{"id":178,"date":"2012-06-29T21:07:13","date_gmt":"2012-06-29T21:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.websitefix.net\/clients\/Generic\/?page_id=178"},"modified":"2019-11-14T18:40:49","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T18:40:49","slug":"economy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/LongIslandNY3\/?page_id=178","title":{"rendered":"Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"

DEMOGRAPHICS \/ ECONOMY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Long Island\u2019s economy stands out in several ways. It has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country, one of the highest per capita incomes in the nation and some of the best recreational areas in the Eastern part of the country. Long Island is consistently ranked as one of the best places to live in the United States and its parks and beaches are consistently named among the top in the nation.<\/p>\n

This strong economy is built by the many successful businesses based on Long Island. There are more than 114,000 business establishments located on Long Island, ranking it as the 16th highest among the nations more than 900 metropolitan markets for number of businesses. For those businesses Long Island offers a highly skilled and educated workforce and the added benefit of natural beauty and geographic diversity that help them recruit and keep those employees. Long Island is also prosperous, with a high median household income level that is 25% higher than the national average.<\/p>\n

Following several decades of aviation leadership with companies like Grumman, Long Island is emerging as a hub for the computer industry. The Hauppauge Industrial Park is one of the largest on the East Coast and home to more than 1,300 companies. Much of the eastern part of the island remains agricultural, including many vineyards, and revenue from tourism is significant to this area..<\/p>\n

Leading Non-Government Employers<\/strong><\/p>\n

LONG ISLAND (NASSAU\/SUFFOLK COUNTIES)<\/strong><\/p>\n

1-800 Flowers.com<\/strong>
\nMail Order Retailer
\nwww.1800flowers.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Arrow Electronics, Inc.<\/strong>
\nElectronic Components
\nwww.arrow.com<\/a><\/p>\n

BAE Systems, Inc.     <\/strong>
\nAerospace
\nwww.baesystems.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Brookhaven National Laboratory<\/strong>
\nResearch and Development
\nwww.bnl.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

Cablevision Systems<\/strong>
\nTelecommunications
\nwww.cablevision.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Capital One<\/strong>
\nCommercial Bank
\nwww.capitalone.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Chase Bank<\/strong>
\nFinancial Services
\nwww.chase.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Computer Associates International <\/strong>
\nSoftware
\nwww.ca.com\/us<\/a><\/p>\n

Diocese of Rockville Centre<\/strong>
\nRoman Catholic Church
\nwww.drvc.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Estee Lauder Companies<\/strong>
\nCosmetics
\nwww.elcompanies.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Federated Department Stores<\/strong>
\nRetail Stores
\nwww.federated-fds.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Fortunoff<\/strong>
\nRegional retail
\nwww.fortunoff.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center<\/strong>
\nMedical Center
\nhttp:\/\/goodsamaritan.chsli.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Home Depot<\/strong>
\nRetail Stores
\nwww.homedepot.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Henry Schein<\/strong>
\nHealthcare Products
\nwww.henryschein.com<\/a><\/p>\n

J.P. Morgan Chase & Company<\/strong>
\nGlobal financial services firm
\nwww.jpmorganchase.com<\/a><\/p>\n

JCPenney<\/strong>
\nRetail Stores
\nwww.jcpenney.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Kmart<\/strong>
\nRetail Merchandiser
\nwww.kmart.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Long Island University<\/strong>
\nEducation
\nhttps:\/\/www.liu.edu\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Lowes<\/strong>
\nRetailer
\nwww.lowes.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Nassau Community College<\/strong>
\nPost-secondary education
\nwww.ncc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Nassau University Medical Center<\/strong>
\nHealthcare
\nwww.numc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

National Grid<\/strong>
\nEnergy
\nwww.nationalgridus.com<\/a><\/p>\n

The Nature\u2019s Bounty Co. <\/strong>
\nNutritional Supplements
\nwww.naturesbountyco.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Newsday<\/strong>
\nMedia Publishing Company
\nwww.newsday.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Northwell Health<\/strong>
\nHealthcare
\nwww.northwell.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Pall Corp<\/strong>
\nFiltration and Separation Systems
\nwww.pall.com<\/a><\/p>\n

RiteAid<\/strong>
\nRetail chain drug store
\nwww.riteaid.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Sears Roebuck & Co.<\/strong>
\nRetailer
\nwww.searsholdings.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Stony Brook University & Hospital<\/strong>
\nUniversity and HealthCare System
\nwww.stonybrook.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

United Parcel Service<\/strong>
\nDomestic and international parcel delivery service
\nwww.ups.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Verizon<\/strong>
\nTelecommunications
\nwww.verizon.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Winthrop South Nassau University Health System<\/strong>
\nHealthcare System
\nwww.winthrop.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Zebra Technologies<\/strong>
\nBar Code laser scanners, application specific handheld computers
\nwww.zebra.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Economic\/Business Development Agencies<\/strong><\/p>\n

Empire State Development<\/strong>
\n631-435-0717
\nwww.empire.state.ny.us<\/a><\/p>\n

Long Island Association<\/strong>
\n631-493-3000
\nwww.longislandassociation.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Long Island Housing Partnership<\/strong>
\nwww.lihp.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Nassau County Office of Economic Development<\/strong>
\nwww.nassaucountyny.gov\/1610\/Economic-Development<\/a><\/p>\n

Suffolk County Office of Economic Development<\/strong>
\nwww.suffolkcountyny.gov\/Departments\/EconomicDevelopmentAndPlanning.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n

Hauppauge Industrial Association<\/strong>
\nwww.hia-li.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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