The gateway to downtown White Plains will soon be getting a new look with the unveiling this week by Ginsburg Development Companies of its plans for the transformation of the former Westchester Financial Center into City Square. The new mixed-use project includes renovation of Class A office space at 50 Main Street, new restaurants and [...]
As the county’s largest and most prestigious business membership organization representing more than 1,000 members, the Business Council of Westchester knows a thing or two about networking! We host more than 80 events each year, the most notable including the Business EXPO in March, the “Beat the Heat BBQ” in July, and the Annual Dinner [...]
Westchester County Executive George Latimer delivered a candid speech to a packed room of over 200 people at The Business Council of Westchester’s KeyBank Speaker Series on Wednesday, covering everything from his $1.94 billion budget proposal to talks about plans at the airport, Playland and the North 60. Latimer is in the midst of his [...]
Poughkeepsie, NY (November 19, 2018) – The Chazen Company is pleased to announce the addition of two new employees to its Nashville office. Christopher A. Jackson has joined the Land Development group as Senior CADD Technician. A resident of Mt. Juliet, he received his A.A.S. from ITT Technical Institute in Louisville, KY. Previously, Jackson was [...]
At the Music Conservatory of Westchester, students learn much more than how to play music; the White Plains nonprofit music school also teaches the importance of community. On Saturday, December 8th, 2018, the Music Conservatory will hold its Performathon fundraiser, an all-day event featuring 13 hours of student performances and family-friendly activities, to help support [...]
Murphy Brothers Contracting was recently honored with (3) 2018 HOBI Awards: • Best Fairfield County Commercial Rehab: Sotheby’s International Greenwich HQ (Gregg DeAngelis & James Gaita, Envirospace Architecture) • Outstanding Outdoor Room: Sound-Shore Pool/Pool House (Sean Jancski Landscape Architects & Crozier Gedney Architects) • Best Outdoor Feature: Outdoor Kitchen Space featuring the Renson pergola system. [...]
Tompkins Mahopac Bank (TMB) announces that Senior Vice President, David DeMilia, has been appointed to senior commercial lending manager, a recognition that supports TMB’s new Commercial Lender Development Program. In his new position, DeMilia, who has 20 years of industry experience, including more than 10 years with TMB, oversees the bank’s entire commercial lending team, [...]
In April 2018, Governor Cuomo signed a series of new laws aimed at combating sexual harassment in the workplace. These laws included personal liability for public employees, expanding protections to non-employees, additional obligations for state contractors, and restrictions on the use of arbitration clauses and nondisclosure agreements. The Business Council of Westchester and a statewide [...]
JetBlue, a member of the Business Council of Westchester, this week announced it will be flying between Westchester County Airport and Nantucket Memorial Airport beginning next summer. Westchester flights launch June 13, 2019, and will operate Thursdays through Mondays. JetBlue flights between LaGuardia and Nantucket have also been added, beginning June 15, 2019, and running on [...]
The Business Council of Westchester yesterday joined with TRIP, a Washington, DC based national nonprofit transportation research organization, to announce the results of a new study that shows that the costs of repairing our deteriorating roads would be a lot less than what we are paying now in maintenance, accidents, wasted time and other costs. [...]