The Headless Horseman will continue hunting for workplace talent among miles of bookshelves and job search kiosks thanks to a new partnership between The Business Council of Westchester (BCW) and the Westchester Library System (WLS) that geographically extends the BCW’s workplace talent attraction to a potential audience of thousands of individuals with the hope of connecting them to a variety of area businesses and organizations seeking skilled workers in a competitive hiring environment. The campaign’s mascot — the Headless Horseman, Westchester’s “Ultimate Headhunter” — will appear in posters at all of WLS’ public libraries with additional placements and outreach opportunities […]

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BCW Member Iona University has announced that the flagship building of the NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences will be named the Kelly Center for Health Sciences in honor of benefactors Alfred F. Kelly Jr. ’80, ’81MBA, ’19H, Chairman and CEO of Visa, and Peggy Kelly ’81, ’84MBA. In making a $5 million gift to Iona, the Kellys said they are happy to invest behind the vision of President Seamus Carey, Ph.D., and his colleagues to help jumpstart the University’s new campus in Bronxville.“Giving today is increasingly about investing, and this felt like the right time, place and effort to […]

BCW Member Facial + Oral Surgery Specialists (FOSS) recently opened their new facility in Harrison with an Open House and ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by BCW President and CEO Marsha Gordon and the Town of Harrison Mayor Rich Dionisio. The hospital-grade facility offers comprehensive care in a calming, spa-like atmosphere.  Led by surgeons Tarek Korban DMD, MD and Matthew Clark DDS, MD, FOSS provides comprehensive oral and facial surgery ranging from wisdom teeth extractions and dental implant placement to jaw reconstruction and facial cosmetic procedures. The office boasts 7 light-filled patient rooms housing state-of-the-art technology such as digital impressions, non-invasive soft […]

ShelterZoom, a leading smart-document provider and a founding member of the BCW’s Westchester Innovation Network (WIN), has opened its first European branch in Lisbon, Portugal. The expansion into Portugal reflects the growing popularity of ShelterZoom in the European market, and the need to establish a tech hub in the region for research, development, and enhanced customer support.  ShelterZoom’s products, including Document GPS and DocuWalk, leverage blockchain to provide organizations and individuals an unprecedented ability to monitor and control access of sensitive documents and digital material through tokenization. Earlier this year, the BCW matched ShelterZoom with the Fullerton Beck law firm […]

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