Project by project, business customers have reduced their energy consumption by more than 1 million megawatt hours through Con Edison’s Small and Medium Business Program. That’s a milestone equal to enough electricity to keep the lights in the theaters, restaurants, shops, and offices throughout Times Square shining brightly for two years. When BCW Member Con Edison started its Small and Medium Business Program in the five boroughs and Westchester in 2010, it focused on simple improvements such as installing LED lighting. Today, the program offers more comprehensive measures, including lighting and controls, heating, ventilation and cooling (HVAC) equipment, hot water […]

New York Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado joined BCW vice president John Ravitz on Monday to kick off the first installment of the 2023 KeyBank Speaker Series. Lt. Gov. Delgado, who is beginning his first term, outlined Gov. Kathy Hochul’s legislative priorities for economic development, workforce/talent development, housing, and the environment. He began the conversation by explaining that attracting jobs paying living wages is dear to him as a native of Schenectady and son of two parents who worked at General Electric. “Those were the types of jobs that allowed families like mine to work themselves up from working class to […]

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Westchester County Executive George Latimer met with the BCW Board of Directors on Wednesday in downtown White Plains to discuss his policy initiatives and the state of the county. Latimer, who is beginning the third year of his second term, touted his team’s successes, including increasing the county’s bond rating; cutting the county tax levy for four years in a row; investing $90 million in affordable housing; and improving the county’s sewer treatment plant capacity to ensure continued development. Latimer explained that his administration has been focused on helping small businesses grow by partnering with groups like the BCW. The […]

The BCW has joined with a collation of 34 other business, construction and municipal organizations in calling for more than $1 billion in additional funding for road improvement projects across New York, citing higher costs that have diluted the impact of recent spending pledges. In a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul, the group noted that in 2021, the Governor introduced and enacted the New York State Department of Transportation’s first fully funded five-year capital program in nearly a dozen years. The $32.8B capital program included a record $6.1B in local highway and bridge assistance. NYDOT’S core program, which the coalition […]