Long Island Business News presented its Commercial Real Estate Rising Star Award to Craig Weiss, director of leasing and acquisitions, at T. Weiss Realty Corp. In the newspaper's April 24 edition, the editors of Long Island Business News said in announcing his selection that Weiss, who joined his the family development and management firm approximately two years ago, "has already made a big impact." The LIBN awards recognize some of the most dynamic and successful business people in the region, including commercial and residential brokers, developers and economic development officials. "It's both gratifying and humbling to be recognized by Long Island Business News, an important publication in our region," Weiss said. Weiss, 27, has been in the commercial real estate business for less than two years, but in that short time, he has completed leasing transactions totaling more than 80,000 s/f on behalf of T. Weiss, one of Long Island's largest owners and managers of commercial property. The LIBN rising star, figured prominently in the deal making that lead to the first lease signing at T. Weiss' new class A office building, Melville Corporate Center III, at 324 S. Service Rd., among other things. A cum laude graduate of the University of Richmond, Weiss holds a bachelor of science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in finance. Weiss previously worked as a trader at Scout Capital Management, a $2 billion hedge fund manager, and in Equity Client Service at Morgan Stanley. He is on the Nature Conservancy's Young Professionals Council in Manhattan and is active in the group's event planning.