In a recent letter to the editor published in Crain’s New York Business, BCW Executive Vice President John Ravitz passionately defended New York’s film and television tax credits. Responding to a critical study of the tax credit program, Ravitz highlighted the significant and ongoing benefits it brings to the state’s economy. Ravitz emphasized the pivotal role of the tax credits in attracting and retaining film production facilities, positioning New York as a leading destination for the industry nationwide. Citing examples from Westchester County, he pointed to the transformation of Yonkers into “Hollywood-on-Hudson,” attributing it to the incentives driving the opening […]

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The Business Council of Westchester released its 2024 Legislative Agenda and called on state lawmakers to embrace policies that support a sustainable economy and job creation. The BCW produces the Annual Legislative Agenda each year for federal, state and local representatives on behalf of the business community. Among the recommendations in its 44-page report, the BCW urges lawmakers to: “Each year, legislative bills that are passed or not passed in local, state and federal legislatures have a powerful impact on the Westchester business community’s ability to serve its stakeholders. Business leaders, whether they represent large, medium or small-sized communities, owe […]

The Business Council of Westchester is among 43 business organizations representing tens of thousands of businesses of all sectors and sizes across New York urging the Senate and Assembly to allocate funding in the Fiscal Year 2025 budget to address the unemployment insurance debt; as well as support the Governor’s proposals to sunset the state’s outdated COVID Sick Leave law, address the eruption of lawsuits over frequency of pay claims for manual workers, and combat the rise in retail theft. “It is imperative that these issues are addressed in the FY 2025 budget. Businesses drive New York’s economy, provide essential […]

Congratulations to the Burn Center at Westchester Medical Center on being verified by the American Burn Association (ABA) as an Adult and Pediatric Burn Center. The verification was made after a rigorous and thorough review of Westchester Medical Center’s burn care program. With this verification, BCW Member Westchester Medical Center is now home to the only verified burn care program in Westchester County, the Hudson Valley and eastern New York State north of New York City. According to the ABA, there are almost 500,000 burn injuries requiring medical care each year with over 60 percent of those hospitalized with a […]

In an expansion of its media portfolio, BCW Member Today Media has acquired Bethesda Magazine and the news site MoCo360 from Z-Pop Media. Today Media is a leading publisher of regional lifestyle magazines, business publications and websites across multiple markets including Westchester Magazine and 914INC. Rob Martinelli, CEO of Today Media, said Bethesda Magazine and MoCo360 are “a great fit” for his company, which publishes in four similar east coast markets, including Westchester County and the Hudson Valley in New York, suburban Philadelphia and all of Delaware. “I’ve always been impressed with Bethesda Magazine and the MoCo360 news site,” he […]