The Business Council of Westchester’s Westchester Innovation Network (BCW WIN) is helping to reduce plastic waste in the hospitality sector by matching a bottle-free soap company with a local hotel. The BCW WIN has paired EarthSuds, a marketer of body wash, shampoo, and conditioner tablets, with the Cambria Suites in White Plains and the Royal Regency Hotel in Yonkers to assess its plastic-bottle free tablets with the hotel’s guests. The tablets resemble sugar cubes and hotel guests can activate them by adding water. “Liquid shampoo is about 90% water, so it’s heavy to ship and it produces high carbon emissions,” […]

BCW President & CEO Marsha Gordon recently participated in a panel of local industry experts to discuss the state of the regional economy and resilience of the business community. The panel was optimistic about the state of the region’s economy citing emerging technologies such as AI and renewable energy. Hosted by Orange Bank & Trust, the panel featured leading banking, real estate, and construction industry voices – including Hudson Valley Investment Advisors Inc., The Business Council of Westchester, Construction Contractors Association of the Hudson Valley, and Construction Industry Council of Westchester & Hudson Valley Inc. – discussing issues critical to […]

As proof of Westchester County’s continuing viability as a distribution and services epicenter for the New York City tristate region, BCW Member Robert Martin Company (RMC), one of the largest real estate management and development firms in Westchester County, broke ground October 18 on the construction of two, flex-industrial buildings — combining for over 71,000 sq. ft. of new space – within RMC’s Mid-Westchester Executive Park in Hawthorne, NY. Dignitaries from the Town of Mount Pleasant and Westchester County joined executives from RMC, Fieldpoint Private Bank, and community leaders for this important milestone. Also attending was BCW President & CEO […]

The BCW held its quadrennial Road to the White House event on Wednesday at Pace University in White Plains with presentations from political leaders and pundits on how the national election will determine the nation’s balance of power. The invited speakers gave in-depth analysis of the presidential candidate’s prospects, how their policies may impact business and potential implications for the economy. The speakers included former New York Governor David Paterson; Jay Jacobs, chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee; Ed Cox, chairman of the New York State Republican Committee; Ashlee Rich-Stephenson, a senior political strategist at the U.S. Chamber […]

It was “All’s Well That Ends Well” for the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival which recently celebrated a groundbreaking for the new Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center in Garrison. The 14,850-square-foot facility will be the first purpose-built Leed Platinum Theater in the nation. The groundbreaking held September 25 was attended by Gov Kathy Hochul who recently announced up to $80 million for nonprofit arts and cultural organizations through the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Capital Projects Fund. The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival’s expansion is supported by a $13.25 million investment from multiple state agencies, including NYSCA, Empire State […]

The BCW is very proud to announce that Marsha Gordon and John Ravitz were named to City & State’s inaugural Hudson Valley Power 100 list identifying the region’s most influential figures. Marsha and John were both ranked #13 on the list. Others named to the prestigious list were New York State Senate Majority Leaders Andrea-Stewart-Cousins(#1), Westchester County Executive George Latimer(#2) and Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano(#3). “So proud to be named #13 along with my colleague John Ravitz. A great honor to be included with so many terrific people from Westchester to Ulster shaping the future of the Hudson Valley,” said […]