Governor Kathy Hochul’s announcement Thursday that the City of White Plains will receive $10 million in funding as the Mid-Hudson Region’s top winner in the latest round of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative is a major endorsement of its ongoing commitment to the future of its downtown district. Addressing a standing room crowd gathered at the Sonesta Hotel, the Governor cited White Plains for its commitment to a range of projects and programs all targeted to ensuring an equitable, inclusive and sustainable future. A leading example is the planned replacement of the closed Galleria Mall with a $2.5 billion mixed-use residential, commercial and […]

Congratulations to BCW Member Manhattanville College’s Sport Studies program on receiving a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for “Sport Studies in the 21st Century: Amplifying the Latinx Experience in Curricula, Conversation, and Community.” This groundbreaking initiative explores the multifaceted social, political, historical, and cultural aspects of sport within Latinx communities. The award was one of five given as part of the NEH’s 2023 Humanities Initiatives at Hispanic-Serving Institutions competition. Manhattanville has earned a designation as a Hispanic Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education. The project will address gaps in the field of Sport […]

Westchester’s ever-expanding health care sector got another big boost with the recent grand opening of Montefiore-Einstein Advanced Care’s new state-of-the-art 90,000-square-foot medical facility in Elmsford. Montefiore Einstein Advanced Care is home to a number of highly specialized centers and programs with advanced technologies to serve its patients with complex health concerns. Each center anchors multiple disciplines to approach diagnosis and treatment from many angles at once, giving patients efficient access to a full spectrum of care.   The Centers include Allergy, Asthma & Sinus Center, Comprehensive Brain Health Center; Cosmetic Dermatology Center,  Dermatology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Heart Center. Immunologic Diseases Center, Medical […]

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Solidifying its position as a leading voice for maternal-child health in New York State, BCW Member Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) began 2024 with a four year-term as the organization leading the 17-member New York State Association of Regional Perinatal Programs & Networks (ARPPN). Under the direction of perinatal specialists at the Network’s Westchester Medical Center and Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, WMCHealth was elected by peer hospitals to assume leadership of the ARPPN, which includes some of the top perinatal care hospitals in the nation. Since its inception more than 20 years ago, the ARPPN has served as the […]

The Business Council of Westchester (BCW) seeks entrepreneurs who want to join the Westchester Innovation Network’s (WIN) 2024 cohort of innovators. The ideal BCW WIN participants are startup organizations that have a minimum viable product or service to test. BCW WIN matches innovators with established businesses in Westchester County that help evaluate the new market ideas. “The Westchester Innovation Network puts innovators in front of companies that are in positions to give emerging companies their first big breakthrough,” said Marsha Gordon, the BCW’s president and CEO. “Just recently, BCW WIN helped the Canadian startup Last20 undertake a test of its […]