WESTCHESTER & FAIRFIELD COUNTY
BUSINESS JOURNALS
JANUARY 25, 2016 | VOL. 52, No. 4
25 | SMALL-BUSINESS BOOST
32 | GOOD THINGS HAPPENING
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Indian Point owner to federal court: Have state back off BY JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com
E BRINGING THEIR A-GAME
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Kevin Plein and Darin Feldman, co-owners of A-Game Sports in New Rochelle.
ntergy Corp. has asked a federal court in Albany to order a top New York state official to withdraw his department’s objection to the relicensing of two nuclear reactors at the Indian Point Energy Center because the plant’s operation is not consistent with the state’s coastal management program. The state’s objection prevents the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission from renewing operating licenses for Indian Point’s nuclear reactors, which Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state agencies want shut down because of potential health and safety risks from
airborne radiation and radioactive groundwater leaks that they claim the Buchanan plant’s continued operation poses to some 17 million residents within 50 miles of the plant site. The NRC license renewals would extend the nuclear reactors’ operating lives for 20 years. Entergy officials contend the objection brought by New York Secretary of State Cesar A. Perales in November is founded on nuclear safety concerns and so intrudes on the NRC’s exclusive regulatory authority in that area. In a lawsuit filed on Jan. 14 in U.S. Northern District of New York Court, Entergy petitioned a federal judge to rule that federal law pre-empts the state’s objection and to issue a permanent injunction » Indian Point, page 8
A new interest in flying solo BY BILL FALLON bfallon@westfairinc.com
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olfers toss blades of grass into the air to see which way the wind blows. Academia as practiced at the University of Bridgeport is no different,
UB EMBRACES THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT
plumbing student desires instead of throwing grass and recognizing a fresh breeze of entrepreneurialism blowing across the economy. A generation or two ago, students looked to lock into careers. Now, according to UB’s Ernest C. Trefz School of Business Dean
Lloyd Gibson, students can expect to hold 14 different jobs between graduation and their late 30s. Citing “a pent-up demand” for entrepreneurial offerings that he noticed upon arriving at UB three and a half years ago, Gibson said the university now offers a business minor in entrepreneurialism to accompany any undergraduate major — English to engineering — and last August opened a business incubator that is booming. “We didn’t really know what interest there would be,” said Gibson of the incubator at 250 Myrtle Ave. “We thought maybe
a dozen students would be interested at first. As of now, after one semester, there are 55 students in the program.” Gibson noted those accepted into the incubator’s program come in two varieties: business beginners and those who already possess a business plan. Many are themselves the children of entrepreneurs. The Trefz School serves both undergraduate- and graduate-level studies. Ernest Trefz and his family-controlled business fund the incubator. The incubator is known as the Student Entrepreneur Center and
is headed by Elena Cahill — entrepreneur, attorney, UB graduate and UB senior lecturer — along with five advising businesspersons. It requires admission among those already admitted to UB. “It’s a bit of a privilege; it’s a key-controlled office,” Gibson said. Gibson said, “These are not just apps being created.” The incubator’s first two launches will be businesses focused on psychology and martial arts. “I anticipate we will have four launches by May,” Cahill said. “The loyalty of businesses » UB, page 8