Business & Tech

Talon Air Owner's Perspective as '1 Percent'

The New York Times featured the Farmingdale business owner.

Farmingdale-headquartered Owner Adam Katz was featured last week in a New York Times article exploring a more nuanced portrait of America's top earners in light of the recent Occupy Wall Street movement.

Talon Air is a charter flight company based in Republic Airport, one of Farmingdale's main industries and largest hirers.

Katz told the New York Times he works "26/9" and that "it’s not very popular to be in the 1 percent these days." Read more of his comments here.

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The article also featured David Mejias, a

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