The BCW’s Westchester Innovation Network (WIN) is going global with the launch of international collaborations with Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada and the MATI business development center in Israel. WIN’s work with Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario began earlier this year when WIN matched two early-stage startups founded by Laurier students with local partners. WIN’s relationship with Wilfrid Laurier University is deepening with the launch of a new project in collaboration with a local university. The MATI business development center in Jerusalem is a not-for-profit organization that helps aspiring entrepreneurs open new businesses and expand existing ones in all […]

In what is a major boost to the booming residential market in downtown White Plains, BCW Members The Cappelli Organization and RXR broke ground Thursday on Hamilton Green, a $650 million project to transform the site of the former White Plains Mall into a mixed-use, transit-oriented development. Situated two blocks from the newly renovated White Plains Metro North Train Station and one block from the White Plains Central Business District, the state-of-the-art residential project will replace the shuttered White Plains Mall with four mixed-income multifamily buildings totaling 860 rental units. The project includes 78 on-site affordable units, accessible open space, […]

Innovators – local, national and international – gathered on Tuesday for a unique and highly informational program at The Business Council of Westchester’s Westchester Innovation Network (WIN) Showcase where four innovators were awarded $25,000 in cash grants. “Westchester County’s future will be determined by new ideas and technologies,” said Dr. Marsha Gordon, the BCW’s President and CEO speaking at the event held November 29th at the Westchester Marriott. “We established WIN to attract innovators to our county, where we hope they will prosper and grow, and to inspire innovation within our local ecosystem as well. The four innovation grant winners […]

The March of Dimes 35th Annual Real Estate Awards Breakfast held on Thursday at Brae Burn Country Club in Purchase, shattered its fundraising goal, raising over $1 million for the second year in a row to support the March of Dimes’ mission to improve the health of moms and babies. This year’s honorees included two long-time BCW members – Martin Ginsburg, Founder and Principal of Ginsburg Development Companies and Tim Jones, CEO of Robert Martin Company Also honored was Don Bucci, Managing Director for JLL. Martin Ginsburg received the Award for Excellence in Community Development for the recent transformation of […]

The latest Westchester Innovation Network (WIN) success story has the BCW taking exciting, new approaches to employee wellness by partnering with Radish Health—a holistic health concierge platform that connects employees with convenient, quality medical and mental healthcare. The BCW recently helped WIN match Radish Health successfully pilot a wellness app that assigns employees to a dedicated team of medical professionals who are readily accessible in person, by video or through chat. This novel approach to employee benefits allows the BCW to lead by example in promoting innovation and encouraging other local businesses to partner with WIN innovators. “The BCW was […]

The Headless Horseman will continue hunting for workplace talent among miles of bookshelves and job search kiosks thanks to a new partnership between The Business Council of Westchester (BCW) and the Westchester Library System (WLS) that geographically extends the BCW’s workplace talent attraction to a potential audience of thousands of individuals with the hope of connecting them to a variety of area businesses and organizations seeking skilled workers in a competitive hiring environment. The campaign’s mascot — the Headless Horseman, Westchester’s “Ultimate Headhunter” — will appear in posters at all of WLS’ public libraries with additional placements and outreach opportunities […]