Category : Long Island

LIPA to Save the World

Feel like you’re paying too much for your utilities? Wish there was a cost-effective way to make your industrial or commercial space more affordable to run? LIPA provides some helpful tips to make running your business cheaper and greener. LIPA’s Commercial Efficiency Program is currently offering rebates to qualifying commercial, industrial and other buildings who..

Heartland Project Set to Go

The $4 billion Heartland Town Square project is set to potentially break ground later this year. Developers Gerald and David Wolkoff (father and son) have been preparing for this moment for the past 10 years, dumping over $200 million of their own money into what will be the largest development in Long Island’s history. The..

LEED the Way- Go Green

LEED buildings seem to be springing up all over Long Island and their presence is bringing greater awareness to environmentally friendly techniques and energy conservation for major establishments. LEED stands for the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design; it’s a company designed to provide their clients with sustainable techniques and tools to make their building..

Tax Payers Hold the Light for Coliseum Renovation

Recent news has shed a more distinct light on Project Lighthouse’s upcoming bond referendum set for August 1. It’s been calculated that if Nassau County tax payers vote “yes” to the renovation of the Nassau Coliseum (the new features can be found here), their property taxes could go up about $58 per household. Of course,..

Borrowers Rule, Lenders Drool

Banks are calling out— come take our money! Apparently there is quite a large amount of unused capital sitting in these credit unions, just waiting to be exploited. And you thought we were in a recession? Deficit who? Local industry specialists remark that this abundance of “extra money” is the result of the competitive lending..