The Hauppauge Industrial Association, which has a membership of approximately 1,000 companies throughout Long Island

Long Island

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, is a grass-roots, pro-active 27- year old business organization that focuses on the economic health and well-being of its member companies and that of the entire Long Island business

Business

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 community. HIA provides services and programs focusing on international trade

International trade

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, human resources

Human resources

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, business development

Business development

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, government affairs, manufacturing

Manufacturing

Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale...

, technology

Technology

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, environment

Natural environment

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, education

Education

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, engineering

Engineering

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, transportation, and energy

Energy

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HIA offers many networking opportunities at monthly luncheons, educational seminars, trade shows, golf

Golf

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 outings, fishing

Fishing

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 and ski trips, holiday parties, etc. In addition, HIA successfully spearheaded an effort to have New York State construct an exit into the Industrial park

Industrial park

An industrial park is an area zoned and planned for the purpose of industrial development...

 in Hauppauge where more than 60% of its members are located, from Northern State Parkway

Northern State Parkway

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. This exit is used daily by hundreds of business people. It works closely with town, county and state government agencies and departments, to help ensure the safety, health, ease of transportation, and general business assistance for the 1300 companies and 55,000 employees in the Hauppauge Industrial Park

Hauppauge, New York

Hauppauge is a hamlet and CDP in the Town of Islip and the Town of Smithtown in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population of the CDP was 20,100 at the time of the 2000 census....

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The HIA has successfully lobbied for the installation of much-needed traffic lights, the repaving or widening of critical roads, stop signs, street lights, bicycle lanes and a state-of-the-art daycare center. It has arranged for the placement of a Suffolk County Police Department COPE medical emergency vehicle in the Industrial Park and recent approval by the Suffolk County Legislature to assign a larger vehicle equipped with advanced life-saving equipment.

Scholarships for Long Island students attending colleges or trade schools on Long Island are presented annually by HIA.