Kuponya Innovations, a sustainability-focused startup, is developing its first green insulation prototype with help from Murphy Brothers Contracting and the Westchester Innovation Network (WIN). Kuponya Innovations is an early-stage Canadian start-up developing new construction materials from natural, sustainable sources. The company is focused on finding insulation applications for industrial hemp, one of nature’s fastest-growing plants. “This partnership was a perfect match as we are both focused on introducing more sustainable alternatives to existing building materials in the construction industry, specifically on creating a carbon-negative product to be used in tiny and modular homes,” said Jordan Prentice, Kuponya Innovations Founder. The […]

The BCW’s new workforce attraction campaign featuring Westchester’s Ultimate Headhunter, the legendary Headless Horseman, has added an exciting new partner – The Picture House Regional Film Center. Audiences at the nonprofit’s theaters in Pelham and Bronxville are seeing messages about the campaign before movies begin. Visitors to The Picture House come face-to-face with the campaign’s “silent spokesperson” adorning advertisements directing job seekers to either scan a QR code or go directly to westchesterwantsyou.com where the BCW will capture their contact information, area of employment interest, and share with them a list of featured employers with career opportunities. The innovative headhunting […]

Kool Nerd Connect (KNC)—a newly launched workforce education company aimed at increasing diverse students’ awareness of high-demand careers—recently completed a successful test of its software with the YMCA of Central and Northern Westchester. KNC provides industry and career awareness courses for teens, often conducted live online through charter and public schools, with opportunities to interact with relatable professionals to better understand their roles and career paths. To help KNC test its course content and gather feedback from students, the Westchester Innovation Network (WIN) paired the company with the YMCA, a stalwart in youth development and support. Middle and high school […]

In a highly entertaining and informative conversation with BCW President and CEO Marsha Gordon, Great Point Studios President and CEO Robert Halmi discussed his vision for bringing Lionsgate Studios to Yonkers and his plans for transforming Yonkers into “Hollywood on Hudson”. Halmi was the special guest at the BCW’s Annual Dinner held Wednesday at the VIP Country Club in New Rochelle, attended by more than 500 BCW members and guests. Halmi, a Westchester County native, explained that he chose Yonkers to build three film and television production studio campuses—one of which houses Lionsgate—because the city lies within a critical 25-mile […]

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