Brooke Bilyj

3 weeks ago | sbnonline.com | Brooke Bilyj

When Béla Szigethy founded The Riverside Company in his apartment on Riverside Drive in New York City in 1988, his vision was constrained by the amount of capital he had to invest. He set out to create a little buyout shop that focused on small deals, because initially, that’s all he could afford. Since then, some details of his vision have grown, while other aspects remain unchanged.

1 month ago | crainsnewyork.com | Brooke Bilyj

Buildings are notoriously inefficient—accounting for an estimated 40% of global energy consumption and 30% of energy related greenhouse gas emissions—with heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in the US consuming nearly half of this energy in commercial and industrial buildings.

1 month ago | greenhousemag.com | Brooke Bilyj

Tending the plant pipeline In her role, Blair primarily works with roses, blackberries, blueberries and raspberries. “I work on bringing roses into tissue culture to help the pipeline of roses that need to go to different locations in the trial process,” she says.

1 month ago | sbnonline.com | Brooke Bilyj

Some aviators may argue that Flexjet’s ultra-modern fleet of nearly 300 luxury aircraft is key to the company’s exponential growth. Others credit its team, including more than 1,100 experienced pilots who bring twice the industry’s average flight hours to the cockpits. But chairman Kenn Ricci knows that culture is the glue that holds these key components together, contributing to Flexjet’s leading position in the private aviation industry.

2 months ago | bonezonepub.com | Brooke Bilyj

Last September, a 71-year-old patient came to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital with difficulty walking because end-stage arthritis had deteriorated most of the cartilage in her right foot. Unfortunately, she wasn’t a candidate for ankle replacement surgery or even joint fusion involving traditional implants because of her sensitivities to a variety of metals. The patient didn’t have any other options — until Paul S.