From left: Westchester County Executive George Latimer, White Plains Mayor Tom Roach; GDC Founder Martin Ginsburg; ArtsWestchester CEO Janet Langsam In what may set a trend for commercial office space in Westchester County, BCW member Ginsburg Development Companies joined with county and city officials Thursday to celebrate the transformation of an empty office [...]
Five Rising Stars Alumni, whose outstanding leadership skills as elected officials have been recognized by the BCW over the years, were on hand for an informative discussion on the lessons learned from the pandemic at a recent People’s United Bank Leadership Conversation program. Panel moderator and BCW Executive VP and COO John Ravitz led an [...]
The BCW voiced its strong support for the MTA’s Penn Station Access Project at a public hearing of the MTA held on Tuesday. “This project will introduce direct Metro-North service from the Bronx, Westchester, and Connecticut to Penn Station, construct four new ADA-accessible Metro-North stations in the eastern Bronx, make significant improvements to railroad infrastructure, [...]
From left, Office for Women Director Robi Schlaff; New Rochelle Council Member Martha Lopez-Hanratty; County Legislator MaryJane Shimsky; Legislator Terry Clements; New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson; 9th Judicial District Administrative Judge Kathie Davidson; Deputy County Executive Ken Jenkins; County Executive George Latimer; Simone Development Companies President Joseph Simone; The Stagg Group President Mark Stagg; [...]
Kudos to BCW Member MasterCard that announced this week a major initiative by its MasterCard Foundation to deploy $1.3 billion over the next three years in partnership with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to save the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in Africa and hasten the economic recovery [...]
LEFT TO RIGHT: George Latimer, Westchester County Executive; Sam Wender, Publisher Westchester Magazine; Bridget Gibbons, Westchester County Director of Economic Development; Kevin Zraly, Wine expert, Author and Educator; Natasha Caputo, Director Tourism Westchester County; Chef Peter X. Kelly of X20 Xaviars on the Hudson Westchester Magazine is joining forces with Westchester County Office [...]
In what is the end of an era, Entergy Corporation has completed the sale of the subsidiaries that own Indian Point Energy Center to a Holtec International subsidiary. Holtec plans to complete major decommissioning activities at the site decades sooner than if Entergy had continued to own the facility. The final operating unit at the [...]
BCW’s Marsha Gordon Addresses Rally New York labor leaders, local elected officials, and community partners, held a rally Wednesday outside of Empire City Casino by MGM Resorts to demonstrate growing support for a full gaming license, highlighting the immediate need for jobs in Yonkers, the Bronx, and the greater Westchester region. Since its [...]
Westchester County’s vibrant healthcare sector got another big boost this week with the grand opening of White Plains Hospital’s most significant campus addition to date -- the new Center for Advanced Medicine & Surgery. Located at 122 Maple Avenue, the 252,000-square-foot, nine-story outpatient center features state-of-the-art operating rooms, endoscopy, ambulatory and procedure suites, wound care [...]
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) this week recognized BCW member NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients with chest pain. NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital was awarded the Chest Pain Center Accreditation based on rigorous onsite evaluation of the staff’s ability to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients who may be experiencing [...]