The Rising Stars Leadership Council and the Rising Stars Alumni partnered with Neighbors Link to increase awareness about their mission. Each year, the BCW’s Rising Stars Alumni Not-For-Profit Partnership focuses their support on not-for-profits that have Rising Stars Winners. For the 2023-2024 Partnership, in addition to Neighbors Link, other not-for-profit partners include Feeding Westchester; the YMCA of Central and Northern Westchester; the Westchester Children’s Museum; and the Youth Shelter Program of Westchester. Earlier this month, the partnership presented a $2,000 check to Neighbors Link to purchase ten Chromebooks for their Tech Ed Program that promotes digital literacy. Neighbors Link serves […]

Tuesday’s KeyBank Speaker Series—FutureEd: Harnessing the Power of AI in Academic Innovation—was a historic gathering of Westchester County’s college and university leaders, who gathered for the first time to discuss artificial intelligence’s implications for higher education. As part of the BCW’s yearlong AI Alliance 360° program, the leaders described how their institutions are innovating and adapting their practices to AI, which poses challenges to inclusion, academic authenticity, ethics, and security, among other issues. Panelists included Dr. Seamus Carey, President of Iona University; Marc M. Jerome, President of Monroe College; Jonathan Hill, Dean of the Seidenberg School of Computer Science and […]

More than 450 from business, not-for-profits and government were on hand Tuesday evening for the Business Council of Westchester’s Annual Hall of Fame Awards Dinner. This year’s program, which was held at the Glen Island Harbour Club in New Rochelle, honored business leaders and organizations who have transformed their industries and added to the economic vitality of the region. The theme of this year’s awards ceremony was “The Year of AI.” “The quality and contributions of tonight’s Hall of Fame winners join more than 100 past honorees, including some of the most prestigious business leaders and organizations in our county’s […]

Artificial intelligence, or AI, is impacting virtually every industry, offering opportunities to transform business as usual. Understanding the technology and how best to leverage its potential in real estate was the topic of a recent in-depth forum hosted by Fordham University’s School of Professional and Continuing Studies and The Business Council of Westchester. “Revolutionizing Real Estate: The Smart Solutions of AI” was presented virtually April 4 and featured: Nikki Greenberg, founder and Chief Innovation Officer, Real Estate of the Future; Ravi Bhatia, Business Development Manager, Skanska USA Civil and adjunct professor at Fordham Real Estate Institute (REI); Sanjay Gandhi, Senior […]

In a big boost for the City of Yonkers, the owners of Ridge Hill held a groundbreaking this week for the launch of a major redevelopment plan. “It’s good to see a company like North American Properties that has the ability to run shopping centers with the success they’ve had in this changing retail market,” said Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano. “I’m so excited about what they’ve proposed to do here at Ridge Hill. Thank you for investing in Yonkers, to have your commitment is big for our City.” During the milestone occasion, North American Properties unveiled new renderings showcasing additional […]

More than 400 of the Hudson Valley’s Non-Profit Leaders met at the United Way of Westchester and Putnam’s 22nd Annual NonProfit Leadership Summit to learn from national experts on how to fashion their organizations into nonprofits for the future. Making the most of opportunities and being prepared to capitalize on them is one of the secrets of success, said Author and Keynote Lynn Perry Wooton, President of Simmons University, who was among the speakers during this full-day event at Purchase College Performing Arts Center. “Every crisis is an opportunity, and as we come out of the pandemic it is so […]