BCW President & CEO Marsha Gordon and BCW Executive Vice President and COO John Ravitz were among the dignitaries attending The Business Council of New York State’s annual Legislators’ Reception held  Monday at the Capital Center in Albany. More than 550 lawmakers, lobbyists, and Business Council members attended the event. The all-day event began with Business Council board meetings throughout the morning and afternoon and concluded with the reception. Governor Kathy Hochul attended the event and delivered brief remarks to attendees. “We look forward to this function each year as it is the premier networking event in Albany,” said Patrick Bailey, […]

Continuing to build on the momentum at Iona University, investor Mario J. Gabelli has established an endowed professorship in finance at BCW Member Iona’s LaPenta School of Business. In addition to this gift, a pledge has also been made to advance strategic initiatives on Iona’s new campus in Bronxville, home to the NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences. “On behalf of Iona University, I want to thank Mario and his family for their generous support and shared belief in the power of education,” said President Seamus Carey, Ph.D. “This new endowed professorship will help to attract top talent to Iona […]

Following a successful first year, the BCW’s Westchester Innovation Network is once again calling for innovators to join the program. WIN is a unique program that provides free exposure for innovators to businesses, prospective customers and investors in the NY metro area. As part of the WIN program, innovators will have the opportunity to be exposed nationally and internationally and to be paired with one or more influential BCW member business to beta or pilot test their solution in a customer setting along with many PR opportunities throughout the year culminating in a WIN Showcase where financial prizes were awarded in year one. […]

Joseph Kenner, CEO and President of BCW Member Greyston, took the stage at the Davos World Economic Forum as one of the Social Innovators of the Year 2023 by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, to discuss the need for companies to embrace Open Hiring to fulfill the dramatically changing labor market. “The pandemic revealed the deep structural inequalities in society, and it has become increasingly clear that traditional hiring practices are not working for many people. This recognition highlights the need to change how hiring is done, and it comes at a time when the world is facing a […]

Congratulations to BCW Member SUNY Westchester Community College which was awarded a $2.4 million state grant to improve accessibility, increase retention, and boost completion rates for its students. The grant was announced January 27 by State University of New York Chancellor John B. King. The announcement was made on campus on Jan.27 alongside SUNY WCC President Belinda Miles, SUNY Board of Trustees Vice Chairman Cesar Perales, officials, faculty, staff and students during Chancellor King’s first visit to the campus since starting January 9. The funding, provided by Governor Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers in the 2022/23 Enacted Budget, builds on […]

Citing talent attraction as the #1 challenge facing today’s business community, The Business Council of Westchester has declared 2023 as “The Year of Talent,” laser-focusing a spotlight on how the organization is tackling the crisis with a three-prong marketplace strategy of examination, education, and engagement. With public engagement already underway since last September, employing the iconic Headless Horseman as “Westchester’s Ultimate Headhunter” in an on-going series of advertisements and companion website (WestchesterWantsYou.com), employer education emerged as the next logical step. That is why the BCW is launching a five-part informational series called Talent Tuesdays: The New Rules of Attraction – […]