Business Unusual: Transportation Navigation with Guest John Corrado of Suffolk Transportation Services Inc.

June 30, 2020 – Episode 7 of Business Unusual Weekly Recovery Webinar with business leaders Joe Campolo and Peter Klein and guest John Corrado, President of Suffolk Transportation Service, Inc. The discussion focused on how the sector is reopening, what the future looks like for riders, and the technology that can keep transportation moving forward including on-demand apps and “Uber-style” transit services.

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Business Unusual: Nonprofits & Business Associations

June 23, 2020 – Episode 6 of Business Unusual Weekly Recovery Webinar with business leaders Joe Campolo and Peter Klein and guests John Miller, President & CEO of Guide Dog Foundation and America’s VetDogs, and Terri Alessi-Miceli, President & CEO of HIA-LI. The discussion focused on the critical role that 501(c)(6) business organizations will have in our economic recovery and the challenges of operating on a national scale among a patchwork of differing state rules.

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Campolo Testifies at NYS Assembly Hearing about COVID Impact on LI Businesses

Campolo Testifies at NYS Assembly Hearing about COVID Impact on LI Businesses

Joe Campolo was invited to testify before the New York State Assembly at a virtual hearing on June 17, 2020 about the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the business community. Below is the text of his testimony. Good morning. My name is Joe Campolo and I am the Managing Partner of Campolo, Middleton & McCormick, LLP, a business law firm with offices across Long Island. In addition to being a small business owner, I have spent my entire

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REPLAY: CMM’s Joe Campolo Moderates Discussion with Steve Bellone

REPLAY: CMM’s Joe Campolo Moderates Discussion with Steve Bellone

CMM Managing Partner and HIA-LI Board Chairman Joe Campolo led a virtual meeting this morning with County Executive of Suffolk County, Steve Bellone, to discuss critical updates to help businesses through the coronavirus. The meeting was hosted by HIA-LI, the voice of Long Island business. To view a recording of the virtual meeting, click here.

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Business Unusual: Infrastructure Investment with Rich Humann of H2M

June 16, 2020 – Episode 5 of Business Unusual Weekly Recovery Webinar with business leaders Joe Campolo and Peter Klein and guest Rich Humann, President & CEO of H2M architects + engineers. The discussion focused on how stimulus dollars are being used, whether infrastructure spending can fill tax voids in the middle of a pandemic, and whether we can grow our way out of this crisis by investing in infrastructure.

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Business Unusual: Real Estate Development Reimagined with Jim Coughlan of TRITEC

JUNE 9, 2020 – Episode 4 of Business Unusual Weekly Recovery Webinar with guest Jim Coughlan, Principal and Co-Founder of TRITEC Real Estate Company. This episode focused on the real estate development sector – a key piece of Long Island’s previously booming economy. Now that the COVID pandemic has changed how we work, live, and play, how will the real estate development sector respond to changing needs?

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Why “Black Lives Matter” Matters

Why “Black Lives Matter” Matters

Black Lives Matter. Those words are not just important for white people to say, but to also mean it when they say it.  And in order to mean it, they must understand why it is so important.  To start, let’s get a little perspective. Americans who have been unable to operate their businesses for the past 10 weeks because the government shut them down have all gotten a taste of what oppression looks and feels like. During this time, powerful businesses like Walmart

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