The Business Council of Westchester’s Westchester Innovation Network is helping Richmond Community Services find employees by matching it with an artificial intelligence-powered platform that streamlines foreign worker visa applications. The BCW WIN matched Richmond Community Services with the software platform Immigr8 to speed up the hiring process through the federal H-1B visa program for specialty occupations. The Mount Kisco-based Richmond Community Services supports children and adults with developmental disabilities. The BCW WIN is an initiative that invites companies from around the world to embed their products with BCW members to drive innovation and economic development in the county. In recent […]

BCW Member Manhattanville University has announced it has been named legacy teach-out partner for Wells College in Aurora, NY.   The college in upstate New York announced that it will close next month after 156 years and is among a number of private colleges and universities to announce closure due to declining revenues. Frank Sánchez, Ph.D., President of Manhattanville University, said that the two schools share many of the same values and mission and that Manhattanville hopes to help keep the Wells tradition alive as part of its new partnership. “Manhattanville University is deeply honored to be given the awesome […]

Two of Westchester’s leading accounting firms are joining forces to expand their presence in the NYC region. BCW Member Citrin Cooperman, named #18 on the “Top 100 Firms” list by Accounting Today, has announced the successful acquisition of BCW Member Maier Markey & Justic LLP (MMJ), a White Plains based CPA firm. MMJ will join Citrin Cooperman with four partners and over 40 total employees and will expand the firm’s established presence in the NYC metro region. With a strong focus in providing outsourced accounting, controllership, CFO, human resources, and taxation services to clients in the not-for-profit, distribution, and professional […]

Iona University students recently presented recommendations to White Plains officials for helping the White Plains Education and Training Center better engage with local business owners thanks to a study organized by the Westchester Innovation Network’s (WIN) City Labs initiative. The Iona students presented their research findings to White Plains Mayor Tom Roach and other city officials on May 2 at Iona’s Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, which led the four-week study of downtown White Plains employers’ needs and challenges. The students interviewed small business owners, representatives of the White Plains Business Improvement District and officials at White Plains Hospital […]

Broadview at Purchase College, a university-based retirement community on the campus of the State University of New York in Westchester, held its official Grand Opening Thursday bringing together a host of dignitaries to celebrate a unique concept that champions intergenerational connections and lifelong learning. More than 400 people attended the festivities throughout the day, beginning with a Founder’s Luncheon for company, college and elected officials and ending with a bagpipe led procession of residents, staff and college community, a ribbon cutting ceremony and reception. Among those attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony was BCW Executive Vice President & COO John Ravitz. The […]