/PT/ Select Healthcare mission is to provide access to quality Executive Team. Everyone’s opinion is important and speech therapy within the organization and conducts and comprehensive healthcare respecting the unique everyone plays a critical role in success more than 70,000 annual visits at eight locations abilities and needs of patients throughout their lifespan. 11 12 I LONG ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS | Best Places To Work I December, 2020 | LIBN.COM NATIONAL CONSUMER PANEL

NATIONAL CONSUMER PANEL FAST FACTS: • Market research • 10 years in business • Headquarters: Syosset • 56 Long Island-based employees • Website: www.ncppanel.com ational Consumer Panel where they make their purchases. compliance strategies, various • Company Perks: (NCP) is a joint venture Manufacturers and retailers communication methods, and • ½ day before each holiday and “floating” ½ days Nbetween the two leading utilize this important data to track rewards programs, NCP successfully when a month does not have a holiday longitudinal consumer insights consumer purchase behavior engages members resulting in • Monthly Award Board recognition – a peer-to-peer providers in the United States – IRI over time, and in turn, adjust increased panelist satisfaction. award program and Nielsen. their marketing strategies where • Can carry up to 10 vacation days per year NCP has a dedicated data Through a proven record of data necessary. processing team that manages NCP’s collection products and services, NCP has full-service survey THREE THINGS NATIONAL NCP provides the high-quality, capabilities, providing survey design, panel data and data collection for actionable consumer data that hosting and reporting capabilities specialized projects. Raw panel CONSUMER PANEL DOES THAT powers the insights and solutions IRI to clients. Survey questions and data is converted to insightful EMPLOYEES LOVE: and Nielsen deliver to their clients. respondent samples are carefully information through an intricate 1. Employee Appreciation Week in 2020, included NCP panel members are recruited designed, leading to qualitative validation, editing and tabulation virtual raffle, contests, eatery gift cards and a online. After completing the results and insights from thousands processes. Thorough quality control giveaway granted to each employee when they recruitment process, members are of households across the U.S. procedures are central to operations return to office selected based on U.S. populations Surveys are an integral part of panel resulting in error-free and on-time 2. Employee engagement events, including l “Bring statistics, and targeted demographic membership, providing the “why” Work To Your Pets”, “Bring Your Kids To Work”, deliverables to our clients. and geographic criteria. behind the “buy” of consumer trivia games and 15-minute “Water Cooler Chats”. New households are provided purchases. This consumer data is the raw 3. During COVID, offering flex time, time off, access to a mobile app to enter and NCP thoroughly monitors panelist material that powers the insights accommodations of personal matters, send out transmit their shopping information. participation and data collection and solutions that IRi and Nielsen “Thinking Of You” baskets to employees facing This detailed information identifies to ensure high quality deliverables individually delivers to their hardship who buys, what they buy and to its clients. Through effective respective clients.

NEW VITALITY

NEW VITALITY FAST FACTS: • Multivitamin Supplements • 22 years in business • Headquarters: Farmingdale • 56 Long Island-based employees • Website: www. NewVitality.com • Company Perks: • Bringing in nutritional speakers via Zoom • Ability to transition to complete remote work environment during COVID-19 • Holiday bonuses

THREE THINGS NEW VITALITY DOES THAT EMPLOYEES LOVE: 1. The people 2. Contests via email with interesting and fun prizes ince 1998 New Vitality has helped lifestyle they deserve. undergoes rigid quality control 3. Food – to replace in-house breakfast people live longer and look younger New Vitality monitors scientific inspections to ensure maximum and lunch, company sends out Uber Sby marketing and selling vitamins, research that leads them to the conclusion potency, purity and quality. The Eats and DoorDash to employees health supplements and personal care that supplements are one of the most company’s manufacturing facility products. New Vitality’s brands include important things individuals can do to is GMP certified to maintain the Super Beta Prostate and Ageless Male, help maintain a healthy body and brain. highest levels of consistency in the middleman between the company and its #1 selling products in men’s health and New Vitality takes its responsibility as manufacturing process. customers. To guarantee customers are wellness, as well as other items formulated a supplier of these essential nutri- ents New Vitality believes in the philosophy satisfied, the company offers a 30-day risk to deliver on its mission. very seriously and makes quality its first “be healthy, live better” for its customers free return program. New Vitality strives to create the best, priority. and for its employees. The company The company makes all of its products most well-researched products based on It’s also why New Vitality assures every encourages healthier lifestyles through accessible to the public through a the professional recommendations of product is carefully formulated under the affordable benefits and company initiatives convenient and understandable, user- expert nutritional teams. New Vitality guidance of nutraceutical experts, then that promote physical activity and is committed to consistently providing tested and retested, so individuals are company morale. New Vitality also gives friendly ordering method. New Vitality nutritional supplements that adhere to the always sure to get the finest supplements back to the community through various also provides helpful and friendly highest standards of ethics and excellence modern technology can achieve. charitable efforts. customer service to aid in all customer 12 to help individuals achieve the life and Every New Vitality supplement New Vitality prides itself in having no questions. LONG ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS | Best Places To Work I December, 2020 | LIBN.COM | 13 OPTIONS FOR COMMUNITY LIVING, INC.

OPTIONS FOR COMMUNITY LIVING, INC. FAST FACTS: • Non-profit Human Services • 37 years in business • Headquarters: Ronkonkoma • 240 Long Island-based employees • Website: www. optionscl.org • Company Perks: • Tuition Reimbursement • Comprehensive wellness program for employees • Generous paid time off • Opportunity to give back to the community • Generous 403 (b) Match hrough safe affordable supportive Options programs are specialized to serve by the Commission on Accreditation of housing and personalized care individuals recovering from mental illness, Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), with THREE THINGS Tmanagement services, Options HIV/AIDS and other chronic illnesses and commendation since 2000. CARF is a OPTIONS FOR for Community Living, Inc. impacts the disabilities. Services include mental health private, not-for-profit organization that COMMUNITY LIVING, health and wellbeing of more than 2,400 programs, access to care, and home and promotes quality rehabilitation services. INC DOES THAT Long Islanders annually. The programs community based services. Accreditation demonstrates a commitment EMPLOYEES LOVE: 1. Helping our clients achieve Options offers help vulnerable individuals Program participants come to Options to continuously improve service quality goals and families – adults and children from difficult circumstances. Some are with a focus on satisfaction of persons 2. Amazing co-workers -- to develop their fullest potential for homeless and others face eviction. Many served. 3. Supportive supervisors independent living. are in crisis and with limited resources, Options operates with a well trained Established in 1982, the organization and every day for them is a struggle. With staff of 240 employees and has offices in Mental Health Residential Program. is headed by executive director Yolanda access to housing, healthcare services and Ronkonkoma, Amityville and Hempstead. Volunteers from Options programs learn Robano-Gross, who is responsible for community resources, Options promotes The organization also boasts a thrift shop, basic retail and customer service skills oversight of all agency affairs and manages stability, safety, health and welfare. which opened in 1991 as a pre-vocational under the guidance of an Options staff its annual budget of over $19 million. Options programs have been accredited training activity for participants in its member.

PARK EAST CONSTRUCTION CORP

ark East Construc- over $3 billion of construction struction provides clients with tion’s core competency across Long Island, New York critical advocacy and leadership PARK EAST CONSTRUCTION CORP Pis managing complex City and beyond. throughout every phase and FAST FACTS: construction projects. Its team Park East Construction is aspect of a project. Its close col- • Construction Management / Commercial General Contractor has extensive construction proud to support the many laboration with all project and • 31 years in business management experience in the public schools, libraries, and construction team members • Headquarters: Huntington Station public sector arena, covering fire districts across Long Is- continually results in superior • 50 Long Island-based employees K-12 education, public librar- land. The impact of the firm’s project results and loyal clients. • Website: www. parkeastconstruction.com • Company Perks: ies, fire districts; it also operates projects in this space result in The firm successfully utilizes • Dental plan at no cost to the employee in the commercial arena with excellent capabilities for the its implementation strategies • Long Term Disability at no cost to the a focus on storage buildings as communities they serve from that optimize financial per- • employee well as in residential apartment classroom renovations, infra- formance, coordinate planned • Matching 401k plan complexes. structure upgrades, new addi- activities, maximize resources, All projects require careful tions, and massive site improve- predict market conditions, and THREE THINGS PARK EAST CONSTRUCTION planning, detailed execution, ments. Our commercial clients mitigate project risks. The firm CORP DOES THAT EMPLOYEES LOVE: and constant attention to detail. receive expertise and focused embraces integrated technology 1. Continual focus on the successful delivery of construction projects Founded in 1989, the compa- timely delivery to ensure their as it implements quality control for our owners ny has provided construction projects deliver the value they procedures while delivering 2. Teamwork and customer excellence focus management and commercial are seeking to achieve. consistent quality customer 3. Strong benefits offering general contracting services for The team at Park East Con- service. 13 14 I LONG ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS | Best Places To Work I December, 2020 | LIBN.COM PLESSER’S APPLIANCES

PLESSER’S APPLIANCES FAST FACTS: • Retail / Appliances • 101 years in business • Headquarters: Babylon • 50 Long Island-based employees • Website: www.plessers.com • Company Perks: • 401K Matching • Employee Assistance Program • Employee Discount • Flexible Spending Account

THREE THINGS PLESSER’S APPLIANCES DOES THAT EMPLOYEES LOVE: 1. Management / Ownership of the company 2. Company perks 3. Work environment

ounded in 1919 by Sam Plesser, one of America’s their expertise of the ever-changing appliance and found at super stores, chain stores, department stores and oldest appliance stores is still going strong. Cur- electronic industry is anything but. Keeping abreast of the online retailers. Plesser’s five fully-stocked and centrally rent owners Marc Howard and Al Howard, third latest innovations, Plesser’s carries the most technologi- F located warehouses affords customers the opportunity for generation appliance men, follow the credo Sam Plesser cally-advanced products from all major manufacturers. established back in the beginning of the century: “Treat In addition to the huge assortment of kitchen appliances, quick delivery. Additionally, Plesser’s main showroom, the customer with respect and offer them the best prices, Plesser’s is at the forefront in offering the latest in BBQ’s, located in the heart of Babylon Village, underwent a reno- products and support available.” air conditioners, and state-of-the-art electronics. vation completed in 2019. The Plesser’s management, sales and customer support Plesser’s is a member of the Inter-County Nationwide Plesser’s is always striving to ensure its customers teams are proud to carry on the tradition of old-fashioned Appliance Co-Op. With more than 500 stores throughout service and customer satisfaction. Though their concept the country, its combined $9 billion in nationwide sales continue to enjoy their shopping experience both in the of complete customer satisfaction may be old fashioned, allows members to compete with, and even beat, prices showroom and online.

Congratulations for Making Us One of Long Island’s Best Places To Work in 2020

Each year Options directly affects the lives of more than 1,000 adults and children. Options is a private non-profit community agency that has been building paths of hope for some of our region’s neediest people since 1982. Our mission is to provide both a helping hand and stepping stone toward independent, productive and secure lives.

To join our team call: (631) 361-9020 Or visit: optionscl.org/employment

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PWGC FAST FACTS: • Environmental Engineering Consulting • 30 years in business • Headquarters: Bohemia • 55 Long Island-based employees • Website: www.pwgrosser.com • Company Perks: • 100% employer paid health benefits for employee and families • Tuition reimbursement up to 80% • Generous (18 to start) PTO and holidays WGC was founded more than 29 solutions for its clients. complexity or duration. • Employee Stock Ownership Plan years ago by Paul Grosser, P.E., PWGC has a multi-disciplined staff of PWGC boasts a customized approach to • Flexible & remote work Ph.D., a thought leader who rec- professionals, which includes experts in each project, rapport with regulatory agen- P schedules ognized the need for a multi-disciplined the application of wastewater and water cies and exceptional project management. • Child and pet friendly engineering and environmental consult- supply technologies. Its strength lies with This approach has cemented its industry • Yearend bonus ing firm that offered a diverse range of these licensed professional engineers, reputation as a leader in engineering. • Monthly lunch & learn for services to meet market demand regionally geologists and hydrogeologists, LEED ac- PWGC’s assets that translate into professional development and nationally. credited professionals and environmental additional value include: strong working Based in Bohemia, PWGC has offices in compliance specialists, which gives PWGC relationships with key regulatory sector THREE THINGS New York City, Albany, Syracuse, Con- a wealth of experience key to helping bring players; specialists in regulatory require- PWGC DOES THAT necticut and Washington. It serves the projects from idea to reality. ments to facilitate quicker approvals; New York metropolitan region and has Whether objectives are planning, design responsive to budget and time constraints EMPLOYEES LOVE: established a strong reputation for innova- and/or redevelopment, PWGC’s solutions to get projects online faster; project and 1. Collaborative and learning culture tive problem solving and providing quality are innovative and economical. The firm is quality control monitoring to exceed 2. Benefits package services to municipal, educational, private, committed to client goals and its dynamic project needs; more than 60 dedicated 3. Open door policy and public and federal clients. The firm is team of professionals provide innova- professionals to provide a wide array of transparency regarding dedicated to providing cost-effective and tion and flexibility to deliver customized services ; and strict adherence to environ- financials, projects, etc. timely services that result in practical solutions to projects regardless of size, mental compliance standards.

Custom Apparel & Promotional Items Proud to be named 2020 Best Places to Work on Long Island thanks to our incredible team & LIBN

3 Social Enterprises. 1 Important Social Mission:

Granola & Other Treats Help individuals with Autism lead full and productive lives through the world of work.

As a non-profit, 100% of proceeds go to advance our misson. To learn more & order today: spectrumenterprises.org A Boutique Laundry Service 15 16 I LONG ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS | Best Places To Work I December, 2020 | LIBN.COM SCHARF INDUSTRIES

SCHARF INDUSTRIES FAST FACTS: • E-Commerce • 10 years in business • Headquarters: East Rockaway • 12 Long Island-based employees • Website: www.scharfindustries.com • Company Perks: • Bonuses • Education stipend • Flexible hours • Free designer brand company swag • Free food and drinks charf Industries LLC, an Inc. that it carries. Nothing gives Scharf culture also focuses on a joint effort • State of the art computer equipment 5000 Fastest-Growing Private support staff more enjoyment than to give back and help those in need SCompany headquartered in interacting with customers who are through partnerships with charities Long Island’s East Rockaway, was fellow “fanatics”. Team members that make a difference. Scharf says it established in 2010 with the mission are dedicated to finding the right donates a portion of its sales to hand THREE THINGS SCHARF of offering hand selected products product, colors, size, brand, and selected nonprofit charities across the that meet its customers’ needs while quantity, and offering the best INDUSTRIES DOES THAT country. providing impeccable service. The payment option and shipping method. EMPLOYEES LOVE: company serves as a certified retailer They are dedicated to designing, The company offers a whopping 30 of high quality products made by top testing, and revolutionizing every paid days off, also offering job sharing, 1. Free catered lunch of your choice every day flexible work schedules, employee brands from around the country. step of the buying process, always 2. Gala annual holiday party Scharf’s “secret sauce” is that its seeking advancements to improve the recognition programs, subsidized team of buyers are actual enthusiasts company’s output. meals, continuing education 3. Summer company sports outings and active users of the products The Scharf Industries company programs, and more.

Long Island Roots for a National Company with over 50 Years Servicing North America and Puerto Rico Thank you Long Island Business News, for recognizing Transervice Logistics Inc. on your list of "Best Places to Work". Receiving this honor is a tribute to our employees and our culture - one of hard work, reliability and innovation.

Transportation Fleet and Logistics Solutions Including: Contract Maintenance • Full-Service Leasing www.transervice.com • 888.858.7570 Dedicated Contract Carriage • Material Handling Equipment Career Opportunities: Warranty Administration and Management www.transervicecareers.com 16 Loss Control Initiatives and Programs LONG ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS | Best Places To Work I December, 2020 | LIBN.COM | 17 SPECTRUM DESIGNS

SPECTRUM DESIGNS FAST FACTS: • Consumer Goods • 9 years in business • Headquarters: Port Washington • 47 Long Island-based employees • Website: www.spectrumdesigns.org • Company Perks: • 128 paid time off hours • Monthly manager meetings hosted by EAP • Health Care stipend

THREE THINGS ABOUT SPECTRUM DESIGNS THAT EMPLOYEES LOVE: 1. Great culture: respectful and friendly 2. Neurodiverse workforce ounded in 2011, Spectrum Designs Spectrum Suds. Via three enterprises, MTA Metro-North Railroad. By 3. Innovative and forward thinking company Foundation is a custom apparel and opportunities are created for employment, providing real jobs to real people, Fpromotional items business with a empowerment and growth. Working Spectrum Designs Foundation social mission: to help individuals with with The Nicholas Center, a partner helps enhance the local economy well-being and minimize environmental Autism lead full and productive lives and social service 501c3, employees are and builds an inclusive workplace where impact; Innovation: to adapt, innovate, through the world of work. As a non- supported and set-up for success with all employees thrive. and evolve to provide the best quality profit, 100% of the proceeds go back to training, education and resources for The organization adheres to five core products and workplace; and Mission: furthering this mission. Based on Long personal growth and development. The values which serve as the foundation to provide employment opportunities to Island, it is the largest and fastest growing two organizations work to raise awareness and operative touch-point: People: individuals with Autism, Spectrum focuses non-profit of its kind offering customers on unique strengths, unsurpassed client a meaningful purchase by providing regarding the abilities and employability of employees are the greatest resource of the gainful employment and significant job these exceptional and capable individuals. organization; Professionalism: positive relations, and quality of products. training to people with Autism and similar In Fall 2020, Spectrum expanded to workplace practices are the foundation Spectrum’s ultimate goal is to build disabilities. a second location in Westchester, NY. of a productive, efficient, and successful a sustainable and replicable business With the success of Spectrum Designs, Clients include: Uber, Google, NYSID, business, Health: Committed to products, offering training and jobs to a population the organization launched two additional Northwell Health, JP Morgan Chase, training and operations that promote facing a 90% unemployment and under enterprises in 2015: Spectrum Bakes and Autism Speaks, 1800 Flowers, and safety and emotional engagement rate as they enter adulthood. TRANSERVICE LOGISTICS

TRANSERVICE LOGISTICS FAST FACTS: • Transportation and Logistics • 51 years in business • Headquarters: Lake Success • 60 Long Island-based employees • Website: www.transervice.com • Company Perks: • Technician tuition reimbursement • Driver and technician appreciation week • Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Certification Sponsorships

THREE THINGS TRANSERVICE LOGISTICS DOES THAT EMPLOYEES LOVE: 1. Children and grandchildren 13 years or under get holiday gifts; extras are bought or over 50 years, many of North contract carriage; material handling significant contributions from for the Salvation Army. America’s leading companies have equipment leasing and maintenance; and Transervice employees at 2. Employees receive a check that can be used at any supermarket during Thanksgiving put their transportation needs and freight management. all levels. Over the decades, F 3. After 10 years, there are milestone gifts reputations in the hands of Transervice. From Walgreens and Kroger to the Transervice has learned that every 5 years thereafter. Based in Lake Success, Transervice New York Times and Roma Foods, top management does not have currently manages over 24,500 pieces Transervice continues to grow its business a monopoly on creativity and of equipment in 122 regional and local with many nationally and regionally innovativeness, and encourages value to its relationships - proactively facilities across North America. its recognized customers across a broad open communication, the development supporting customers and going the workforce is some 1,200-strong, including range of business segments like food of skills and increasing knowledge, extra mile to deliver service excellence. over 1,000 drivers and technicians. manufacturing; retailing, industrial dedication to excellence and teamwork. Management does not believe in revolving Transervice provides proven, innovative products, communications, retail chain The Transervice management team is doors when it comes to people. The solutions with an authentic partnership stores, publishing and more. deeply involved in operating the business Transervice approach to stability is very approach in five major offerings: dedicated Recognizing the diversity of individuals and dedicated to its philosophy and ideals. basic: to attract and retain the best people contract maintenance; full service leasing; and ideas, the company values the It strives to ensure that it is bringing real available. 17 18 I LONG ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS | Best Places To Work I December, 2020 | LIBN.COM VANDERBILT FINANCIAL GROUP

VANDERBILT FINANCIAL GROUP FAST FACTS: • Investment Firm • 55 years in business • Headquarters: Woodbury • 28 Long Island-based employees • Website: www.joinvanderbilt.com • Company Perks: • Free electric vehicle charging stations • Health and wellness events • LEED Platinum building

THREE THINGS VANDERBILT FINANCIAL GROUP DOES THAT EMPLOYEES LOVE: 1. Installed an innovative walk-through sanitizing station to combat COVID-19 2. Peer-rated Employee of the Quarter Award 3. Subsidized health insurance, generous 401k matching program that includes impact- oriented investments as well as optional insurance add-ons such as pet insurance

anderbilt Financial inclusive and collaborative tools and products backed Group is an culture. These values guide by resourceful and caring Vinvestment firm how team members with one operations and support teams. disrupting traditional finance another, their clients, our VFG is dedicated to by focusing on socially and community and the planet. helping clients successfully environmentally responsible, Members of VFG embrace navigate the way; whether ethical, and impactful challenges as opportunities aligning with one of the investments. Headquartered to learn and grow making United Nations’ Sustainable in Long Island’s first LEED- themselves better. Development Goals or simply certified Platinum and Over the years, VFG making an impact in the Biophilic design office has become known as financial lives of families. building, VFG’s commitment “The Sustainable Wealth Under the leadership of the to changing the world begins Management Firm” for its impactful trio, including a at home in its office and commitment to providing husband and wife team, Steve within its culture. financial advisors and clients and Heidi Distante along The core values of greater access to values- with Joe Trifiletti, Vanderbilt’s GRITT, Gratitude, Respect, aligned investments. This culture has garnered multiple Innovation, Teamwork and journey is different for awards, Executive Circle, Trustworthiness, are at each individual and VFG Smart CEO and Culture the heart of the Vanderbilt is proud to offer the right Awards.

VHB is one of LIBN’s Best Places to Work on Long Island

Our team works together to make a difference in Long Island communities.

VENTURA AIR SERVICES FAST FACTS: • Private jet charter and aircraft maintenance • 55 years in business • Headquarters: Farmingdale • 25 Long Island-based employees • Website: www.ventura.aero • Company Perks: • Tuition reimbursement • No cost $10,000 Life Insurance • Company contribution to health insurance premium • 401K with match

THREE THINGS EMPLOYEES LOVE ABOUT VENTURA AIR SERVICES: 1. Core values/culture 2. Family atmosphere 3. Fun Event committee

entura Air Services is a rapidly growing aviation A licensed jet pilot, CEO Nick Tarascio embraces a retention levels with many employees staying for many services company headquartered at Republic unique “pilot mindset” leadership approach and strategies years, and even returning to the company because they VAirport in Farmingdale, New York. The he learned while training to fly. He uses this knowledge to like the work environment. company provides jet charter, aircraft sales and aircraft plan the strategic growth of the company and overcome Ventura recently made a major investment in aircraft, maintenance services. Ventura’s growing fleet of aircraft challenges. Tarascio has also prioritized building a strong doubling its fleet, and in turn will be doubling its includes Bombardier Challenger 604’s, Cessna Citation and inclusive culture within the company. He believes current workforce of 45 by the end of 2021. Staff to be Excel 560’s, Learjet 55’s, and Learjet 35A’s. Its aircraft in transparency and regularly shares his vision with his added include pilots, bookers and aircraft maintenance can accommodate between 7 and 11 passengers and team. To further build Ventura’s culture, the company personnel. Ventura is a unique company, providing are available for flights anywhere in North, Central, allocates a specific budget and staff to develop and offer excellent service for private charter and business clients. A South America and the Caribbean. Ventura focuses on fun team building events and programs. This has resulted core part of the company’s business is providing dozens of three pillars: operational excellence, giving back, and in strong working relationships, trust, collaboration life-saving organ transplant flights for teams of surgeons empowering its people. and high corporate morale. The company enjoys strong from New York area hospitals every month. VHB

VHB FAST FACTS: • Engineering • 41 years in business • Headquarters: Watertown, MA (Long Island Office: Hauppauge) • 53 Long Island-based employees • Website: www.vhb.com • Company Perks: • Tuition Reimbursement Program • 50% public transportation reimbursement • Scholarship awards for children • Adoption assistance • Pre-paid legal assistance HB’s passionate professionals fer comprehensive engineering, planning, high percentage of repeat clients. include engineers, scientists, plan- permitting, and applied sciences services VHB’s team has an open-minded Vners, and designers who partner to a diverse group of clients. approach to projects, and is committed to THREE THINGS with public and private clients in the trans- Since its inception in 1979, VHB has listening and truly understanding clients’ VHB DOES THAT portation, real estate, institutional, and partnered with private- and public-sector needs by seeing the whole picture, not just energy industries, as well as federal, state, clients to provide the best technical skills EMPLOYEES LOVE: one piece. It integrates the right people 1. Consistent sense of community and local governments, from 30 offices in each practice area through a seamless, and resources from its four core service along the East Coast, including four offices integrated team approach to collaboration. despite work-from-home orders areas to help clients achieve their goals. in New York. VHB works to improve mo- To address clients’ dynamic needs, VHB 2. Opportunity to learn new things bility, enhance communities and economic has continued to grow and hone a diverse VHB invests in its people—building and own programs that help vitality, and balance development and workforce that delivers personal service, a foundation for the future—so it can teams stay connected.” infrastructure needs with environmen- value, responsiveness, and excellence. The continue to provide clients with value and 3. Ability to work on some of tal stewardship. The firm is among the ability to help clients initiate and com- results that shape communities in a mean- the most interesting projects Northeast’s leading providers of integrated plete intricate, challenging, and important ingful way. VHB is dedicated to passing on Long Island for top-notch transportation, land development, and projects has given rise to an impressive along a healthy and growing organization clients environmental services. It professionals of- portfolio of success, demonstrated by a to the next generation of leaders. 19 ��at�lati�s to all the recipients of the 2020 LIBN Best �laces to �� L�� Islan��

Vanderbilt Financial Group is the marketing name for Vanderbilt Securities, LLC and its affiliates. Securities offered through Vanderbilt Securities, LLC. Member FINRA, SIPC. Registered with MSRB. Clearing agent: Fidelity Clearing & Custody Solutions Advisory Services offered through Vanderbilt Advisory Services & Consolidated Portfolio Review. Clearing agents: Fidelity Clearing & Custody Solutions, Charles Schwab & TD Ameritrade Insurance Services offered through Vanderbilt Insurance and other agencies Supervising Office: 125 Froehlich Farm Blvd, Woodbury, NY 11797 • 631-845-5100 For additional information on services, disclosures, fees, and conflicts of interest, please visit www.vanderbiltfg.com/disclosures POWER 25 BOOMGAARDEN LEADS INNOVATIONS, RECORD ENROLLMENT AT ST. JOSEPH’S onald Boomgaarden, Ph.D., is the eighth president of St. Joseph’s College, New York. Boomgaarden began his tenure at the college in July 2017 and was recently renewed by the college’s board of trustees to serve the institution for another ve years. D During his time at SJC, Boomgaarden led the institution forward at a time of unprecedented challenge to the health and nancial well-being of colleges and universities across the nation. Over the course of three years, he oversaw a successful reaccreditation with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, launched a new strategic plan, grew the college’s endowment by nearly 50 percent and saw record high enrollments on all three campuses — SJC Brooklyn, SJC Long Island and SJC Online. Boomgaarden hosts the series “Living our Mission” on Catholic Faith Network, where he interviews members of the SJC community on a variety of topics, including mission, service, social responsibility and diversity and inclusion. Under his leadership, the college is currently working on adding new academic programs, making improvements to its physical campuses and planning to build a new multi- million-dollar student center on its Patchogue campus. He also makes frequent media appearances as an industry leader in higher education. Boomgaarden serves on the steering committee of the Long Island Regional Advisory Council on Higher Education, where he is also chair to the Superintendents and College President’s Partnership, and as chair of the Lower Hudson Valley Consortium of Catholic Colleges and Universities. Prior to coming DONALD R. to St. Joseph’s, Boomgaarden served as the provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Scranton in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He was the dean of the College of Music and Fine Arts BOOMGAARDEN and David P. Swanzy Distinguished Professor of Music at Loyola University New Orleans. Boomgaarden is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music and the University of Vienna, where he was PRESIDIENT a Fulbright Scholar. Boomgaarden also graduated from Harvard University’s Institute for Management and Leadership in Education, and has held teaching positions at the Eastman School of Music, Ithaca College ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE Conservatory of Music, St. Mary’s College in Maryland, the Institut für Musikwissenschaft at the University of Salzburg, Loyola University Maryland and Loyola University New Orleans.

WILLIAMS WORKING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE NCC COMMUNITY ermaine Williams, PhD, started in the role of president at Nassau Community College just a little over a year ago and within his rst year, despite a global pandemic, he established a vision of advancement for the college, enhancing equitable opportunities for students, increasing the J college’s efforts towards student access, completion and post completion success and ensuring NCC is meeting the ever-evolving needs of the communities it serves. Some high-level accomplishments include implementation and advancing NCC’s Guided Pathways initiative, which focuses on providing structured educational experiences from high school through attainment of credentials at all SUNY campuses. Starting in Summer 2020, over 3,800 new students, including transfers, were advised by a professional advisor. Under Williams, the Board of Directors of the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) granted a 10-year continuing accreditation to the Surgical Technology program at Nassau Community College. And the NCLEX (The National Council Licensure Examination is a nationwide examination for the licensing of nurses in the United States and Canada.) NCC graduates’ scores have consistently been competitive with our local and national counterparts, with a 95% and 96% pass rate in the past two semesters. Fall 2019 saw more than 90 students take part in a seamless transfer from RN to BSN program, which is a collaboration between NCC and SUNY Empire. The college also expanded joint admissions program with Farmingdale State College, where Nassau students with any one of 16 related Associate degrees JERMAINE WILLIAMS have access to 13 Farmingdale four-year BS degrees. It supported opportunities for faculty engagement, including pursuit of grants and professional development. PRESIDENT Leading through COVID-19, Williams guided faculty with the transition of 2,231 courses to remote NASSAU COMMUNITY COLLEGE instruction in a matter of days. NCC developed an emergency fund to help students who were most in need at this time. The college recon gured student support areas to provide remote services, including implementing a phone campaign where the more than 14,500 students taking Spring 2020 classes were contacted in an effort to identify any needed support. To serve students’ technical needs, NCC developed a loaner laptop program and expanded WiFi access into all parking lots of the college.

EDUCATION | Power 25 21 POWER 25 UNDER LENAGHAN, BUSINESS SCHOOL FORGES INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS anet Lenaghan , DPS, became the rst woman dean of the Frank G. Zarb School of Business at Hofstra University in January 2019. Under Lenaghan, the business school focused on forging industry partnerships – including with IBM Global University, providing students with robust J opportunities for experiential and interdisciplinary learning and creating new degree programs that respond to emerging business and workforce trends, among them new cybersecurity graduate programs as part of Hofstra’s Cybersecurity Innovation and Research Center. To meet the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Zarb School moved its executive speaker series online, bringing in international industry leaders such as Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred and NASDAQ President and CEO Adena Friedman. The school mined its alumni network and partnered with other academic disciplines to create virtual programming this fall addressing challenging issues, including diversity and leadership, the intersection of social movements and business practices, and supply chain management during COVID-19. The school also launched a weekly virtual mindfulness program to help the campus manage the stresses related to the pandemic. An expert in human resources management, Lenaghan is regularly quoted in the media on workplace issues, most recently on how businesses and workers are navigating workplace changes related to COVID-19. As an education, she was twice recognized by students as a Hofstra University Teacher of the Year (2016 and 2003), and among the rst Hofstra faculty to embrace online instruction as an original professor in the Zarb school’s online MBA program. Lenaghan received a B.B.A. with honors from Adelphi JANET LENAGHAN University and an M.B.A. from Hofstra University. She received her doctorate degree from Pace University. Prior to being named Dean of the Zarb School of Business, Lenaghan served as vice dean and acting dean. DEAN FRANK G. ZARB SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY

LENTINI’S FIRST TASK WAS TO LEAD AMIDST COVID CRISIS

ames Lentini , DMA, began his tenure as Molloy College’s seventh president in June 2020, in the midst of COVID-19, and was immediately confronted with making the challenging decisions that would de ne how Molloy has reopened its campus for the fall semester. J He and the Molloy leadership team implemented a combination of social distancing protocols, changes to academic delivery of courses in both in-person and online methods, and invested more than $1 million in technology installations, including temperature kiosks at entrances to buildings and a state- of-the-art air puri cation system from Siemens that combats and kills coronavirus at a molecular level. Before his appointment at Molloy College, Lentini served as senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at Oakland University from 2013-2020. Prior to that, he served as dean of the College of Creative Arts at Miami University (OH). Lentini was the founding dean of the School of Art, Media, and Music at The College of New Jersey from 2003-2007 and served on the faculty and administration in the Department of Music at Wayne State University from 1988-2003. In tandem with his accomplishments as a university leader, Lentini is an internationally recognized composer and classical guitarist. He is a voting member of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences Grammy awards and received the Andrés Segovia International Composition Prize, the Atwater- Kent Composition Award ( rst Prize), the McHugh Composition Prize, a grant from “Meet the Composer.” The Hanson Institute of American Music awarded him with a composer/performer grant, and he has JAMES LENTINI received multiple awards from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). PRESIDENT MOLLOY COLLEGE

22 Power 25 | EDUCATION POWER 25 10 FIGUEROA IS AT FOREFRONT OF QUANTUM INTERNET RESEARCH den Figueroa , PhD, is a scientist and educator who is literally mapping out the potential of a better and more secure Internet of the future. He is a national expert on quantum physics and at the forefront of quantum internet research. E Quantum information technology involves channels which use single particles of light (photons) to transmit energy. The concept of developing a quantum network sets the path for eventual development of a quantum-based internet for the future. Figueroa and his colleagues at Stony Brook University and U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have created the longest quantum network testing lab in the United States. They expect to expand this research to other regions across New York State. As head of the Quantum Information Sciences & Technology Group at Stony Brook, Figueroa runs a lab that incorporates training of more than 10 current graduate students in this emerging technology eld. He also supervised more than 15 undergraduate students at Stony Brook. Within the context of a national NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute application that Figueroa is leading, he and his colleagues are launching a Master’s Program in Quantum Information Science and Technology at Stony Brook University. This program will be a rst in the United States in scope, de ning a new discipline, that of Quantum Engineering. The program will merge education in computer science, electrical and communications engineering and quantum science, to promote the creation of a new quantum-smart workforce. This new quantum- EDEN FIGUEROA smart workforce will tackle the new challenges established by the American National Quantum Initiative. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY WITH A JOINT APPOINTMENT AT BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY

Molloy College, an independent Catholic college based in Rockville Centre, Long Island, New MOLLOY COLLEGE York, was founded in 1955. The College serves a student CONGRATULATES OUR PRESIDENT population of approximately 4,800 undergraduate and graduate students. Molloy students can earn degrees DR. JAMES LENTINI in a variety of outstanding academic programs, including nursing, business, ON BEING NAMED ONE OF THE education, social work, music therapy and many “POWER 25 IN EDUCATION” more. Founded by the Dominican BY LONG ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS Sisters of Amityville.

1-888-4-MOLLOY www.molloy.edu 1000 Hempstead Ave., PO Box 5002 Rockville Centre, NY 11571-5002 POWER 25 11 REEDER LEADS STONY BROOK’S BROAD RESEARCH PROGRAMS

ichard Reeder, PhD, a member of the Stony Brook University faculty since 1980, is vice president for research and operations manager for the Research Foundation. He also serves as associate vice president for Brookhaven National Laboratory Affairs, acting as Stony Brook’s R liaison to this Department of Energy laboratory. He is currently a member of the Brookhaven Science Associates board of directors, which serves as the management team for Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), with Stony Brook as a partner. In addition, Reeder serves on the board of directors for the Long Island High Technology Incubator. He also is a professor of geochemistry in the Department of Geosciences and the author of more than 120 peer-reviewed scienti c articles. Under Reeder’s leadership, Stony Brook’s research expenditures exceeded $260 million last year, and there are more than 2,000 funded research projects at Stony Brook and more than 400 unfunded projects. Current focus areas include engineering-driven medicine, medical diagnostics and therapeutics (including medical imaging technologies), neural implant technologies, cybersecurity, arti cial intelligence, quantum computing and networking, sustainability energy technologies, development of novel materials, as well as other emerging science and engineering topics important to industry and the greater community. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Reeder assembled a team to safely ramp down the university’s research, and when conditions permitted, developed a plan to return more than 1,000 researchers safely to campus in stages. In collaboration with Stony Brook’s Institute for Engineering-Driven RICHARD REEDER Medicine, Reeder’s of ce put together a seed grant program that made 17 awards for more than $400,000 to jump-start research efforts focusing on COVID-19. Overall, more than 200 COVID research projects have VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH, started since the pandemic began, including clinical trials focusing on therapeutics. Reeder is tasked with attracting external support for research from federal, state, industry and private OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR THE foundation sources, as well as through partnerships with allied organizations such as BNL and Cold Spring RESEARCH FOUNDATION Harbor Laboratory. His research of ce also oversees compliance with federal and state regulations, and STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY manages the risks posed by foreign countries.

12 FOLEY LEADS NYIT TO SURGE IN COLLEGE RANKINGS

ew York Institute of Technology’s recent surge in national college rankings showcases its focus on providing outstanding academic and cocurricular student experiences while helping its graduates achieve successful outcomes, all under the leadership of President Henry C. “Hank” Foley, PhD. N New York Tech moved up eight spots from No. 50 to No. 34 in the U.S. News & World Report 2021 rankings of top universities in the North. After jumping 130 spots last year, it also moved up another two places from No. 266 to No. 264 in the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education rankings of nearly 800 universities nationwide. A laser focus on the student experience is part of Foley’s plan and the institution’s mission so that by 2028, New York Tech becomes one of the most signi cant academic, scienti c, and economic higher education assets to the region by providing a premier experience for students. New programs introduced during Foley’s tenure include New York Tech’s rst Ph.D. programs (computer science and medicine), several others also are poised to train the next generation of talent to solve global challenges in health, wellness, engineering and architecture, among others. Relating to COVID-19, Foley has guided reopening plans for New York Tech’s Long Island and New York City campuses. The campuses provided technology enhancements to all classrooms to support remote teaching and learning; created outdoor seating and classrooms; redesigned classrooms and indoor areas to ensure proper physical distancing; installed oor, elevator, seating, and directional HENRY FOLEY signage; and prepared new dining options, etc. His goal: to provide an optimal learning experience for all students as the university remains committed to maximizing the safety and health of all members of its PRESIDENT community. In describing the forward-moving direction he has set for the university’s future, Foley said, “we are bold NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY thinkers who dare to do what’s challenging, embracing our ability to make a path for others to follow and innovate where there is both obstacle and opportunity.”

24 Power 25 | EDUCATION HEALTHCARE | Power 30 24 POWER 25 1 SIKES FORGED NEW PROGRAMS FOR STUDENT ENTREPRENEURS DURING COVID

tacey Sikes , MA, is executive dean of entrepreneurship and business development at Hofstra University, overseeing the Center for Entrepreneurship, New York state-certi ed ideaHUb business incubator and Scott Skodnek Business Development Center. Under her leadership, the S Center for Entrepreneurship supports student entrepreneurs during the COVID-199 pandemic, introducing new programs to help them innovate and continue to grow their skills. The center pivoted quickly in the spring of 2020 to create virtual academic internships connecting students with early-stage companies to provide consulting services. For example, students performed internships throughout the spring and summer with the semi- nalist and nalist start-ups in the Hofstra Veterans Venture Challenge, an entrepreneurship contests for veterans. The center also introduced a new, virtual Healthcare Leadership Innovation program for students interested in healthcare entrepreneurship. These efforts build on the center’s existing programs to support student-founded companies, as well as regional businesses, including the Entrepreneurs-in- Residence program, where serial entrepreneurs mentor students, the Hofstra-Digital Remedy Venture Challenge for student startups, the ASCEND LI program to promote diverse small businesses, and the Healthcare Entrepreneurship Community Challenge, which seeks market-based solutions to health issues facing underserved communities. The center facilitated over 1,200 mentor sessions, and entrepreneurs af liated with it received over a half-million dollars in prizes to jumpstart their businesses. The center manages more than $2.4 STACEY SIKES million in grant-funded programs to support entrepreneurs and was named an outstanding emerging entrepreneurship center by the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers in 2017. In 2019, Sikes was EXECUTIVE DEAN OF recognized by Girls Inc. 8th Annual Gala honoring industry leaders for their work mentoring and nurturing young women and girls. ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY

1 LANGAN PLANS INNOVATIONS, FLEXIBLE LEARNING AT TOURO LAW lena Langan, JD, joined Touro Law as dean and professor of law in August 2019 and is poised to lead Touro Law well into the future. As the dean of the only law school in Suffolk County, she is dedicated to growing online educational content, developing courses to prepare students for E the online arena, and expanding Touro’s unique ex-time program (a Sunday-only program) to appeal to busy individuals with families who want to become lawyers. She also aims to enrich classroom learning by tapping students’ entrepreneurial spirit while preparing them for the future – whether they launch their own law rm, enhance access to justice with mobile of ces in rural areas, or conceive of a new way to deliver legal advice within a community. One of the cornerstones of Langan’s vision is elevating the law school’s reputation on the regional and national levels. She is committed to diversity at the law school and ensuring Touro remains a school of opportunity that looks to give minorities and rst-generation American law students a chance for success. Additionally, Langan has led the school through the transformation from in-person learning to online learning with hybrid learning options as a result of the global pandemic. Langan has worked with her administration and faculty to ensure all students, whether they choose in-person or at-home learning, receive a rigorous education that prepares them for the realities of law practice. ELENA LANGAN DEAN AND PROFESSOR OF LAW TOURO LAW

EDUCATION | Power 25 25 POWER 25 15 STONY BROOK’S TRELEWICZ IS INNOVATOR IN ENERGY RESEARCH

ason Trelewicz , PhD, is a materials scientist and educator who is an innovator in the eld of energy research, speci cally focusing on enabling technologies for fusion energy to be realized as a practical, carbon-free source of power. His expertise and research focus on a speci c function J often overlooked in the fusion energy research – designing and understanding the materials needed to establish fusion energy’s technical and commercial viability. He and colleagues, as well as graduate and undergraduate students, work on multiple projects aimed at advancing fusion energy materials research. Trelewicz and colleagues have received some $10 million in federal funding in recent years for the research projects. Their work is central to the design of practical fusion power reactors, which could prove to be a key part of Long Island’s move toward continued growth and diversi cation in the clean energy commercial space. Trelewicz and his graduate students believe their ndings will be instrumental toward viable fusion power methods that with certain materials and technologies could become a grid-level solution to clean energy over solar or wind power, which are intermittent and require large-scale energy storage solutions for robust grid applications. A signi cant part of Trelewicz’s role at Stony Brook is to educate the next generation of materials and energy scientists with the skillsets to address the growing challenges in the rapidly growing energy sector. Through his Department of Energy Early Career Award, Trelewicz is mentoring PhD students on computational alloy design, which they subsequently use to guide their materials processing experiments to produce the materials in Trelewicz’s laboratory. These materials are then characterized using synchrotron JASON TRELEWICZ x-ray analysis with correlative electron microscopy experiments, which represent state-of-the-art techniques in the development of novel materials for fusion energy platforms. While these activities represent more ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MATERIALS focused learning experiences for dozens of students in the laboratory, Trelewicz is also translating some SCIENCE AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING of these practices into the classroom to reach hundreds – and eventually thousands – of graduate and undergraduate students through the implementation of experiential learning modules. STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

1 GALLO OVERSAW EFFORTS TO DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT UNIVERSITY COVID TESTING

athleen Gallo, RN, PhD, founding dean of the Hofstra/Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Students and executive vice president and chief learning of cer at Northwell Health, is a critical member of Hofstra University’s Task Force on Reopening. She oversaw efforts to develop K and implement effective COVID-19 testing and public health safety protocols for the university community as campus successfully opened for the fall semester, and leads Student Health Services’ robust weekly surveillance testing and its fall u prevention program. Gallo serves as a key partner with Northwell Health, the university’s partner in its medical school and nursing school, implementing evolving best practices for public health safety, and works with the Nassau County Department of Health on its contact tracing efforts. Under Gallo’s leadership, the Hofstra/Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Students is addressing a chronic nursing shortage in the region that is fueled by an aging population and the growth of community-based healthcare. Founded in 2015, the school advances the university’s mission to educate the next generation of highly quali ed health care professionals who serve their communities. In addition to existing graduate programs in nurse practitioner specialties, cardiovascular science and perfusion medicine, and physician assistant studies, the school will introduce a new undergraduate nursing program in fall 2021. The program will help produce a pipeline for highly competent advanced practice nurses, nursing faculty, nurse leaders and nurse scientists who can respond to the ongoing, KATHLEEN GALLO transformative changes occurring in the nation’s healthcare delivery system. DEAN HOFSTRA NORTHWELL SCHOOL OF NURSING AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER NORTHWELL HEALTH

26 Power 25 | EDUCATION POWER 25 1 GATTEAU SUPPORTS STUDENT SAFETY, HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE

ichard Gatteau, PhD, whose career spans 27 years in higher education, leads the Division of Student Affairs and serves all undergraduate and graduate students. He supports the safety and health of students, strengthens the quality of student life, and focuses on building experiential R learning opportunities to ensure student satisfaction, retention and graduation. He also teaches in the Higher Education Administration graduate program, which he founded. Gatteau was instrumental in the creation of the Academic Success Team, an innovative broad-based interdisciplinary team representing academic, student affairs and administration. As a result of Gatteau’s efforts, those of the Academic Success Team and the many Stony Brook initiatives aimed at student success — including the ‘Finish in 4’ program, focused on students’ completing their undergraduate degree within four years — Stony Brook has increased graduation rates 18 percent over the past seven years. This increase translates into 2,350 more students graduating on time, $32 million saved in tuition fees, and $133 million in additional earning capacity because students entered the workforce more quickly, more prepared and with less student loan debt. Gatteau is committed to the academic success of all students, and strives to eliminate the equity gaps in student outcomes through supporting student engagement and leadership development across the university’s more than 350 clubs and organizations. He has supported programs that include rst- year generation college students, students of color and LBGTQ* students. In addition, he advocated for diversity initiatives including the EOP/AIM program (Educational Opportunity Program/Advancement RICHARD GATTEAU on Individual Merit) that offers access to higher education for economically disadvantaged students who possess the potential to succeed in college. When an EOP/AIM student succeeds academically and moves VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT into the workplace, both the individual and the local economy bene t. Most students in the program stay in New York State and work here, and for every dollar that Stony Brook invests in them, they’re giving back AFFAIRS AND DEAN OF STUDENTS $10 annually in tax revenue. STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

1 MILLER ASSUMES TOP LEADERSHIP ROLE AT SUNY OLD WESTBURY

eresa Miller, JD, stepped onto the Long Island campus of SUNY Old Westbury September 2020 to provide leadership following the more than 20-year tenure of President Emeritus Calvin O. Butts III. During her short tenure thus far, she has led the college’s efforts to instruct and support students T in the face of the ongoing pandemic, including ramping up COVID-19 testing for the campus and tackling challenges faced by students facing housing insecurity. She has done all this while continuing in her leadership role at SUNY, where she provides leadership and direction of for system-wide strategic initiatives and sets the goals and expectations for diversity and inclusion across SUNY and its campuses. She also leads PRODiG (Promoting Recruitment, Opportunity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Growth), designed to increase diversity amongst faculty ranks and guide campus hiring. A respected legal scholar, Miller has spent decades working on prison reform initiatives in New York State.

TERESA A. MILLER OFFICER-IN-CHARGE SUNY OLD WESTBURY SENIOR VICE CHANCELLOR FOR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

EDUCATION | Power 25 27 POWER 25 1 UNDER CLINE, LIU AWARDED STATE GRANT FOR LOCAL HEALTH INITIATIVES

imberly Cline, the 10th president of Long Island University, has led the university through new transformations, new schools, centers, and career-ready programs. These were launched at LIU to increase retention and graduation, attract high achieving applicants, and improve K philanthropy. Under Kline’s leadership, the university began the College of Veterinary Medicine, making the school one of four veterinary programs in the Northeast, including University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University and Tufts University. LIU was awarded $12 million by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in May of 2018 as part of New York State’s investment in transformational local health care initiatives. The move helps to establish Long Island as a biotechnology research corridor.

KIMBERLY CLINE PRESIDENT LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY

20 GLODSTEIN FOCUSES ON REAL-WORLD LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

fter serving as the driving force behind the 2018 launch of the SUNY Old Westbury’s Master of Science in Forensic Accounting, the only graduate forensic accounting program on Long Island, David Glodstein, DBA, CPA turned his attention to developing real-world applied learning A opportunity for students in the program he directs by leading the college’s founding in fall 2019 of the Justice for Fraud Victims Project. The JFVP assists victims of suspected nancial fraud in cases where forensic investigative services are limited or too costly. Developed with participation from the Long Island Chapter of the Association of Certi ed Fraud Examiners, the program leverages higher education, law enforcement, and forensic accountants to form an effective fraud- ghting unit while giving students in the SUNY Old Westbury program the opportunity to develop hands on forensic accounting skills. Along with his teaching and administrative efforts at the college, he continues his scholarly research in areas including fraud examination, forensic accounting, asset misappropriation, white-collar crime, employee theft, embezzlement, Ponzi schemes and business ethics.

DAVID GLODSTEIN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ACCOUNTING, SUNY OLD WESTBURY

28 Power 25 | EDUCATION Congratulations, Donald R. Boomgaarden, Ph.D., on your selection to the 2020 Power 25 in Education.

Your commitment to transformative education inspires us all.

Since 1916, a St. Joseph’s College education has been powered by five core values: integrity, intellectual rigor, spiritual depth, service and social responsibility. Since 2017, you’ve demonstrated all five as president of our college. Congratulations, Dr. Boomgaarden, on being named to the Power 25. Under your leadership, we are ready to continue our transformative mission.

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n his instructional role in the School of Education at SUNY Old Westbury and as the superintendent of schools of the East Meadow Union Free School District, Kenneth Card, EdD “can do” attitude and ingenuity is motivated by a drive to ensure that students continue to receive a world-class education. I In the classroom, he brings a wealth of knowledge and experiences that he shares with his students to ensure that they are well prepared for their future as educators. As a college professor, Card educates future teachers and prepares them for teaching positions in Long Island school districts. In his role as superintendent he shares the current issues in K-12 education with the college to assist in the preparation of outstanding teachers. Widely known as a thoughtful, innovative, and decisive leader, Card teaches and leads by example, providing his staff and students with the most up-to-date research and tools necessary for their success.

KENNETH CARD ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION SUNY OLD WESTBURY

22 TOMA’S RESEARCH EFFORTS SPARKING NEW UNDERSTANDINGS

busive head trauma, like that of shaken baby syndrome, is the leading cause of fatal brain injuries in children under two years of age. Together with a mechanical engineering graduate student, Milan Toma , PhD, developed computational simulations to help clinicians better A understand the cause of these injuries. A New York Tech blog article highlights the educational impact on student Alfonso Dehesa Baeza and the potential implications for society. “What most excited me about this project was knowing that what I was doing was actually going to make an impact in the real world,” he said. “Working on this project allows me to give back to my community on a whole new level, potentially saving the life of infants worldwide, which keeps me motivated and excited.” Toma’s research has also been featured in Medical Express and Supercomputing Online News.

MILAN TOMA ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF CLINICAL SCIENCES NYIT COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE

30 Power 25 | EDUCATION POWER 25 2 RABBANY PROMOTES WOMEN IN ENGINEERING, COMPUTER SCIENCE

ina Rabbany, PhD, has been dean of the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering at Hofstra University since 2016. During his tenure, the school has elevated its national reputation and is now ranked in the top 15 percent of non-PhD granting engineering institutions by U.S. News S & World Report. The DeMatteis School also has increased its focus on research and pre- professional training, and launched major initiatives to encourage women to pursue engineering and computer science. Under his leadership, the DeMatteis School has distinguished itself by its emphasis on undergraduate teaching and built a thriving co-op program with more than 200 corporate partners that provides students with paid, full-time work experience before they graduate. It has founded an intensive summer research program where students work with faculty mentors on sophisticated projects in their major. In addition, Rabbany has focused on advancing women in STEM professions, creating peer mentoring and summer leadership programs speci cally for female students. In 2019, the DeMatteis School launched a graduate program in engineering management, as well as a master’s degree in cybersecurity, in conjunction with the creation of the interdisciplinary Cybersecurity Innovation and Research Center, a joint project with the Zarb School of Business. Rabbany is the Jean Nerken Distinguished Professor of Engineering, and was the founding director of Hofstra’s bioengineering program in 1990. He is a leader in the eld of tissue and cell engineering as it relates to the vascular system, and has more than 70 publications and patents in the areas of SINA RABBANY cardiovascular dynamics, biosensors, vascular biology, and tissue engineering/regenerative medicine. He earned a BSE, an MSE and a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. DEAN, FRED DEMATTEIS SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY

2 NIZICH HELPS STUDENTS BECOME ENTREPRENEURS, ENGAGE IN RESEARCH

ichael Nizich, PhD, is an adjunct associate professor of computer science and director, Entrepreneurship and Technology Innovation Center, a campus-based business incubator. As ETIC director, Michael Nizich leads efforts on two fronts: 1) providing partner companies with M technical support, business development, and commercialization guidance and access to potential funding through investor networks and 2) helping students become entrepreneurs and engage in transformative research and development in their elds. The ETIC helps edgling companies demonstrate, test, and advance new ideas and technologies, capitalizing on the talent of New York Tech students, faculty, and facilities. Speci cally, he supervised graduate students working on a prototype and initial software for LI start-up Grub Guard, which has developed a patented hardware and software solution to protect food deliveries from being compromised. Several media outlets, including LIBN, covered this news and the ETIC’s contributions.

MICHAEL NIZICH ADJUNCT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND DIRECTOR, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTER NYIT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTING SCIENCES

EDUCATION | Power 25 31 POWER 25 25 STOUT LEADS CENTER USING AI, ROBOTICS AND 3-D TECHNOLOGY

andy Stout, PhD, and assistant professor of biomedical sciences, leads NYITCOM’s Center for Biomedical Innovation, which was created earlier this year to help facilitate state-of-the-art collaboration and education. The center uses equipment such as arti cial intelligence, virtual R reality, robotics, 3-D technologies, and imaging to develop and apply original technologies for biomedical discovery, diagnostics, and treatment. The following exempli es Stout’s innovative thinking and its impact on students and society: In spring 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic posed potential shortages of ventilator equipment and personal protective equipment, Stout, along with fellow NYITCOM faculty, staff, and students, collaborated with local health care facilities and 3-D printing companies to help bridge supply and demand. Adhering to National Institutes of Health standards and 3-D models, the team printed face shields and ventilator Y-splitters for Long Island hospitals.

RANDY STOUT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES NYIT COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE

New York Institute of Technology congratulates this year’s LIBN Power 25 in Education, including:

President Entrepreneurship and NYITCOM NYITCOM Henry C. “Hank” Technology Innovation Assistant Professor Center for Biomedical Foley, Ph.D. Center (ETIC) Director of Clinical Sciences Innovation Director and Mike Nizich, Ph.D. Milan Toma, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences Randy Stout, Ph.D.

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DIVERSITY IN BUSINESS AWARDS IS A LONG ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS EVENT CONGRATULATIONSfrom your colleagues at Stony Brook on being recognized as one of the Long Island Business News Power 25 in Education

Maurie McInnis President Stony Brook University

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Richard Gatteau Vice President for Student Affairs Dean of Students

Richard J. Reeder Vice President for Research Associate Vice President for Brookhaven National Laboratory Affairs

Jason Trelewicz Associate Professor, Materials Science and Chemical Engineering Core Faculty, Institute for Advanced Computational Science

Stony Brook University/SUNY is an affirmative action, equal opportunity educator and employer. 20120794 Power Congratulations Dean Elena B. Langan! We are grateful for your leadership and inspiration, and for guiding Touro Law through the challenges of a worldwide pandemic.

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FORECAST: HEALTHCARE/ LIFOCUS EDUCATION/NONPROFIT Changing shape Nonprofits are switching gears, looking toward the new year

All photos courtesy of ACDS. ACDS Day Habilitation participants met virtually during the height of the pandemic ACDS guests celebrating St. Patrick’s Day at its last in-person event.

By JULIANNE MOSHER “Our fundrais- so it’s an incentive.” ing landscape has But while the CARES Act, along with Among the thousands of organizations that drastically changed, PPP loans helped some groups, it didn’t help have been impacted by COVID-19 across Long and we are trying everyone. Island, nonprofits have been among the hardest to adapt as best we “A nonprofit is a small business, but we were hit. When live events were cancelled due to the can, but it will be not properly taken care of,” Salamone said. crisis, nonprofits had to change shape when extremely challeng- “Our resources will be needed as much as they it came to fundraising efforts. Usually in ing,” she said. “Our were needed before.” non-COVID times, an annual gala or sporting in-person events, Regnante said that most organizations are event would make up the organization’s yearly AMISH MEHTA including our golf struggling from economic stress. While most income. But the virus halted in-person parties, tournament and our agencies are paid through state and federal fundraisers and celebrations. gala, were cancelled. grants, nonprofits are tied to the economy in “In non-pandemic times, we have a golf out- We also lost a sig- relationship to the government’s ability to fund ing and gala,” said Joe Salamone, founder and nificant amount of that 100%. executive director of the Long Island Coalition revenue when events “In a lot of government contracts, some Against Bullying. “We run the entire year on our partners hold agencies are looking at 20% reductions in those two events.” on our behalf were For the Love of Pete’s Pantry has been revenue for an organization that might carry LICAB had to halt those events early in cancelled.” among the generous supporters of ACDS millions in government funding,” she said. April. Instead, it eventually hosted a socially Lombardo said families in need this past year, according to “There’s no way to make up those deficits.” distanced bike tour, which raised $14,000. that because of ACDS leadership. She added that she and other groups realize “Other than that, we didn’t make anything,” the pandemic, her there is pressure on the government. Salamone said. “Conservatively, it was about THERESA REGNANTE organization, which nue from an eight-month loss specifically tied “No one wants to be in a place where they an $85,000 hit.” provides lifetime to the pandemic response to help people.” have to say no,” she said. “Everything has to Salamone said that being a small nonprofit services to people Unlike LICAB, the United Way is tied to come together for all our boats to float togeth- with a board and staff that doesn’t rely on the with developmental disabilities, has been pro- big corporation donors and don’t have to rely er. We all have to get paid, we’re hopeful the organization for income made it hard to ask active in adapting new technologies to meet heavily on events to make money. not-for-profit sector will not be treated as not for money. “We felt uncomfortable asking peo- the changing world. “Many nonprofits don’t necessarily have a important.” ple for money when we knew that people were “I think the nonprofit landscape is going to large-scale private funding donor base,” she Given the state of the world in the next year, losing their jobs and their businesses,” he said. look very different after this pandemic,” she said. “The United Way is more diverse in in- plus the new administration beginning in But Amish Mehta, partner and nonprofit said. “I don’t think a golf tournament or gala come than most nonprofit organizations. We’re January, Mehta said this is the perfect time for practice leader at Friedman LLP, said it is OK will cover it anymore.” not as dependent on one event, which can be nonprofits to look at their numbers, think out- to go back to a donor and ask for help during She said that ACDS has been taking to social devasting.” side the box and better prepare for whatever these trying and unprecedented times. media, sharing their story and being proactive Mehta said that many of his nonprofit cli- comes next. “Be honest and transparent when asking do- communicators to show the world they’re still ents were dependent on fundraising, but while “I think it gives them the opportunity to nors for contributions,” he said. “Outright ask out there. some federal aid within the CARES Act came take a fresh look at their organization,” he said. them for money, honor their commitment to “It can be easy to get discouraged but there in, more still needs to be done. “The positive out of this situation is to move help the organization get through this environ- are many beautiful moments when you see the “Clients do have some income coming in,” to a remote event, do things efficiently and ment. I believe a lot of them would say ‘yes.’” generosity of spirit, we are so lucky to find in he said. “Given all things considered, they’ve not needing to move paper around – it can Mehta said that thinking outside the box has our community.” been doing OK, but the longer this drags on, hopefully create an opportunity to streamline been a big focus when it comes to adapting to And United Way also seeks to assist within we don’t know what the future holds.” their operations. There are some positives that the new normal. the community. President and chief executive He added that there is still a tax benefit for can take away from our environment.” Megan Lombardo, director of development officer of United Way of Long Island, Theresa people to donate a gift to their favorite group. And in the end, ‘tis the season to give. at ACDS, said her Plainview-based not-for- Regnante, said her nonprofit helps across all “Provisions of the CARES Act allows a $300 “If there’s no money, there’s no mission,” profit has been in a better position than other different disasters – COVID was one of them. deduction, even if you don’t itemize them for Regnante said. “So, we’re very dependent on groups because they are a staple within the “We don’t have the option to fail,” she said. charitable organizations,” he said. “If that’s a the good will of large foundations and families community. It has still been hard. “We have to figure out how to generate reve- driving factor, that’s a provision for this year, to step forward and make an impact.” LONG ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS I December 11-17, 2020 I LIBN.COM I 37 FROMLIBN.COM Bill pitched to speed building permits in Nassau

Republican legislators in Nassau County reductions result in no fees, the application “For years, the 239f process has been a have filed a bill aimed at speeding up the shall be “deemed approved” so long as, at cumbersome hurdle in spurring economic process of approving building and curb-cut the time of filing, a New York State licensed development in Nassau County,” says Kyle permits. professional engineer or architect certified Strober, executive director of the Association Prompted by complaints from residents that the proposed project plans comply with for a Better Long Island. Strober also serves and developers about the often lengthy all applicable rules and regulations. as co-chair of the county’s 239f Blue Ribbon approvals process, the bill would set a 30-day If the commissioner requests additional Panel that’s been created to examine ways to time limit for the county’s Department of information or clarification from the appli- improve the approvals process. Public Works to report to the county Plan- cant, the initial time period will be extended “County Executive Curran wisely con- ning Commission and applicable municipal- for the number of business days during vened a blue ribbon panel to explore how ity with approval, disapproval or approval which the commissioner is awaiting the best to make the process quicker and more subject to stated conditions. additional information. and make it easier to get work done in the Under the proposed legislation, sponsored “Red tape and governmental delays have county. This will cut through the unneces- efficient,” Strober said. “Legislator Kopel’s bill by Deputy Presiding Officer Howard Kopel, cost those doing business in the county, jobs sary red tape that has plagued residents and continues to underscore the need for reform county fees associated with the building per- and money, and that is unacceptable espe- businesses.” and the panel enthusiastically welcomes sug- mit application will be reduced by 25 percent cially as many residents struggle with the Known as 239f, the application review by gestions and insight to better the process. In and a further 25 percent every 10 business financial impacts brought on by the pandem- the public works department is mandated by the next few days, the panel will announce its days thereafter that the report is late. ic,” Kopel said in a written statement. “The the state to ensure stakeholders are protected six-month progress report and will reach out If fees were collected previously, they will changes we are proposing will streamline the from adverse impacts of construction and to Legislator Kopel regarding his proposal.” be refunded, according to the bill. If the finalization of building and curb cut permits development. — DAVID WINZELBERG

Trying to ward off a home-health strapped public transportation systems look to profit to raise awareness about the growing issue to fund the program so that it may continue. aide shortage slash bus service, making hard-to-reach areas by of transportation for caregivers. She says funding for a full year is about $1.61 mass transit more difficult, she said. “By just offering some means of transporta- million, estimating that transportation for a Dana Arnone is trying to address a home- U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is urging the Sen- tion for the worker, you’d resolve some of their healthcare worker is typically $22 each way. health aide shortage in the time of COVID. ate to vote on “a comprehensive relief bill,” add- fears of exposure to COVID,” Arnone said. And she’s raising awareness about home A registered nurse and owner of Reliance ing state and local funds are key for the MTA. “You’d decrease their time riding on a bus. You’d health care careers, including through education Senior Home Care in Massapequa, Arnone said But funding issues aside, Arnone said care- have more consistent care for the patients.” by providing classes. That way, “we create our agencies like hers are struggling – even though givers and would-be clients don’t always feel safe Arnone’s agency participated in a pilot own workers” who learn about state and federal demand for homecare is up amid the pandemic. about mass transit travel. She is working on new program to provide transportation through protocols so they don’t have “fear of being in “There are not enough workers,” Arnone said. initiatives to help fill the void. ride-sharing platforms such as Uber. someone’s home.” Reliable transportation challenges factor into She launched All About HomeCare, a non- Now, Arnone is calling on state lawmakers — ADINA GENN the equation, she said. This will worsen as cash-

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1 Parker Jewish Institute hosts socially 2 OFFCU donates food to St. Raymond’s Parish Food Bank distanced Thanksgiving Employees of Ocean Financial Federal Credit Union (OFFCU) recently delivered boxes of donated food and personal items to the Parker Jewish Institute hosted a festive and socially distanced visit St. Raymond’s Parish Food Bank, to assist the families of the South Shore community served by OFFCU for this year’s Thanksgiv- to greet those who preregistered for window visits with loved ones. ing and holiday seasons. Residents were escorted to the windowed area of Parker’s indoor JUNE 14, 2019 lower level cafeteria, while their visitors, on the other side of the ACCOUNTING www.CPBJ.com PLEASE EMAIL NONPROFIT RELEASES AND HIGH-RESOLUTION PHOTOSJUNE 14, 2019 TO [email protected]. Chambersburg-based Rotz and Virtual_Shelley_LRose_12-18-20_Layout 1 12/2/2020 9:15 AM Page 1 Stonesifer named Dennis Shindle glass, sat outdoors at Parker’s Lower Level Patio. 717-236-4300 senior manager. BANKING/FINANCE NEWSMAKERS • He provides tax, COMPILED BY JOE DOWD. consulting and Lower Paxton Township-based Centric Bank named Promotions, appointments, hires financial state Kuhn 6 www.CPBJ.com • Central Penn Business Journal • 717-236-4300 JUNE 14, 2019 ment services Silver Spring assistant manager of the to closely held - Township Finan- Patricia A. Central Penn Business Journal companies. He is Central Penn Business Journal DAIRY GODMOTHERS cial Center. She • a CPA and a graduate of Shippens will cultivate new burg University. Shindle Jeff Musselman, head brewer at the customer rela lishing. He has a bachelor’s degree tionships, man www.CPBJ.com Millworks in Harrisburg, said the local from Millersville. Specialty cheese biz taps into local dairies ARCHITECTURE/ age the internal - market has struggled to check all three - ENGINEERING sales process, - Bramlitt GOVERNMENT NEW! buckets. Most local hop farms are growing maintain the with customized financial solu By Stacy Wescoe Hills Farm in Chester County. 2 ONLINE MEETINGS on one or two acres and not pelletizing. branch’s operational proficiency tions. She has 25 years of banking Harrisburg-based Pennsyl family law experience. She has a BridgeTower Media Jones pitched the idea of using the CSA “The vast majority of local hops are vania Public Utility Commis 13 and mentor her financial center and financial services experienceMelfi bachelor’s degree from the Col- Kuhn sion named format to develop a new way of selling craft brewed in late summer or early fall for team. Most recently, she was a cor and was a financial adviser with lege of William and Mary and a FOOD BUSINESS of Philadelphia and Stefanie Angstadt started making cheese cheese to cheese fans. That led Jones, Ang- wet-hop beers,” he said. “That has been porate social responsibility super Smoker Wealth Management. - Amy S. Goldman law degree from Dickinson School Hrivnak - as a hobby soon after graduating from col- stadt and Miller in 2016 to create the Collec- the big limitation.” visor and head teller II with First She has bachelor’s and master’s of Law. 7 members of of the Cumberland Pennsylvania County - lege in 2008. tive Creamery CSA, based out of Angstadt’s The Millworks and other breweries said National Bank. She has a bach- degrees from Ashford University. Telecommunications Relay SerMatthew After a few years she knew it was some- Oley creamery, with Jones as the operations elor’s degree from York College. - Laura J. Melfi was named senior they would like to buy more local hops vice Advisory Board. Goldman Susquehanna Township-based thing she wanted to do full time. manager and Angstadt and Miller as the two Craft-beer boom spurs local hops farmersyear round, especially pelletized hops, to - vice president and cash manage- Mette Evans & Woodside named Krieger ment officer with Mid Penn’s First has been a public member of the Matthew D. Co- She opened Valley Milkhouse in a former primary cheese makers. support farmers. Lower Allen Township-based board. She is a speech-language “I think brewers absolutelyLancaster-based want RGSto use Associ Members 1st Federal Credit Priority Bank division. She will be ble a sharehold- dairy farm in Oley in 2014 and began to “We thought between the three of us, we ates named pathologist, has conducted - By Jason Scott Fauth Union named based in Chester County and con- er. He represents manufacture and sell her cheeses profes- could pool our resources and move beyond [email protected] it,” Musselmanect said, landscape noting architect. the differences He has trainings on the importance of Alma Jimenez tribute to deposit growth through insurance com sionally. farmers markets,” Angstadt said. in smell anda tastebachelor’s between degree JakeEast from Kriegerand Temple West telecommunications for those branch manager business development activities. panies, fraternal Pennsylvania leads the nation in craft- - Coast hops.University. -- with disabilities and has been Not a dairy farmer, herself, she partnered According to Jones, the trio didn’t invent proj of the location She will also generate fee income benefit societies, - beer production. But Musselmannamed a computer said he aided expects drafting local - involved with the administra with other small Berks County dairies to buy the idea of a cheese-based CSA. But, she Matthew Fauth inside the Gi through cash management prod- insurance pro But while more beer is being brewed in and design designer. He also is a tion of Pennsylvania’s telecom fresh warm milk “straight from the udder.” said, “A cheese CSA is still pretty unique.” hops would cost more than those from ant Foods store ucts and services, and expand and ducers and third- www.CPBJ.com places like Carlisle, Harrisburg and York, largersergeant West in Coast the National suppliers, Guard. given He the retain customer relationships. She munications device distribution Her cheeses — mostly a mix of softer and Jones said it also makes sense. was on East Market - party administra- - brewers here must relygo on some key in premiumlowerhas an hop associate volumes degree at local from farms. York Nev program. Hrivnak will represent aged styles — were a hit. “You can get subscriptions for anything Street, York. She has 43 years of financial services tors in insurance regulatory, trans Technical Institute. the PUC’s Bureau of Consum - gredients that often travel long distances. - ertheless, he said he would still buy localwas a branch experience. actional and litigation matters.Coble “We make everything by hand. It’s very today — dog products, beauty products — er Services on the board. He One is hops, which are not widely hops for special PA Preferred brews, manageri.e., - for PNC Bank. - good cheese so there is a demand,” Angstadt why not cheese?” she said. is manager of compliance and grown in Pennsylvania, or on the East - Upperbeers Dublin made Township, with Pennsylvania-produced Mont Jimenez CONSTRUCTION MARKETING said. gomery County-based McMahon competition in the bureau’s pol Coast in general. agricultural commodities, like hopsManheim or Township-based Lancaster-based Wohlsen - • In fact, demand often outpaced her sup- A profitable boost From left, Sue Miller, Stefanie Angstadt and Alex Jones brought together their collective Associates Inc. named icy division. - Lancaster-based Godfrey In fact, most hops come from Washing grain. Ambassador Advisors LLC named Construction Co. named named ply. Nonetheless, she struggled with the lo- The Collective Creamery is now heading talents to form the Collective Creamery CSA in 2016. PHOTO/SUBMITTED pher K. Bauer Victor Shaffer and Andrew Lyons start ton, Oregon and Idaho, which account for Christopher R. Maza ciate creativeLuke director. Weidner He will gistics of getting the cheese she was making into its third year. And while it is still just general manager of the Camp Hill - project the majority of the country’s hop produc ed growing an acre of hopsCoolidge outside of manager and es Harrisburg-based State Civil oversee message unification and office. He -has morean associate.than 20Christo years He is Service Commission named - to the people who wanted it. a small part of each of the cheesemakers’ Brewing Co. in Douglasville and Coveredtion. Washington alone has about 40,000 Mechanicsburg last year.investment Their company, of timator. He was Manuel brand consisten an asso “You can get subscriptions ders recently purchased equipmentof project that management and trans - chief resa Osborne While around 80 percent of the cheese business, it is an important one. Bridge Farmstand in Oley — and at one Mike and Sharon Reifsnyder stand in the hop yard of their West Pennsboro Township called Lion Bines Hopficer. Farm, Heis leads expected to project engineer. - cy and align cre - acres of hops. will allow them to pelletize driedportation hops engineering experience County a commissioner. She was she makes is sold wholesale to markets and location in the Lehigh Valley — Bonn PlaceTwo Cumberlandfor anything County hop todayfarmers — dog PHOTO/MARKELL DELOATCH the wealth man- - He has a bache- By eliminating the middleman, the chee- farm. They began growing the crop in 2017 in a bid to make locally grown hops more produce a partial harvest of hops this year of Lackawanna ative resources - — meaning to grind them intoand haspowder helped municipalities agement depart lor’s degree from secretary of the Pennsylvania De- restaurants, profits were much higher on the semakers get more of the profit. Brewing Co. in Bethlehem. Other pickupare hoping products, to claim a piece beauty of that market products - available. - and a full harvest next year. Te- with project and - and press them into smallthrough pellets. their Pellet responsibilities as ment and works Millersville Uni partment of Aging. 20 percent of the product she was selling at Angstadt said her profit margin is gener- locations are in the Chester County and inspire other Pennsylvania farmers to But the partners are investing now in account needs to — why not cheese?” But Reifsnyder, who retired in 2011 ized hops have a longerlocal shelf project life and sponsors are on state - with various oth- - versity. her farm stand and the two farmers markets ally about 15 percent to 20 percent on the Philadelphia areas. consider cultivating the crop for breweries processing equipment to pelletize their ensure efficien what many brewers relyand federallyon throughout funded projects. He er departments. - HEALTH CARE from the U.S. Navy after 22 years of service, cy. Most recent Friday, Dec. 18, 2020 she attends, the Easton Farmers Market in roughly $150,000 in gross sales she has in a By having a wider client base, the cheein- Pennsylvania. also serves municipalities’ day- hops, with an eye on making extra money — Alex Jones, Collective Creamery CSA the year. He is a chartered financial analyst “It’s a niche thing. Not too many peo took a chance on hops after experiment York-based Wagman Construc East Pennsboro Township- ly, he was the - downtown Easton and one in Philadelphia. year. That makes it a challenge to maintain semakers also are able to offer more variety. The farm’s hopto-day yard trafficcould yield consulting about needs. by pelletizingcharterholder. hops for other farmers. tion Inc. named Maza based Geisinger Holy Spirit ing with grapes and asparagus on his “In the future, we would loveCoolidge to process design manager - Central Penn Business Journal “The question was, how do we reach a capital-intensive operation. Anywhere Angstadt and Miller rotate between six pleBut do theyit,” said are Michaelon the lookout Reifsnyder, for more who pickup He is a professional engineer and - tor of business development for named Carlisle-area farm, dubbed GEMS Farm. 5,000 or 6,000 pounds of hops this year. for Artisanal Brewing Ventures. these people who want to buy our cheese she can improve the profit margin is a boost. varieties of cheese, including Angstadt’s plantedlocations 3,400 along hop their plants current on his route 15-acre and for GEMS expectsprofessional to pelletize traffic the operationsmajority for other farms so there is less of a cost Maryland. He will Joe Corson direc of GeisingerDr. Ho Ming Jang Manheim Township-based Weidner has a bachelor’s Weidnerdegree He also saw success at nearby hop yard engineer. barrier,” Shaffer said. - without standing there at a farmers market Profits on the CSA vary from month to Witchgrass, her version of a French Valen- Westpockets Pennsboro of cheese Township lovers who property may want in to of its hops this year after selling almost RKL Wealth Management LLC expand the firm’s - ly Spirit Primary from Penn State. • Sunny Brae Farms and thought his farm Both Cumberland County hop farms a member all day — sometimes in the rain — hoping month, but she said they tend to average at cay cheese, and Miller’s Clipper, an aged 2017.get in on their offerings. - named participation in - Care. He will see - could provide complementary varieties of all of its harvest last fall to local breweries A big reason for the lack of new hop farm- senioracknowledged wealth the hops business in Pennoppor tunities- adult patients the right people will come buy it?” she said. the higherPHOTO/THOMAS end of A.her BARSTOW overall profits. raw-milk cheese. They also reach out to “We have to be lean and use the resources Swatara Township-based Skelly William M. Onorato NEW TIME: 9:00 - 10:00 am making wet-hopped beers — also known NONPROFITS fresh local hops to small breweries. and Loy named - ers is difficulty in getting started and com- - strategist.sylvania He willis not much more than a seedling.and enhance and specialize The current CSA package from the Col- other cheesemakers in other regions, hop- we have,” Jones said. He and his wife, Sharon, along with as fresh-hop beers that use hops fresh off marketing spe advise high-net-But through trial and error, they areclient opti relation in geriatric care. Philadelphia-based Pennsyl Organizing principal lective Creamery ranges from $180 for a ing to include their specialty craft cheeses Onepeting secondary with larger benefit established to the operations. women’s the vine. vanians for Modern Courts named “These local houses are up against com their two teenage daughters, maintain cialist. She will be LeShelle Smith worth families mistic hop farms will begina to sprout.ships throughout He was a clinical In 2016, as fate would have it, an old once-a-month pickup of two pounds and in the CSA to give customers more options. local craft cheese making is the small boost Wet-hop batches of beer can use five retired “We’ve recently advanced the hop yard, which is entering its second responsible for - on multigenera“I hope we see< more hop growers,”Maryland. Rei He has - assistant profes 6 our operator training and panies that can reach a better economy to 10 times as many hops as pelletized Lawrence F. friend of Angstadt’s, Alex Jones, a prominent four varieties of cheese for four months For example, Miller is currently work- it gives tosecretary the region’s dairy farmers, which year of harvest. GEMS currently grows five graphics coordi- tional planning, 30 years of con- sor of medicine Judge certification program and of scale, plus have quality control proce batches. fsnyder said. Stengel - 717-236-4300 organizer of commu- to $280 for a twice- ing with a sheep farmer to blend sheep Angstadt said are struggling with low prices varieties of hops on 3.25 acres, but the plan nation, including legacy planning, - struction industry experience. He in the division of geriatric- medi GUEST VIEW dures and logistics plans that have been Local brewers say they are eager to buy member.He a board is nity-supported agri- monthly pickup and cow milkare together currentlya pilot program engagedto make assessing with a creamy on the commodities market. is to eventually grow to seven acres, plantpreparation of business succes has a bachelor’s degree fromCorson the cine at the University of PennsylJang efficiencies for the use of in place for decades,” said Brandalynn a shareholder culture programs in of one-and-a-half Camembert-style cheese. She said there is a dairy crisis across the a wider variety of hops and reach morebrochures, more charts local ingredients, includingsion hops,and estate University of Baltimore. vania’s Perelman School of Medi roadway slide areas.” Armstrong, co-owner of Zeroday Brewing with Manheim the Greater Philadel- pounds and three Ultimately, their goaldrones is to forturn 3D modelingcheese of nation. and exhibit mabut- purchasing decisions comeplanning. down Heto has 25- years of es cine. He has a medical degree www.CPBJ.com in Harrisburg. “It makes it harder for the breweries. Township-based phia area, had just Atvarieties risk:of cheese loversA intowin die-hard cheese for fans. healthAccording care to the National over Family Farm big tobacco“Expansion is on our radar,” he8 said.terials. She will quality, price and availability.www.CPBJ.comtate planning and wealth Onoratostrategy EDUCATION from DrexelCentral University Penn College Business - Journal MAY 31, 2019 stockpiles, excavations and - small producer to compete.” assist with the development of OPINION Saxton & Stump Alexis Campbell, PennDOT press experience. He has a bachelor’s of Medicine. - left a job with a CSA. Flahive said. The company now does work for four months. “We want to cultivate the cheese culture Foundation, AmericaHop growing has requires lost over a large half trellis for Millersville University named and former chief A lot has changed since 1998, the year special marketing and public rela- degree and an MBA from Loyola John Cheek director of web and - In a typical CSA, for a number of different clients, includingthat PennsylvaniaCSA packages and 45gen states- stoodin this up area like it is in Europe. We don’t want its dairy farmers in just the last 16 years, as Local thirst Smith8 judge for the Eastern District of construction companies, utilities and gov the twining vines and an irrigation system. tionsGUEST programs, VIEW communications brand for the last five or six years to expand - In preparation for hop harvest later College and a law degree from the - creative services. He will over HOSPITALITY a group of farmers ernmentThe agencies. opportunitiesto for big creating tobaccoerally new jobs runand helpedfrom fivecreate thepeople To- to see cheese as a guilty pleasure, but wholesale dairy prices have dropped below Pennsylvania. Farmers also need special equipment to Stengel 1 and media plans and ensuringTHE WHITEBOARD University of Baltimore. - people’s expectationssee the creative of what Lancaster is connect with a group bacco Settlementto six months. Fund, or TSF.The We mayas a food you eat every day,” Angstadt said. 1970 prices. this summer and early fall, the Reifsny Abbottstown, Adams County- and businesses are vast, said Albert R. harvest, process and package the hops. that the website is current and all about,”production Cliff said. op “There are eight or 12 based Hanover Country Club Sarvis, havean assistant moved professor on offrom geospatial CD- LIBN - Hops, which take three years to reach of consumers who current package is “This is a way to grow the cheese community. “Because of the quality I demand, I pay a consistent. She has a degree from eration and serve PUBLIC AFFAIRS JUNE 21, 2019 technologyROMs, dial-up at Harrisburg internet University of Sci- reasons to come to Lancaster not just the named John Danehy manager. want to buy fresh, ence and Technology.shortened HU has adaptedsince its the “People don’t see fine cheese as a neces- premium for the milk,” she said. Millersburg-based Mid Penn full harvest, also are prone to pests and ElizabethtownLatest College. attractions census like the Strasburg Railroad indata threethe university’syou already reveals knew.”- - trends toHarrisburg-based watch Triad Strate- and thegeospatial Y2K-bug programs frenzy. to include the use of OPINION A formulaBank named for profit – or for missing out? local produce. They dronescurrent and has sponsored CSA summerseason camps sity,” added Jones. “When they go to the gro- Her sources includediseases Spring and Creek can be Farm difficult in to grow in marketing needs, gies LLC named But a few things have Strasburgfinancial Township adviser and forDutch Mid Wonder Penn The tourism increases also mirror LAWthe DRONE sell shares of their fu- forhas students already in high begun. school and middlecery store they feel they have to get produce Wernersville, an organiccertain dairy soil types farm. and climates. The U.S. Census Bureau recently re- and every year in focusingbetween. on un migration. a seniorby natural associate increase in the govern of 427- people and in- continued from page stood the test of time: school to encourage interest in the technol- Since Pennsylvania hospitals first began Commissioner, Long small Ifbusinesses yours is like I’ve many studied, landof the the in Financial East Lampeter Services. Township.Julie She A. will Bramlitt help economic growth in the U.S. as a whole, ac East Hempfield Township- ment affairs practice. He was a According to the association, drones ture crop to the con- Customersogy, SarvisOthers said. pointed pick out that dronesand have bread been …receiving we want this them money, to think it has ofbeen fine used to:Greg- Stricker, a partner in Spring Creek, leased new population estimatesThose attractions that have continuedLancaster to pull remains dergraduate the largest and and fast- The fastest growth occurred outside ternational migrationRob Ghormoz of 52 people. Pokémon, “Toy Story” price you quote clients prioritize, organize and based Russell, Krafft & Gruber www.CPBJ.com graduatecording admis to Cliff.- senior adviser to Gov. Tom Wolf’s sumers, who then up their usedorders in the film at and televisioncheese industries, like as that, not as a luxury.” said he pays special attention to the milk he will offer $82.1 billion in economic benefits Honey-Bell is a brie-style andcheese Pennsylvania’s made by com- • Help people quit using tobacco prod- for accountyour prod- for and comparein simplify touriststhe resident their from financial across the matters est-growing globe but now county. At 984“Clearly square the economymiles, has ofcontinued metropolitanLLP named to areas. Surprisingly, no There is more growth than decline. Out well as in surveying rail lines and uctsin police ing to the report by Discover Lancaster, which sions, advance re-election campaign and led his and create 100,000 new jobs in the United mitment to keeping the ucts or services pick Davidup Heath,weekly director ofor the PAStefanie Drone Association, Angstadt prepares to make in remarks her atOley Drone Advocacycreamery. Day June 11 inparticipating Harrisburg. Heath and otherandloca emergency- applications,Miller suchsees as river the craft cheese industry produces for Angstadt. population for counties sharebetween the market April 1,with newit businessesalso is the and largest of the four counties. newlia metro G. areas moved into the top 10 States alone by 2025. The association’s goal is based in East Lampeter Township. ment and the president’s- office. 2019 inauguration.of 3,142 counties, He has a bach1,739- (or 55.3 percent) supporters hope to encouragePHOTO/SUBMITTED state leaders to support the growing drone industry. rescues. One story told during• Provide the June 11access to health care for ev- Central Penn Business Journal- is determined build itself back after the Great Recession,”Vanasse Ju a is to encourage state leaders to support monthly boxes of the core mission of the TSF tions. Most are busi- growing in much the same way the craft beer “I always try to make the highest-quality The number of visitors to the county also destinations. member of the - the development of a drone industry – or event was how cattleeryone, had ruined regardless a portion of of their insurance or by a simple for2010- and July 1, 2018. The outcome? There Between 2010He and will 2018also oversee it experienced- design aspects the largest areas. Of the 390 metro areas elor’sin degreegained from population Penn State. between 2017 and 2018. training and certification program and are dedicated to health care. They include popular restaurants and Cliff said. “It Cheekwas building steam in 2017 and unmanned aircraft systems, as they are farmers’ latest crops, nesses that focus on aindustry farmer’s crops. Ahas drone developedwas able to assess and grown, with milk, but we try to concentrate on making a family law prac - currently engaged with a pilot program as health status Lancaster Countyincreased, mula,tourism rising based from on are 8.64 shifts million in populationinsees 2017 taking gain place across in largest visitors numeric of the growthschool’s website.at 24,112 He people. was the U.S., (including the District of Co- more formally known – because other states the total damage, which helped justify the certainly last year.” < tice group. For Twelve counties (0.4 percent) experienced Island MacArthur Airport sharing both the risksessing and efficiencies the rewards for the use of ofdrones the for local craft foods and products like farm those in theThen industry there are the working spin-off cooperatively businesses. milk that is higher in protein and butter fat bars, revitalized downtowns in places like alreadyFor are example, doing so. New York is putting up $30 It took the 46-state co- insurance claim. your estimated creative director of Schiffer Pub- 3D modeling of stockpiles, excavations and Lancaster County is continuing to draw to 8.85 million people in 2018, an increase alition years of fighting with major tobacco • Fund research to cure diseases like outcomes of health care, and- how to ad- the nation that may differ from what you No. 2 in numeric growth —was Ioannis actually Pashakis the nearlylumbia 20 years, and Puerto- Rico), 102, or 26.2SENDING no change in population, and the remain- farmers’ season and givingroadway thoseslide areas,” farmers she said in a a writtenstands or craft brewers, which support “buy insteadcancer, ofand competitively improve the health to boost of all the entire to make her cheeses,” Stricker said. costs. Feed in Lititz and Columbia, and outdoor activities million to pay for a 50-mile unmanned air Ryan Boswell is the Philadelphia-based of 2.5 percent. Send announcements concerning response to questions. companies in order to come to the 1998Andy dress community healthmore issues. people,< with 2018 as the ninth consec your costs and might assume. Here are the highlights at a smallest of the four counties, Cumberland shepercent was a Lan experienced population decline corridor between Syracuse and Rome, the more reliable source of income. local” efforts. Pennsylvaniansindustry by sharingsales manager tips for and PhaseOne efforts. Industrial, Stricker said the extra money a cheese- like Refreshing Mountain Retreat in Clay ingNEWSMAKERS 1,391 (or 44.3 percent) lost people. Master Settlement Agreement; the fundsCarter The report’s data was provided by Oxford, promotions and newly hired association said. Other states have become - a camera company based in Colorado. utive year that the county saw increases in your desired caster County “My job was to buy productsFlying fromSeveral intodozens new attendees roles at theHaving June 11 eventa variety of pickup locations in “It’s the whole ‘a rising tide raises all maker likeThis Angstadt year, these is hospitalwilling todollars pay andrepre re-- national and local level. Township, accordingCounty, to Joel Cliff,which director grew by 16,017 people. in 2018. 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As each governments, quarry operators and utility The nine-year uptick is the result ofa based on hotel-tax collections reported by and she has 30 years of combined or JPG files. [email protected] do not embed portive of ideas to expand drone programs vulnerable patients - Day said the drone industry is Gov. com Tom Wolf’s budget plan kept the “We have worked on broadening our day passes, Pennsylvania seems to be falling companies, among others, Boswell said. There’s just one problem: priceJUNE 21,What’s 2019 happening onlocally? some products or services, Dauphinor County grew by 8,997 people. Charleston, West Virginia (-1.6 percent); She was looking to take her CSA skillsboth withinspread state agencies their and cheese with com -sales farther than they from a stronger cheese industry.” TSF“It’s whole, a huge but we benefit are concerned to us thatwhen this a local the county, average hotel-room rates and Vanasse photos in word documents.and 1,661 Photos (or 52.9 percent) lost popula- further behind in developing a domestic Throughout that process, The Hospital diverse group of businesses and continued mercial applications once they understand has nothing to do with cost. Richard to gain market share with others. drone industry,For now, observers the association said. isn’t asking and use them in a new way. She andthought Healthsystem of could Association on their of own. Pennsyl- • More recently,Jones said help the hospitals trio is addressfocused petitive on inbeing that anyone a canyearbusiness buy somea drone lawmakersfor like that uses want our to use product,” tobacco he said. trends in visitor spending.Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster and Pine Bluff, Arkansas. (-1.5 percent);sent through the mail will not be the potential.Tasks such as bridge inspections or aerial the opioid crisis Those two things are what pricing tion. Though .there has been more growth around $500 and set up shop. However, changes in the perception of the county, Randall OPINION Angstadt and another cheesemakervania she and had the commonwealth’sSubscriptions hospitals can be picked up in two regional leader in the craft cheese industry. dollars“It’s toessential pay state debt.to find You see,someone during making a When I tell my clients their Lancaster County has had a long tradi- returned. Releases should include Pennsylvania’s leaders for much – except commercial operators are required to take rate throughprices should the Affordable have nothing Care to doAct and York experience consisstrategy- is about. What’s happening nationally? Farmington, New Mexico (-1.5 percent); surveys that once took weeks to conduct Specifically, during fiscal year 2017– the county’s tourist information center, Dis the municipality in whichthan the decline overall, the numbers indicate to be aware of what is going on and to offermet in her old job: Sue Millerplayed of Birchrun a big role inBerks ensuring County that money locations — Hidden River They aren’t planning any major expansion.FAA trainingthe 2017–2018higher-end to become a licensed state product budgetremote process,to compete.” the < with their costs, they usually look can now be done in a day or so, Day said. 2018, Pennsylvania’s hospitals received At Keystone, Day said, prices can range Medicaid expansion, we still have peopletion of enticingtent tourists growth. to itsThe Pennsylvania most The census data confirmed that coun- Danville, Illinois (-1.2 percent); and support as ideas develop, several people pilot, he and others said. cover Lancaster, wrote in a recent report. company is located. was preserved for health care — Farmers,not to utilitiesfill and others have seen how General Assembly authorized borrowing at me as if I have suddenly sprout budget,When it estimates a business sales creates rev- a that this can easily shift year over year. said. One goal is to create a working group $28.5 million through the TSF at the state Visitors to thewho county are uninsured spent $2.24 and billionneed help. in Dutch dining, outlet shopping and family drones can reduce the costs of projects and - notable trend between ties with the largest numeric growth are Watertown-Fort Drum, New York (-1.2 within the state aviation caucus – a legis one-time budget holes or fund other- proj- against $1.5depending billion on thein jobfuture and the TSF location. payments A ed a third eye in my forehead. Af enue, costs, and a desired gross inspections. They also have weighed the li- A deeper dive into the census data level, which is then matched by the federal lative group – to develop a roadmap that day of aerial camera work with a licensed re- ects. We worked with health educators, re- ability risks and realized they are better off to balance the state’s budget. 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The state has options associationThe saidassociation in a fact isn’t sheet. asking for new regu- million. This money goes to cover the cost sey and perhaps about $1,000 elsewhere. worked, for the most part. Looking at the budgeted profit watchI that wear I cana Timex buy forIronman about impacting commercial real estate develop- right balance for everyone. higher hurdle to overcome when liability million during this budget. salaries for the 16,968 people working in the of caring for the uninsured and underin- to balance its budget — options that don’t counties all experienced 10 spots. Looking at population growth migration. concernsSeveral are raised, experts Day noted said. the concerns can and loss statement, it is easy to $35 from a number of retailers. ment: household formations, aging baby lations, pointing out that drones are regulat PRINTLancaster County & tourism industry,DIGITAL accord DATA Some of the reasons that TSF money jeopardize the already stressed financial fall into a trap of thinking, “If we It is a very accurate watch with a ed by the Federal Aviation Administration, sured. consistent growth year- by metropolitan area, Dallas-Fort North Dakota was home to the fastest- be eased once the options are carefully went directly to hospitals to fund uncom- or FAA, which controls U.S. airspaces and GUEST VIEW can just get every sale for the es- quartz movement and some very boomers, growing millennials, women GUEST VIEW weighed. For example, the risks to survey a situations of many of Pennsylvania’s hos- already requires commercial drone opera- Pennsylvania also received more than pensated care is because they are under- over-year. Moreover the Worth-Arlington, Texas had the largest growing county. Among counties with a utility line traditionally would involve work pitals. timated cost plus gross margin, nice features. “Casual” quartz tors to getBut a that license. doesn’t mean there is no room $44 million for CURE grants during the Mike Central Penn Business Journal in the workforce and migration toward MacArthur Airport Is a Top 10 Winner in the USA Today Best Awards for ers using ladder trucks to examine high- paid by the safety-net payer, Medicaid, SUBSCRIPTIONwe’ll be rightgrowth on target.” was It fairlysounds even watchesnumeric from Gucci growth, made with with a gain of 131,767 population of 20,000 or more, Williams fiscal year 2014–2015. Thevoltage grants wires, help which is dangerous work that Proposed tax could harm specialty surgical+ centers - Kushner the South. Today’s demographic changes for action on the state level. In October which a recent analysis indicates reim- More than a third of Pennsylvania’s simple and scientific, doesn’t it? similar materials sell for $275 to Health and wellnessuniversities, communications hospitals and researchcould orgatake weeks.- Now, drones with cam- can be engaginghospitals operated in the red last fiscal - over the last eight years. people, or 1.8 percent in 2018. Second County, North Dakota, claimed the top 2018, Pennsylvania lawmakers passed Act eras can inspect the same line in a fractionburses at 81 cents on the dollar. $350. 3 present challenges for commercial real 78, which limits the ability of municipali- In his budget address, Gov. Tom Wolf nizations partner to unlock solutions forof the time – and without putting people in stated to applause,year. Among “This proposal that group, asks formore no than three- The problem is thatAnother what buy -trend worth was Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Arizona, spot as the fastest-growing by percent- ties to regulate unmanned aircraft unless ers are willing to pay has nothing harm’s Asway. people become more aware of how new taxes. Notquarters one dime. have Not been one penny.” operating in the red Trust me – I know manufac estate developers, but they also offer lu- authorizedLocal by jurisdictionsthe statute. often move to pass cancer, ways to improve the quality and- There are no hospitals or hospital staff to do with the sellers’ costs.noting You is that the counties have mainturing- – there iswhich no possible had way an increase of 96,268 people, age. This county’s population rose by 5.9 A strong wellness program can be a that treat only the uninsured or patients Yet, as the General Assembly combs through Best Small Airports. The airport offers service on Southwest Airlines, Fron- differentiator for recruitment, reduce the for the last three fiscal years. Now, more don’t believe that? I’ll give you to explain that price differential for the second one. The per crative opportunities to firms creatively drones can be used, the industry has taken ordinances that can interfere with commer insured by Medicaid, and Pennsylvania the governor’s proposal, we find that there tained the same order of ranking based or 2.0 percent. The cause of growth in percent between 2017 and 2018 (from cost of health care benefits and help build off, DayKeegan and others Flahive said. is a remote pilot for Argos than ever, these hospitals are relying on two scenarios. based on manufacturing costs. son who runs it is a long-time cial operators, said David Day, executive are, in fact, tax increases. adapting to new demands. a team atmosphere based aroundvice healthy president at Keystone Aerial Surveys doesn’t have a public hospital system. As upon population for eight-plusThat’s years. why you For can buy fakethese areas is migration, both domesticemployee, who makes33,395 a higher to 35,350 people). The rapid Unmanned Aerial Solutions based in Lititz. the enduring promise that the TSF will be based in Philadelphia. That makes educa- www.CPBJ.com • choices. However, communicating the a result, theWhen hospital the company community was founded in treats 2015, all One specific tax being proposed by the ad Gucci watches for less than my wage than the guy running the tion critical,Keystone he added. does work nationwide and has ministration is a “doublethere tax” to help on ambulatory them continue to stay open, example, in 2010 the counties in order of and international, as well as natural growth Williams County experienced was it did a lot of work with real estate compa- Mike Kushner is the owner of Omni Realty benefits and program elements of a well- patients, regardless of the type of insur- surgical centers (ASCs)remain like financially stable and treat every Timex on the street. The differ paid-off machine. The cost of the nies that wanted aerial views of properties, smallest population to largest were Cum- tier Airlines, and American Airlines. It covers an area of 1,311 acres found that some officials in states – such as ential is totally due to the cachet increase. In Dallas, it was secondnatural machine in- is higher thandue mainly to net domestic migration of Group, a real estate firm in Harrisburg. He can ness initiative can be hard to navigate. Hu- ance they have — and serves as the safetythe ones in my district. patient who walks through their doors. • man resources and cor- New York and New Jersey – are more aware berland, Dauphin, Yorkof the Gucci and brand.Lancaster. The price crease that served as thethe largest cost of the source first. Do you be 1,471 people in 2018. The county also ex- of issues facing the drone industry than net for the underinsured and uninsured. be reached through www.omnirealtygroup. ASCs are convenient porate leadership need to those in Pennsylvania. The advocacy day health care facilities run Trends may come and go, but the Penn- is what the market will bear, - lieve you can get a different price • See things from the employees’ per- Even with the improvement in the insured sylvania hospital community’s mission This is the same ranking we see in 2018, of population growth. For Phoenix it was perienced growth between 2017 and 2018 com� walk a fine line – avoiding spective.was How an effort will to changethe wellness that, too, he programsaid. It by physicians that provide the value the buyer puts on the for a product based on which • Total- access to Long Island Business also is hoped that Pennsylvania’s govern- same-day surgical and di remains focused on health care. We call on product. machine you decide to use? Of sounding paternal, mor- components benefitment agencies them? will increasinglyWhy should adopt the containing four runways and two helipads. In addition to commercial agnostic care for focused the legislature to make sure it remains the JUNE 7, 2019 course you can’t. alistic or even too per- they care? Does it affecttechnologies, their as work agencies life in or other states have, DayThe added. association maintains that 36 out of care needs, such as eye mission of the TSF, too. Don’t rob patient this tax plan, this customer care might no lon cal machines,Suppose except you have one two is paid identi with what the market will bear for sonal while empowering home life? Zero in on key factors affecting Central Penn Business Journal News List Database* surgeries, colonoscopies, care to fill budget gaps. ger be possible. for and you took out a big loan tactical.Pricing Working is both with strategic compa and change notices, usually much high employees and spurring employees and highlight the benefitsthe 50 states of have transportation depart spine and joint procedures, • ments that fund centers or programs for GUEST VIEW - nies to improve profitability, we er margins than for the original participation. healthy choices. and more. There are 234 that theirAnother nurse-to-patient advantage of ratios surgical are centers generally is drone operations. PennDOT, it said, is not Andy Carter is president and CEO of The have adopted a strategy of slowly orders. In that case the customer is air service, ISP serves a thriving general aviation sector. MacArthur Air- among those that have initiated outside Medicare-certified ASCs in Pennsylvania. lower than at general hospitals. These nurses How a company com- • Avoid communicating to staff as if Hospital and Healthsystem Association of - raising prices above what we - a captive audience. But sometimes programs.Alexis Campbell, PennDOT press secre- are trained in one or a few specialized surgical • Unlimited downloads municates can make a big they are marketing targets. Trust them Pennsylvania in Harrisburg. get with the magic formula until we ease up on the change adjust- • Remove jargon, whetherfrom these Thehealth governorinnovative care expects surgical to takecenters, $12.5 which million - 717-236-4300procedures. This system ensures that patients difference. It can boost and communicate with them as if they tary, orsaid HR PennDOT wording has an that active might internal not be easily un- • customers push back. We often ment, and let the customer know it is income they would otherwise put toward the receive the best care possible with the same enrollment in the wellness strategy and are “one of us,” instead of “one of them.” derstood.drone program Remember, and has been flying when drones jargon is used, Retirement plansend with prices at a higher, moreshould beto build goodpiece will. of M&A puzzle for several“We’ve years. recently advancedincredible our operator services they provide at lower costs nurses caringECONOMIC for them throughout DEVELOPMENT their treat create more engagement among employ- Use “we” and communicate from a team it may mean the employeesto patients. are ASCsunlikely already to pay income, sales ment. profitable level for many, but not port has an economic impact of $600 million annually, and employees Julie 2018 was a banner year for mergers- So, if you’re planning a merger or acqui- restrictionWe have• sometimes PDFsbefore reduced being and able to joinspreadsheets the includes confirming past operational and ees. Those who are engaged at work will go perspective, rather than a top-down understand the message.and property taxes, as opposed to general hos State all customers. It’s the customer, prices below the magic formula Lando LIBN.COM the extra mile and demonstrate increased standpoint. VOLUME 67 NUMBER 4 ■ LIN.COM Part of the network NUR 24-0, 2020 ■ $2.00 Greg Smaller facilities also help surgical hospi and acquisitions. Global M&A activitynot was the formulasition, that determines consider the retirement plans- now to buildbuyer’s market share 401(k) or capture plan, losing out on a full procedural compliance, making sure all • Avoid populatingpitals, emails which or do messages not pay these same taxes. JUNE 7, 2019 tals protect patients from spreading infections productivity, which shows up in a compa- with large amounts of information. People Rothman among each other. This large reduction in the second highest on record, with thedeals best price. to avoid a headache later on. a new account.year Ifof the tax-efficient new busi savings and employer- plan documents are up-to-date, and con- • Talk about the rewards – not only for Rep. are noThe “new” governor taxes in is hiscorrect proposal, when as he he says tried there nosocomial infections is critical Communityin a surgical First Fund ness is incremental, it is all good ny’s profitability, turnover numbers, safety their personal lives, but rewards of the digest details in small chunks, so consider totaling $2.72 trillion. Looking ahead, 76 If the transaction is a stock acquisi- contributions. firming general compatibility between the - We have experimented tactically • Book of Lists PLUS incidents and quality. program. What’s in it for them can be a an ongoing campaignand was to unsuccessful share bits and in getting this ASC tax environment. on the bottom line. 6,000 Long Islanders. • Bring creative ideas to the effort. percent of top executives at U.S. compa- tion – where the buyer takes full owner- The main advantages of termination plans. Examples include reviewing non- passed through the General Assembly last powerful motivator to expand participa- pieces of information, or a web page to Consider interesting program elements to Communication is key for an employee year. It is my hope that the House Republican ASCs,Not but onlythey areface patients lower costs better at caredthese cenfor at niestempting expectThis to isto solve. the close very problemmore that ASCs were at ship of the selling company – the buyerThe magic formulaare givesthat you employees can be integrated into discrimination testing results from recent health and wellness program and for a tion. That participation, in turn, can build view the full information when employees up the ante of interest and participation. a nice target, but don’t fall into Caucus, along with the Pennsylvania Medical Volumeters than 35, they Number do at 23 general hospitals. Medic the trap of thinking that is your business overall. Looking to a professional a team atmosphere and lead to higher are interested and have time. Think about bringing in a local chef to of- dealsThis this ASC year tax would than be last,a blow to competi then assumes all of the seller’s liabilities, the buyer’s plan with one benefit structure years, the seller’s fiduciary oversight prac- Society and other medical-service advocates, aid patients face 50 percent lower costs and expandingtion and innovation in health executive care. By tying teambest price. • Unpublished data communicator for ideas and best practices engagement. will prove once more that this tax would be fer a cooking class, having a localpatients farm with commercial insurance plans the invisibleand a majority hand of the freepredict market in health including its retirement plan. The buyer for all; there is only one plan to maintain; tices, administrative operations such as • Have a sense of humor when commu- 1500 Paxton St., Harrisburg, PA 17104 - will help streamline communications sur- nicating.detrimental Loosening to up Pennsylvania a formal approach surgery patients. stand bring in their fresh producepay regu as low- as 25 percent the costs of a hospi care with burdensome taxes, we get less Richard Randall is founder and • Consider health and wellness ambas- 717-236-4300 • [email protected] By Jason Scott these deals will be larger, has three options for how to handle the and the risk of any liability transfer into distributions, payroll and loan processes, rounding such a program and lead to more sadors. Peer-to-peer communication is can go a long way to creating engagement larly or bring in a gardening experttal-based to offer visit. health and less care. president of management-con GROWTH MODE [email protected] according to a report acquired company’s retirement plan. It the buyer’s existing- plan is avoided. The and fulfillment of government reporting engaged, healthier employees. powerful and partnering with passionate able toFirst, afford this state-of-the-art tax would cause equipment. ASCs to be un sulting firm New Level Advisors As healthcarewith and technologythe communication grow, so do the and getting on a hands-on workshop for growing veg- • Custom data searches Such equipment allows them to have higher practitionersIn addition also to save saving Medicare patients $2.3 money, billion these - cost theAnother state Medicaid taxfrom on these Axios.system, ASCs it Thesewould may even not compa only - can either maintainin Springettsbury its own Township, plan and York the downside is that the employee accounts requirements. team members to communicate can re- professionalboard service with firms the that program. support them. etables or herbs. At- GRIT, team members What can you do? productivity›› Page 4 and healthier patients, but under a year on justAssociate the 120 Publisher/Editorialmost-commonNEWS proce Director, Cathy Hirko Expectingcost a lives. record year for lending and - County. Email him at info@newleve move the paternalistic factor. nies, and others around seller’s plan separately, terminate the• become immediately accessible. So, if not Many companies partner with an out- • Make it a two-way conversation. Ask in the wellness program aredures walking that Medicare miles patients receive, accord ladvisors.com. employees what program components Editor, Joel Berg • Connect the dots for employees to the (via a step tracker) to earning a to free UC airplaneBerkeley. more House growth,I andurge theSenate my colleagues Lancaster-based to votethe against in the globe, Pennsylvania this proposal Commu turn to M&A seller’s plan, or merge the seller’s plan rolled over into an IRA or other retirement side consultant to conduct a thorough bigger corporate picture. Participation in they’d like to see. Find out what might mo- Mariah Chuprinski *Please note: the Data portion of the premium ticket to anywhere in the world. The more Web Editor, Becca Oken-Tatum nityand First I urge Fund Gov. Wolf has to beenvisit dealsan adding ASC liketo increaseWest staff and market John into its own plan. plan, employees could squander retire- benefit plan review and help determine No fee to attend! Get zoom link at limba.net/calendar wellness programs has the potential to de- tivate them to participate. Ask for ideas on in 2015,UC Pennsylvania Berkeley noted ASCs in a saved recent Medicare study that TO THE EDITOR creative and out-of-the-box the program, Shore Endoscopy in Cumberlandshare County and to improve their If the buyer decides to maintain both ment assets and face penalty taxes for the best option. When experts are engaged crease company health benefit costs over- Reporters restructuring its executive team. 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If the acquired company’s in theBefore latest rounddeciding of funding. how to handle the sell- ment health care benefits, for Conrad Siegel, Marketing Group, a marketing and communica- our commonwealth,For the sake of theI hope health my andcolleagues wellness in of advantaged groups, including Latino and Af Event Sponsors: 2020 Premiere Sponsors: EVENTS Cross, Highmark and UPMC Health under each of the C-suite executives. Community First was shut out but hopes tions firm with offices in York and Lancaster. Harrisburg listen to ourInside physicians Sales/Operations and their Coordinator, – or that the seller’s 401(k) plan does not 401(k) is terminated after the transaction, er’s retirement plan, the buyer will need which is based in Susquehanna Township, - rican-AmericanPlan for all entrepreneurs. services. Changes in And the the need The growth comes at a time when Commu - • patients and reject this tax. - meet compliance standards. the seller’s employees will face a one-year to perform exhaustive due diligence. This Dauphin County. Event Manager, Dayna Edelman relationship between Highmark its clients still can take advantage of the in - - for services is rising. nity First has been positioning itself as a go-to - State Rep. Greg Rothman (R) represents the 87thEvent Coordinator, Erica Hildabridle andThe UPMC organization, in the greater which started out serving centives. House District, which is in Cumberland County. 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