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The Business Council of Westchester is dedicated to the success of our members, helping them create meaningful business relationships, providing current information, education and thought leadership, all leading to business growth and profitability.
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BCW Data Exchange

The Business Council of Westchester Data Exchange provides the latest demographic research to help guide smart business decisions.
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LEAP Program

A one-of-a-kind initiative, gives members direct access to lobbying efforts at the county, state and national levels on issues that directly affect their businesses.
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Build, Connect and Win with The Business Council of Westchester.

The Business Council of Westchester is the county’s largest and most prestigious business membership organization representing more than 1,000 members, including multinational corporations, hospitals, universities, biotech pioneers, not-for-profits, entrepreneurs and companies of all sizes. As the most influential economic development and advocacy organization in Westchester, The Business Council of Westchester’s members enjoy unparalleled access to today’s top thought leaders, diverse business development opportunities and lawmakers at all levels of government. We are dedicated to smart growth, job development, community partnerships, and economic advocacy, creating an environment which leads to prosperity and economic opportunity for all.

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Join the county’s largest and most influential business organization today.

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The county’s largest and most influential business membership organization, The Business Council of Westchester is committed to helping businesses market, learn, advocate, and grow. Over 80 events and programs are offered every year, giving our members ample opportunity to connect and meet with businesses representatives in the Westchester community and beyond. Are you ready to grow your business, participate in advocacy efforts, and get “plugged in” to Westchester’s business community?

BCW Initiative Programs

Westchester Innovation Network (WIN)

WIN is a proven, multifaceted program from the Business Council of Westchester designed to create an environment within Westchester County, NY that pairs innovative products and services with local organizations to test and learn about emerging technologies in a variety of industries.
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Get Inspired by our Westchester Innovation Network (WIN) Initiative

The WIN initiative aligns with the BCW’s advocacy, including universal access to broadband internet, energy reliability, and the creative overhaul of obsolete land uses.

Strengthen the Innovator’s Ecosystem

The first phase of the initiative includes the pairing of Westchester based and outside innovators with local organizations to create short term innovation teams. This partnership allows the innovator to test commercially viable innovations in real-world settings and allows Westchester organizations to see first-hand the types of innovation emerging in their industries.

Practical Innovation

This phase identifies a model municipality and pairs it with a group of innovation experts to outline a 10-part practical innovation implementation plan. The goal is to help the municipality pinpoint day-to-day changes that are needed and provide an easily implemented action plan that will deliver economic activity, cost savings, and improvement to the lives of its residents.

Planning Futurist and Implementation Guide

This phase is focused on developing a plan for what is needed to attract and retain innovators over the next five, 15 and 25 years. This will include practical, hit-the-ground-running actions needed in zoning, financing, planning, and infrastructure.

Westchester Clean Energy Action Coalition (CEAC)

The Clean Energy Action Coalition includes representatives from clean energy providers (solar, HVAC, geothermal, battery storage, EVs, efficiency), real estate developers, land use attorneys, professional planners, engineers and landscape architects, financiers, government agencies and authorities, heating fuel providers, and nonprofits.
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Accelerate Clean Energy Adoption Across Westchester County

Reduce Carbon Emissions

Enhance Energy Affordability & Reliability

Drive the Transition to Clean Energy Solutions

Member News

Orange Bank Appoints Stephanie Melowsky to Lead Legal Services Division, Overseen by Industry Veteran Joseph Ruhl

Orange Bank & Trust Co., the market-leading financial institution dedicated to serving the legal services industry and an economic engine of New York’s Hudson Valley for more than 133 years, today announced the appointment of Stephanie Melowsky, Esq. as the leader of its Legal Services Industry Specialty. Stephanie is an attorney who has worked in […]
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BIKE HSS

RIDE – WALK – RUN Join the MOVEmentSaturday, September 13th, 2025Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY What is BIKE HSS? BIKE HSS is a one-day Bike and Walk/Run community event determined to change how the world moves. We invite everyone to MOVE YOUR WAY while raising funds to fuel life-changing innovation in musculoskeletal care. • 70,000 […]
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NY State Conference of Mayors

I will be at the New York State Conference of Mayors 2025 Annual Meeting and Training School, May 28–30 in Bolton Landing, NY. Please stop by our table and we can explore what our team can help you achieve in your region. https://members.nycom.org/cv5/cgi-bin/eventsdll.dll/EventInfo?SESSIONALTCD=2025AnnualMeeting Upcoming New York State Conference of Mayors 2025 Annual Meeting and Training […]
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The Osborn’s ’A’ Credit Rating Affirmed by Fitch

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Miriam Osborn Memorial Home Association’s (The Osborn) Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ’A.’ Fitch has also affirmed at ’A’ the rating on revenue bonds issued by Westchester County Local Development Corporation on behalf of The Osborn. The Rating Outlook is Stable. “The Osborn is very proud of maintaining an ‘A’ credit […]
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Tompkins Financial Corporation Elects Members to Board of Directors

Tompkins Financial Corporation (Tompkins) has announced the election of a new board chair and two first-time members to its board of directors. Daniel Fessenden, who has served on the boards of Tompkins Financial Corporation, Tompkins Community Bank and our Central New York market based board, has been elected chair of the Tompkins Financial Corporation board. […]
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In the News

May 29, 2025

Prevailing Wage Bill to Hinder Housing Projects

On Thursday, lohud.com published an editorial by BCW Executive Vice President and COO John Ravitz, who argues that a proposed bill requiring prevailing wages on private construction projects in New York will severely hinder Westchester’s development, exacerbate the housing crisis, and lead to significant job and economic losses. Click here to read the editorial.
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May 29, 2025

Public-Private Partnership Creating Affordable Senior Housing in Ossining

In what is an unprecedented Westchester County public-private partnership, BCW Member MacQuesten Development broke ground on Crescent Manor, a new construction project of 73 affordable senior housing which includes one live-in Superintendent’s unit. The building has been designed for seniors to age in place. It will be a low-rise elevator building, with 79 on-site parking […]
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May 29, 2025

Yonkers Launches Media Campaign to Position City as “Hollywood on Hudson”

The City of Yonkers is launching a multi-platform advertising campaign aimed at positioning Yonkers as “Hollywood on Hudson,” the largest film and TV production hub in the Northeast. The ad campaign, which debuted Wednesday, includes TV commercials, bus exteriors, billboards, MTA car cards on trains, paid social and organic social. The goal is to position […]
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May 29, 2025

Protecting Westchester Businesses from Harmful Legislation

The Business Council of Westchester (BCW) is taking a strong stance against the proposed “Fostering Affordability and Integrity through Reasonable (FAIR) Business Practices Act.” We recently joined almost 40 organizations from a statewide coalition in a letter to Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins, Speaker Carl Heastie, and members of the New York Legislature, urging them […]
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May 29, 2025

Mourning the Loss of Steadfast Advocate of Affordable Housing

The Business Council of Westchester mourns the loss of Rosemarie “Rose” Noonan, a pioneering leader and steadfast advocate for affordable housing in our region. As the longtime Executive Director of the Housing Action Council, Rose dedicated her life to ensuring that low- and moderate-income families had access to safe, quality housing throughout Westchester and the […]
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