Recent soaring electric rate hikes by Con Edison have customers seething and legislators demanding answers. The controversy over Con Ed’s electric rates erupted earlier this month when many residents received monthly electric bills in which the charges for the supply of electricity in some cases tripled. Those who depend on Con Edison for their energy supply saw their charges rise from 6 cents per kilowatt/hour to 17 cents. The cause for the rate hike was blamed on cold December and January weather which increased demand for power as well as a reliance on electricity powered by generation in plants that […]

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In what was the new Lieutenant Governor’s first chance to meet with the Westchester business community, Brian Benjamin took center stage as the latest guest at the BCW’s Political Leadership Series this week. A former state legislator, he assumed the position when his predecessor, Kathy Hochul became governor. In his remarks, Lt. Gov. Benjamin presented an overview of the Governor’s proposed 2023 State Budget. The wide-ranging presentation broke out major areas in the $216 billion proposal including $32.8 billion for infrastructure projects, $31 billion for investment in teachers and schools, $224 million for law enforcement and gun violence initiatives, and […]

BCW Member Manhattanville College announced this week that they will offer a certificate in Design Thinking beginning in the fall semester, giving its undergraduate students the opportunity to gain the top skills employers today are seeking. The program, which is the first of its kind in Westchester County, is unique in that very few undergraduate liberal arts colleges offer such a certificate. Non-matriculated students can also enroll in the certificate program, allowing working professionals and high school students to develop these skills at Manhattanville. Design thinking is a systematic approach to solving problems that has gained popularity in recent years […]

Congratulations to Tania Tetlow who was recently elected 33rd president of BCW Member Fordham University. President-Elect Tetlow will be the first layperson and the first woman to occupy the post in Fordham’s 181-year history. She will take office on July 1, 2022. President-Elect Tetlow comes to Fordham from Loyola University New Orleans, where she has served as president since August 2018. She received her Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School, magna cum laude, in 1995, and her Bachelor of Arts in American studies from Tulane University, cum laude, in 1992. Among her other honors, she was a Harry S. […]

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