Westchester County’s growing film and television industry generated an estimated $1.85 billion in economic impact in 2025, highlighting the sector’s increasingly significant role in the county’s economy and reinforcing the importance of policies that help keep New York competitive for film and television production. According to Westchester County’s latest annual economic impact report, the industry supported 5,757 jobs in 2025, an 86% increase from 3,103 jobs the previous year. Of those, 2,434 were directly tied to production activity. Employee earnings associated with the industry reached $535.6 million, including $262.2 million in direct earnings. Productions also filmed throughout Westchester for a combined […]

Business Council of Westchester member Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) is expanding access to coordinated, specialized healthcare in the region with the opening of the new Westchester Medical Center Specialty Pharmacy. Designed to support patients living with complex, chronic and rare conditions, the in-network specialty pharmacy brings WMCHealth physicians, pharmacists and patients together within one integrated care environment. The goal is to simplify access to specialty medications while providing patients with the clinical guidance, insurance support and ongoing follow-up often required throughout treatment. For patients receiving specialty care, obtaining medication can be a complicated process involving outside pharmacies, insurance authorizations […]

The Village of Croton-on-Hudson, on Wednesday, Sept. 9th, 2026, celebrated its landmark solar canopy and battery storage project at the Croton-Harmon Train Station, an innovative clean-energy project that is generating renewable power while making productive use of one of the Village’s largest existing public assets. Installed over portions of the Croton-Harmon commuter parking lot, the project includes approximately 4.2 megawatts of solar generation paired with a 15 megawatt-hour battery energy storage system. The solar canopies allow the property to continue serving its primary purpose as commuter parking while also providing covered parking and producing clean energy close to where it is […]

Watch the New Conference Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1yJKlAKSyA (Valhalla, NY) – Westchester County honored the extraordinary life, leadership and legacy of Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey with the dedication of the United States Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey Community Green at Kensico Dam Plaza. For more than three decades, Lowey served the people of Westchester County in the United States House of Representatives, earning a reputation as a tireless advocate for the communities she represented and a powerful voice on behalf of families, children, environmental protection, health care, education and critical federal investments. Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins said: “Nita Lowey dedicated her life to […]

The Business Council of Westchester extends a special thank you to our 2026 Annual Dinner Presenting Sponsors, Montefiore Einstein and Cappelli Development, for their generous support of this year’s celebration of leadership and legacy. Montefiore Einstein is a nationally recognized academic medical center advancing excellence in patient care, groundbreaking research and the education of the next generation of healthcare leaders. For more than a century, Montefiore has helped shape the future of medicine while delivering science-driven, patient-centered care to the communities it serves. Cappelli Development, a division of The Cappelli Organization, has been a driving force in real estate development and […]

(White Plains, NY) – Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins announced the arrival of 116 new hybrid-electric buses that will modernize the Bee-Line Bus System, improve the customer experience and complete the transition away from diesel-powered buses. The new fleet includes 111 New Flyer 40-foot Xcelsior® hybrid-electric buses and five 35-foot Xcelsior® hybrid-electric buses. The investment replaces the remaining diesel buses in the Bee-Line fleet, reinforcing the County’s commitment to providing reliable public transportation while advancing its sustainability goals. Sixteen of the new 40-foot buses are specially designed for express-style service, including the BxM4C route, and feature a single entrance door and […]