DataKey Consulting, headed by Business Council of Westchester Board Member Ted Miller, held its 9th Annual CEO Summit at the Center for Design Thinking at Manhattanville College on Thursday, November 14. The event, “Moving the Needle with Design Thinking,” drew leaders of small to mid-size businesses in the area. Manhattanville President Michael Geisler welcomed the [...]
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 [...]
BioInc@NYMC has announced that it will add an additional 9,500 square feet to the biotechnology incubator, which would make room for up to 20 additional startup companies. The expansion is expected to be completed just as BioInc prepares to celebrate five years since it first opened its doors. Launched in October 2014 at 7 Dana [...]
Westchester County on Wednesday announced that the Department of Planning had issued a request for proposals (RFP) to supplement the Westchester County Airport Master Plan and associated environmental impact study. Read the full announcement here. Westchester County Executive George Latimer said: “When we submitted the master plan last summer to the FAA we did so [...]
BCW member African American Men of Westchester (AAMW) has been selected to receive the 2019 Outstanding Board award by the Association of Development Officers, Inc. (ADO). AAMW is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization composed of African American males who have distinguished themselves in various professions and have made significant contributions to multiple civic and community-based organizations [...]
Good Afternoon. My name is John Ravitz. I am Vice President and COO of the Business Council of Westchester, the only business membership organization whose focus is on economic development and advocacy in Westchester County. I appreciate the opportunity to address the Commission on this urgent matter. With hundreds of millions of dollars in new [...]
Amazon announced Thursday that mounting local opposition was behind its decision to cancel its plans to build a headquarters in Long Island City that would have created 25,000 new jobs. Business Council of Westchester Vice President and COO John Ravitz called it a “missed opportunity,” saying we will now never realize the full extent of [...]
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Impact100 Westchester is a 501c (3) women’s collective giving organization. Since our inception in 2014, we have awarded over $1.1 million to 26 nonprofits serving Westchester. As a 100% volunteer led and run organization, our mission is to engage women in philanthropy by participating in the grant-making process, engaging in hands-on volunteer opportunities, and learning [...]