John B. King, Jr., Chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY), shared his goals for higher education on the BCW’s KeyBank Speaker Series held Monday. The State University of New York is the largest comprehensive university system in the United States and spans 64 campuses throughout the state. King said that SUNY’s trustees and Gov. Kathy Hochul are committed to ensuring that SUNY is the best public university system in the country. To put SUNY in the top position, King described four core pillars of work that must be done, including: student success; research and scholarship; diversity, equity, […]

Leaders in real estate, economics and finance discussed industry trends and market influencers and how they are impacting the commercial sector in Westchester County and beyond at a forum last week hosted by Fordham University’s School of Professional and Continuing Studies and The Business Council of Westchester. “Let’s Get Fiscal! — How Real Estate and Finance Trends Are Reshaping Westchester’s Economy” was presented virtually June 1 and featured Nikki Greenberg, founder and Chief Innovation Officer, Real Estate of the Future; Al Gutierrez, Managing Director, Brokerage, JLL; and Melinda White, Commercial Banking Leader, Hudson Valley, Wells Fargo. The discussion was moderated […]

  Joined by some 100 members and guests, the BCW’s Government Action Council hosted its 8th annual Westchester County Board of Legislators Reception on June 1 at the Cambria Hotel in downtown White Plains. BCW President and CEO Marsha Gordon opened the meeting citing the unique opportunity the informal off-site gathering provides. A highlight was the opportunity to hear from Vedat Gashi, the newly elected Board Chair. The meeting was his first with the county’s business community since assuming the leadership on May 15th. Gashi told of his journey from Kosovo to American citizenship and pledged to work cooperatively with […]

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As Westchester County’s most influential economic development and advocacy organization the Business Council of Westchester provides its members with unparalleled access to today’s top leaders, diverse business development opportunities and lawmakers at all levels of government. BCW’s signature advocacy event is the Annual Lobby Day in Albany. In May the BCW held two Lobby Days to provide members with face-to-face meetings with state legislators to discuss issues of importance to the business community On May 16, a delegation of 38 BCW members were in Albany for a very busy day of meetings. Among those that the BCW delegation met with […]

Congratulations to Robert Cioffi and Ugo Chiulli, co-founders of BCW Member Progressive Computing which recently celebrated its 30th Anniversary.  Cioffi and Chiulli, who were both raised in Yonkers, attended and graduated from both Gorton High School and Iona College. They became friends, and eventually informal business associates at Iona College during the technology revolution in the 1980s. Yonkers-based Progressive Computing started in 1993 as Robert and Ugo developed software programs for local businesses with open-source DOS. At that time, much of the servicing was “break-fix”-. Progressive would receive a phone call when a partner needed something repaired. Eventually, Progressive Computing […]