CatchU, a standout participant in the Business Council of Westchester’s Westchester Innovation Network (WIN), has been named a winner of the prestigious 2025 National Institute on Aging (NIA) Start-Up Challenge. Developed by JET Worldwide Enterprises Inc. (JET), the innovative smartphone health app was selected as one of only seven winners from a competitive pool of 275 applicants nationwide. CatchU is a pioneering digital health tool designed to measure visual-somatosensory integration (VSI), a critical neurological process required for everyday mobility, such as walking and maintaining balance. Research has shown that impairments in VSI are direct indicators of adverse clinical outcomes, including […]

The media industry in Westchester County is a full-scale economic engine powering growth from the Hudson River to the Long Island Sound. To measure this industry’s footprint, Westchester County Tourism & Film (WCTF) has launched its annual Film Production Survey, which calls on local businesses to help quantify the silver screen’s impact on the county’s bottom line. The WCTF is asking all businesses that hosted media production activity over the past year, including overnight accommodation, basecamps, parking, holding, or catering, to complete a confidential economic impact survey by February 13. The data collected isn’t just for spreadsheets. These insights allow […]

The Business Council of Westchester is pleased to announce the election of four members to its Board of Directors. The new board members bring a wealth of experience across finance, law, corporate affairs, and the nonprofit sector, reinforcing the BCW’s mission to drive economic growth and advocacy in Westchester County. The incoming board members are Robert Cordero, Partner at PKF O’Connor Davies LLP; Anne de Graaf, SVP and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at HEINEKEN USA; Tom Gabriel, President and CEO of United Way of Westchester & Putnam; and Heidi M. Winslow, Partner at DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr LLP. […]

This week, the U.S. Department of Energy issued an emergency order to strengthen New York’s electric grid in response to severe winter weather. We’ve been fortunate to avoid widespread outages, but extreme cold weather persists. The order underscores how strained our grid has become during peak demand and how vulnerable it remains to fuel shortages and transmission bottlenecks. This moment calls for immediate, practical action. The BCW Clean Energy Action Coalition is urging all Business Council of Westchester members to take the following steps. 1. Immediately sign up for and participate in Demand Response programs.Programs such as Grid Rewards, Special […]

The Business Council of Westchester consistently advocates for greater investment in the region’s infrastructure, so a new study by a national transportation research nonprofit should give all business leaders cause for concern. The Road Information Program (TRIP) report, “New York Transportation by the Numbers: Providing a Modern, Sustainable Transportation System in the Empire State,” reveals a sobering reality for New York’s motorists and the business community: the state’s deteriorating transportation network is now costing drivers a staggering $40.3 billion annually. This represents a 44% increase in costs since 2022, driven by a combination of crumbling pavement, aging bridges, and persistent […]

The BCW is laser-focused on helping small businesses thrive in the county, which aligns our organization with U.S. Congressman George Latimer’s (D-Westchester) proposed legislation to sustain two government programs that are essential drivers of commercialization for small businesses across New York. The SBIR Administrative Funding Act seeks to secure the long-term viability of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, known collectively as “America’s Seed Fund.” The SBIR and STTR programs require federal agencies to allocate a portion of their research and development budgets to small businesses. However, the statutory authority for these programs […]