Empire City Casino in Yonkers, which is owned and operated by MGM Resorts International, hopes to receive a full-casino license in a year or two – a move that has been one of the BCW’s top legislative priorities. In his first local interview since becoming president and CEO of Empire City, Uri Clinton delves into [...]
L to R: BCW Associate Director of Member Engagement Linda Tyler and Tonya Inman, Director of Sales & Marketing, Crowne Plaza White Plains The Business Council of Westchester congratulates The Crowne Plaza White Plains on a successful partnership with The LOFT LGBTQ Community Center which presented a unique photo exhibit to celebrate Pride [...]
L to R: Assemblyman David Buchwald, Senator Shelley Mayer, WIHD Child Welfare Services & CAC Director Danielle Weisberg, Brendan Klein, WIHD Community Support Network Naomi Brickel, and WIHD President and CEO Susan Fox With the help of community partners and the initiative of one of its staff members, Westchester Institute for Human Development [...]
Public art has arrived at Playland Park, as Westchester County Executive George Latimer unveiled the first art exhibit on the boardwalk in over five decades in partnership with BCW members ArtsWestchester and the Westchester Parks Foundation. Called the Floating Forest, ceramic jellyfish are suspended from the ceiling at varying heights with lights casted down upon [...]
Packaging Technologies & Inspection held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its newly expanded 15,000 square-foot headquarters and manufacturing facility at 8 Skyline Drive in Hawthorne on June 26. State and Westchester County officials as well as local community supporters including BCW President and CEO Marsha Gordon attended the event. “PTI has been a longstanding member [...]
The Business Council of Westchester continues to advocate for more objective data about noise at Westchester County Airport, as this week U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, and U.S. Congresswoman Nita Lowey called on the Federal Aviation Administration to hold a public meeting in the county. This follows County Executive George [...]
RYE BROOK, N.Y. (July 9, 2019) – The Business Council of Westchester (BCW), in keeping with its tradition of featuring the most prominent and timely speakers, is proud to announce an exclusive opportunity to hear directly from MGM Resorts International’s Chairman and CEO Jim Murren as the keynote speaker at the BCW Annual Dinner on [...]
ENT Allergy Associates recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony to christen its new Tarrytown headquarters at 660 White Plains Road. The move provides new state-of-the-art facilities for the practice’s growing number of physicians and patients. “Acknowledging the inevitable growth of our staff, we have moved our headquarters from its location at 560 White Plains Rd [...]
For the fourth consecutive year, Entergy Corporation, a BCW member, has been named a recipient of the Civic 50 award from Points of Light, the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service. Entergy is one of only two utilities recognized by The Civic 50 as one of the top 50 most community-minded companies in the [...]
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACOR), a BCW member, recently celebrated the completion of the sixth year of the “Acorda Scientific Excellence Award,” (ASEA) which recognizes high school students in Westchester, Putnam and Fairfield counties in New York and Connecticut for outstanding achievement in independent research in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Over 100 students [...]