Tompkins Community Bank’ Power Breakfast on Tuesday welcomed experts from the local service sector to discuss how they elevate their customers’ experience and increase their expectations. Panelists included Gene Christian Baca, co-owner of Walters Hot Dogs; Colleen Borrelli, vice president of patient experience at Burke Rehabilitation; Terry McAneney, general manager at the Westchester Marriott; Carmelo Milio, partner at The Taco Project; Kristen O’Keeffe, AVP, Community Banking Officer at Tompkins Community Bank; and David Zeman, chief strategy officer at ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP. BCW President and CEO Marsha Gordon hosted the webinar, and she noted that the consumer experience is […]

On Wednesday, the Business Council of Westchester’s members and guests gathered at Million Air’s hanger at the Westchester County Airport to honor 40 young leaders who help make our county a vibrant and engaging business community. Our Rising Stars event celebrates individuals under the age of 40 who set lofty standards for success in their professions. The tribute is modeled after the national business recognition program “Forty under Forty,” and our Rising Stars program is unique in that our winners represent all that’s great in Westchester—and they come from diverse backgrounds and fields. I offer my most enthusiastic congratulations to […]

BCW member, the New York Medical College (NYMC), broke ground Tuesday on an expansion of a Simulation and Educational Facility at its Center for Disaster Medicine. The expansion will allow the center to strengthen its position as the optimal resource for providing essential disaster medicine training and education statewide. The enlarged facility will also help NYMC address climate change and empower resilient communities. “The Center of Disaster Medicine is continuing to develop programs so that if unfortunately, some of the predictions about global warming turn out to be true…we are prepared to deal with them,” said Alan Kadish, M.D., president […]

BCW member Wilder Balter Partners celebrated the opening of its new, 82-unit affordable housing development in Peekskill on Monday. The Chappaqua-based developer partnered with the Housing Action Council for the $51 million rental apartments project that will be accessible to households earning from 40% to 80% of the county’s Area Median Income (AMI). According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Westchester County’s AMI for 2023 is $102,800 for a single person and $132,150 for a family of three. William Balter, president of Wilder Balter Partners, told the Westchester County Business Journal that the project brings “much-needed affordable […]

The BCW kicked off a busy fall season in style this week with a very successful Evening Networking Reception held Wednesday at the beautiful Tarrytown House Estate on the Hudson. Overlooking the Hudson River, the elegant setting for the evening was spectacular and so was the great food, drink and networking. The more than 160 who attended the event represented a wide range of professions in finance, healthcare, real estate, not-for-profit and higher education to name a few. The event is just the start of a very busy season of programs for the BCW including the Annual Rising Stars Award […]

The BCW is pleased to announce the promotion of S amantha C pin to Events & Operations Manager and the arrival of K aleigh G arraffa, our new Administrative Assistant. S amantha will work with A manda DePalma and our team to produce great networking and professional development events for our membership, as well as oversee every aspect of the organization’s operations. S amantha has worked with the BCW since 2021, and she was a valuable team member as our organization pivoted to online meetings during the pandemic. S amantha is a graduate of Rider University with a BA in […]