The Westchester Innovation Network’s (WIN) City Labs initiative is partnering with the Village of Sleepy Hollow and Iona University’s Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation on a design-thinking project. Rather than starting with a pre-defined assignment, the Iona students are defining the problem themselves after a briefing with the Mayor, Trustees and Village department heads. In class, students examined three themes identified by the village—modernizing building department processes and tools, signage and wayfinding, and downtown revitalization—then mapped stakeholders and discussed potential solution directions. The students used design thinking, a human-centered methodology for creative problem-solving that focuses on understanding user needs to […]

White Plains Mayor Justin Brasch joined the Business Council of Westchester Valley Bank Leadership Conversations on March 13 to discuss his new administration’s vision for the city. Brasch, a Democrat, began his conversation with BCW President and CEO Marsha Gordon by drawing a sharp distinction between his approach to governing and what he called the divisive, anti‑business politics he sees emerging in New York City. Brasch described himself as pro‑business, pro‑development, and pro‑police. “I am a Democrat because I believe that we should be figuring out how to help the most vulnerable in our society. The way we do that is […]

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The Business Council of Westchester (BCW) convened two meetings with business leaders for two roundtable discussions that focused on key policy initiatives impacting employers, working families, and economic growth across New York State. The first BCW roundtable on March 9th brought together leaders from businesses, nonprofits, and childcare organizations to discuss childcare initiatives proposed in Governor Hochul’s 2026 Executive Budget. The discussion featured insights from Commissioner Roberta Reardon of the New York State Department of Labor and Commissioner DaMia Harris-Madden of the New York State Office of Children and Family Services, who outlined the administration’s strategies to expand childcare access, strengthen […]

BCW Member Clarapath, a leader in solutions for anatomic pathology, recently announced the latest release of SectionStar™, the next-generation version of its robotic microtomy platform. Robotic microtomy refers to the use of automated or robotic technology to perform microtomy, which is the process of cutting extremely thin slices of tissue for examination SectionStar is FDA-registered and listed for clinical use and is now being deployed in laboratory environments to support increasing case volumes and staffing pressures while helping standardize one of the most technically demanding steps in histology, which is the study of tissue at the microscopic level. Building on the success […]

Yonkers fast-growing film industry is a dynamic economic engine generating for the city approximately $46 million in sales and nearly $12 million in earnings, according to an economic impact report.  The report, which was prepared by economic development consulting firm Camoin Associates, showed the film industry in 2024 generated $11.9 million in total earnings, including $8.5 in direct earnings. Production activity included 124 production days across the city. In addition, Yonkers collected approximately $961,000 from film permits, location rental revenue and occupancy tax from hotel stays. “Yonkers has firmly established itself as the premier destination for film and television in New […]