Companies navigate tensions over office reopening plans
A year after scrambling to figure out how to shut down their offices, companies are scrambling to bring many of those same employees back.
View ArticleA pandemic clothing purge is on as normal life resumes in US
As restrictions are lifted, online resale sites and brick-and-mortar donation spots should see a sharp rise in demand.
View ArticleKathy Kuo Home opens in Southampton
The 4,000-square-foot store at 30 Jobs Lane will feature offerings that were previously sold online only.
View ArticleHooked on Long Island
An effort is underway to educate consumers about buying local fish.
View ArticleFor small business, access to capital, rising operating costs are concerns
Even if small business owners are optimistic about the future, they see challenges ahead. Weighing heavily are access to capital, rising operating costs and the difficulty in trying to hire workers....
View ArticlePermanent Pivot
Companies that survived the pandemic say many of their new strategies are here to stay.
View ArticleSea Tow Announces New VP of Franchise Operations
Sea Tow Services International has announced Capt. Thomas Spina as the new vice president.
View ArticleIn Nassau, $1.5M to boost downtowns
With the county's new Small Business Technical Assistance and Planning program, downtown's may get an economic lift.
View ArticleMinuteman Press employee hits 50 years in printing
Todd Brown’s impressive printing career includes over 40 years of dedicated service to Minuteman Press.
View ArticleThe Paramount to follow Live Nation COVID policies
The new protocol is set to begin on Oct. 4
View ArticleSalon makes it easy to donate hair during Childhood Cancer Awareness month
The Oceanside business owner is raising awareness and funds for research, grants, and support services that help families who have been impacted by cancer
View ArticleSmithtown Chamber of Commerce installs officers
The ceremony was held at a nearby eatery
View ArticleMatchmaker, evolving with the times, meets the new dating landscape
Technology and the pandemic may have radically changed the dating landscape, but professional matchmaker Maureen Tara Nelson believes many of Long Island’s single residents still long to find their...
View ArticleSteve Israel is LI’s next book purveyor
In a nod to President Theodore Roosevelt, former U.S. congressman Steve Israel is opening Theodore’s Books in Oyster Bay
View ArticleDelivering for downtowns
A new enterprise aims to marry the best of technology to empower Long Island’s small businesses
View ArticleBusinesses struggling to pay utility bills may avoid PSEG-LI shutoffs with...
The utility said shut-offs for nonpayment resume Nov. 1, but businesses there is relief for eligible businesses facing pandemic-caused hardship
View ArticleWorkers fed up with nights, weekends seek flexible schedules
Companies are confronting demands by hourly workers on terms that often used to be non-negotiable: scheduling.
View Article“Buy it when you see it.” Retailers dread holiday shortages
Because of bottlenecks in the global supply chain, many stores are scrambling to try to get all the inventory they can ahead of the holiday shopping season.
View ArticleSurvey: Inflation, supply-chain shortages impacting small businesses
The report from business.org found that 89 percent of small business owners surveyed have increased their prices to counter rapidly rising costs coming into the holiday shopping season.
View ArticleTreasury awards $8.7B for lending in minority communities
The U.S. Treasury Department announced the release of $8.7 billion to help increase lending to small and minority-owned businesses and people with limited access to banking.
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