Kool Nerd Connect (KNC)—a newly launched workforce education company aimed at increasing diverse students’ awareness of high-demand careers—recently completed a successful test of its software with the YMCA of Central and Northern Westchester. KNC provides industry and career awareness courses for teens, often conducted live online through charter and public schools, with opportunities to interact with relatable professionals to better understand their roles and career paths. To help KNC test its course content and gather feedback from students, the Westchester Innovation Network (WIN) paired the company with the YMCA, a stalwart in youth development and support. Middle and high school […]

In a highly entertaining and informative conversation with BCW President and CEO Marsha Gordon, Great Point Studios President and CEO Robert Halmi discussed his vision for bringing Lionsgate Studios to Yonkers and his plans for transforming Yonkers into “Hollywood on Hudson”. Halmi was the special guest at the BCW’s Annual Dinner held Wednesday at the VIP Country Club in New Rochelle, attended by more than 500 BCW members and guests. Halmi, a Westchester County native, explained that he chose Yonkers to build three film and television production studio campuses—one of which houses Lionsgate—because the city lies within a critical 25-mile […]

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BCW member Andrus welcomed New York State legislative leaders and senior staff to its Yonkers/Hastings campus on Thursday to showcase the agency’s important work with children. Andrus—a member of the BCW’s Legislative Enhanced Advocacy Program—addresses the behavioral health, educational, and wellness needs of children, youth, and their families. The nonprofit provides services to young people at 34 school-based and other locations across Westchester, touching an estimated 9,200 lives. The elected officials who attended and met with Andrus president and CEO Heath Bloch were: Assemblyman Gary Pretlow County Legislator MaryJane Shimsky County Legislator Jewel Williams Johnson The award-winning Orchard School offers […]