LIBN Publisher John Kominicki waxed poetic on the economy, politics and the future of Long Island as an appreciative audience asked questions via text, tweet, email or — yes — from the mic in the back of the room.
Long Island Business News Publisher Addresses Connection Day Crowd of Business and Nonprofit Leaders
John Kominicki has been publisher of Long Island Business News since 1998 and is credited with reinventing the newspaper into a multimedia enterprise that informs, engages and influences the decision makers on Long Island. Along the way, he became one of the Island’s most sought-after speakers.
Before coming to Long Island, Kominicki headed business publications in Texas and Oklahoma and was a longtime Europe-based writer and editor for such publications as Stars & Stripes, The New York Times, the Dallas Morning News and USA Today.
He serves on numerous boards and has received countless awards
for his support of the business and not-for-profit communities on Long Island, including being honored as an SBA small business advocate and as media person of the year by the Public Relations Professionals of Long Island.
He can occasionally be found in Stony Brook, where he resides
with his wife and daughter.