The BCW welcomed the new members of Westchester County’s state legislative delegation to its Political Leadership Series last week. The four new members of the county’s legislative delegation are Sen. Nathalia Fernandez; Assembly Member Dana Levenberg; Assembly Member Mary Jane Shimsky; and Assembly Member Matt Slater. The BCW’s Executive Vice President and COO John Ravitz moderated the one-hour webinar, whose discussion ranged from the legislators’ overall commitment to passing a housing program in the state budget to improving the county’s infrastructure and acknowledging the business community’s concerns. “We are very excited at the Business Council of Westchester to have a […]

Westchester Innovation Network (WIN) innovator Rainbow Restoration of Westchester brought its advanced laser technology to the Yonkers Housing Authority for a demonstration of its amazing restoration capabilities. Co-owner Ron Fanish demonstrated to Yonkers Housing Authority President and CEO Wilson Kimball how the company’s state-of-the-art laser cleaning equipment can remove dirt from building surfaces quickly and cost effectively without the use of chemicals and with no residue or damage to the surface. Rainbow Restoration of Westchester partnered with the Yonkers Housing Authority through the WIN program. The demonstration, which was held March 23 at the Yonkers Housing Authority’s Curran Court housing […]

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The Westchester Innovation Network’s City Labs initiative launched a new project in New Rochelle on Wednesday to explore how virtual reality can foster business growth. Students from Iona University’s Introduction to Ideation and Design Thinking class will spend the next six weeks engaging with New Rochelle stakeholders and business owners to brainstorm potential new uses for NRVR, a virtual reality tool created by New Rochelle to help residents experience new public spaces in the rapidly transforming city. The Westchester Innovation Network (WIN) matched the Iona students with New Rochelle as part of the Business Council of Westchester’s focus on making […]

As the region’s leading business membership organization focused on economic development and advocacy, the Business Council of Westchester has released its 2023 Legislative Agenda. As in past years, the 2023 Legislative Agenda asks for reforms to federal, state and county governments that reduce taxes, business fees, regulatory requirements and lengthy approval processes that act as obstacles to creating new jobs in Westchester County and the Hudson Valley. Among the many recommendations in its 48-page report, the BCW urges lawmakers at County, State, and Federal levels not tocreate any mandates and regulations on the back of businesses. Among the specific issues […]

The BCW’s new talent-search series launched on Tuesday as a five-part effort to help members secure their workforces. The highly informative one-hour webinar, Talent Tuesday: They’re Just Not That Into You: The Changing Employee-Employer Relationship, featured insights from Greg Giangrande, NY Post Columnist and Chief People & Chief Communications Officer, Ellucian; Jack Lusk, President and CEO, Harris Rand Lusk; Allison Madison, President & CEO , Madison Approach Staffing; Susan Thomas, Client Partner, Heyman Associates; and Don Zinn, Senior Vice President, Steven Douglas. “Many of our members have told us that talent attraction is the number one issue facing their businesses […]