BCW member Kathleen Halas, executive director of the Child Care Council of Westchester, recently published an editorial in lohud.com/The Journal News about the continuing failure to address long-standing deficiencies in U.S. child care. In the piece, the Child Care Council challenges federal officials to fulfill promises made to working families. This advocacy has a long history. The BCW has worked with the Child Care Council for years to convene numerous roundtable discussions with business leaders from different sectors. When Gov. Kathy Hochul was lieutenant governor, she participated in one of those discussions. As an original member of the BCW’s Legislative […]

One of the BCW’s Westchester Innovation Network innovators—the health education tech company Lessonbee—has won a $100,000 award from the Google for Startups Initiative. Based in Mount Vernon, N.Y., Lessonbee joined the Westchester Innovation Network (WIN) in the spring and the early-stage ed-tech company was matched with the Yonkers housing authority, which is also working with several other WIN participants. Lessonbee is one of 50 recipients of financial support from the initiative’s Black Founders Fund, which provides cash awards to black-led startups that have participated in Google’s programs or have been nominated by Google’s partner community or a previous recipient. Besides […]

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More than 500 people were on hand Tuesday for the Business Council of Westchester’s 2022 Rising Stars: 40 Under 40 Awards at Million Air at Westchester County Airport. The event recognized the career accomplishments of Westchester County professionals in a broad spectrum of sectors from health care and law to financial services, the nonprofit sector and professional services. “These exemplary leaders have distinguished themselves through their talent, determination, leadership, and commitment to the Westchester business community. As we celebrate their initiative and innovation, we continue to look to our Rising Stars for new ideas, methods, and devices that will ensure […]

Plans have been unveiled for transforming the 28 acre-former Renaissance Westchester Hotel site in Harrison into a vibrant residential community, including retail and cultural venues available to the public. Sponsored by long-term friends and partners, Rose Equities and Garden Communities envision a connected and thriving Teardrop neighborhood in Harrison, with Renaissance Harrison as its crown jewel. The two family-owned real estate companies recently presented plans for the new community to the Harrison Planning Board. Renaissance Harrison will add to the emerging “live work play” environment of the Teardrop, which is surrounded by I-287, the Hutchinson River Parkway, and I-684. “The […]

Westchester Innovation Network (WIN) innovator, Dr. Jeannette Mahoney, launched her fall-propensity CatchU app on the Apple App Store this week. CatchU is the first and only quantitative, objective fall risk assessment that provides advanced insight to an individual’s risk of falling and why an individual may fall. Test results are supported by personalized recommendations that are proven to prevent falls. CatchU will enable geriatricians, assisted living and retirement communities, and other providers to measure a senior’s ability to integrate multisensory information using reaction time measures (visual and tactile) through a quick, accurate, and accessible iPhone App based test. After the […]