ShelterZoom, a smart-document provider and a founding member of the BCW’s Westchester Innovation Network (WIN), has signed a master distribution agreement with Cranel Inc., a distributor of document management software. Cranel is a U.S.-based provider of document management software and hardware solutions with more than 1,000 resellers in their North American network. Cranel specializes in healthcare and financial services, both target sectors for ShelterZoom. “Cranel has already started preparing the onboarding documentation and a Document GPS rollout plan. We believe this partnership will enable us to reach new heights of success,” said Chao Cheng-Shorland, ShelterZoom’s co-founder and CEO. ShelterZoom’s products, […]

Congratulations to BCW Member Ginsburg Development Companies on the recent Grand Opening of Medi Bistro, a new restaurant in downtown White Plains offering Persian cuisine. Located at 50 Main Street as part of GDC’s City Square mixed-use complex, Medi Bistro is the first of several new restaurants that GDC is bringing to Main Street to make City Square a culinary destination. Medi Bistro is owned by GDC Principal Martin Ginsburg in partnership with accomplished restaurateur Par Shakiban. “We are very pleased to be opening this beautiful new restaurant at our City Square development. We are especially glad to be working […]

It’s a whole new ballgame for BCW Member Hudson Valley Renegades whose home at Dutchess Stadium has been renamed Heritage Financial Park as the result of Heritage Financial Credit Union acquiring naming rights to the stadium. The new name for the stadium was announced during a March 21 event that featured the team’s management, representatives of Heritage Financial, county officials and other guests. Heritage is based in Middletown. The Renegades, who are the High-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, have called Dutchess Stadium their home since it opened in 1994. The stadium, which is located on Route 9D in […]

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The Business Council of Westchester has joined a coalition of Chambers of Commerce across the state that collectively represent more than 12,000 small and large businesses, that is voicing strong opposition to the proposed “Good Cause Eviction” bill which, if enacted, would serve as a “significant threat to the rights of property owners and would lead to virtually no housing production.” In a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul and Members of the State Legislature, the group said the bill (S.305/A.4454) does not address evictions at all. Instead, it requires that one party to an expired contract must – under penalty […]

The BCW launched the first installment of the annual State of Westchester’s Economy series on Thursday with a discussion about local residential and commercial development in 2023. The one-hour discussion covered the inventory shortage facing home buyers, necessity of tax incentives for large commercial development like Regeneron’s expansion, and the changing views on affordable housing, among other topics. The webinar’s panel of experts included Joseph Apicella, Executive Vice President of MacQuesten Development; Greg Belew, New York/tri-state Division President of Quarterra; Debbie Doern, Senior Vice President of Houlihan Lawrence; Michael P. Goldrick, President and CEO of PCSB Bank; Wilson Kimball, President […]