Westchester “Stars” were shining brightly Tuesday evening as the Business Council of Westchester inducted its 2024 class of Rising Stars, a diverse and highly talented group representing an impressive array of professions. More than 500 business professionals attended the reception held at Million Air at Westchester County Airport. “Congratulations to the 2024 Rising Stars!  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 Risings Stars for new and creative ideas that will ensure Westchester remains the leading business […]

The Business Council of Westchester’s Westchester Innovation Network (WIN) recently helped the financial technology company Adro bring its expat-banking solutions to international students at Manhattanville University. This match addresses a critical need for the university’s international students: access to debit and credit cards. Adro, a New York-based fintech company, specializes in helping international students and workers in the U.S. access banking products with ease. By providing services like checking and savings accounts and the Adro World Mastercard—backed by a reserve account—Adro fills a niche in the market. Traditional banks often create hurdles for international students, requiring complicated procedures to verify […]

Congratulatons to BCW Members Simone Development Companies and Fareri Associates who joined with BCW Member Burke Rehabilitation on Thursday at Purchase Professional Park to celebrate the ribbon cutting of Burke’s expanded Purchase/Fairfield Outpatient Therapy Site at 3020 Westchester Avenue. Elected, business, and clinical leaders from across Westchester and Fairfield counties gathered to tour the state-of-the-art facility. Also attending the event was BCW President & CEO Marsha Gordon. Burke Rehabilitation is a nationally recognized and accredited provider of physical and medical rehabilitation with 13 outpatient locations throughout the Bronx, Westchester County, and the Hudson Valley, in addition to its hospital in […]

On the September 11 National Day of Service, BCW Member OLA Consulting Engineers teamed up with the Fuller Center for Housing of Greater New York City to help restore a home in Greenburgh that was severely damaged by the remnants of Hurricane Ida in 2021. The entire OLA Consulting Engineers team from the Hawthorne and New York City offices spent the day volunteering their skills and energy, installing new sheetrock, insulation, window framing, and outdoor siding. The daylong effort was part of a nationwide initiative in remembrance of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, where volunteers across the country dedicate […]

Anticipating emergency room visits before a patient feels sick and quickly identifying promising clinical trials to treat cancers are among the many benefits of artificial intelligence, according to The Business Council of Westchester’s recent seminar Healing Horizons: Navigating AI in Healthcare’s Transformative Technologies. The September 9 event at Montefiore Einstein Advance Care in Elmsford was part of the BCW’s yearlong AI 360 Alliance, focusing on artificial intelligence’s impact on Westchester’s business sector. Healing Horizons featured a presentation by Dr. Parsa Mirhaji, the director of the Center for Health Date Innovations at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical […]

The BCW is among more than 30 business, hospitality and tourism organizations statewide signing on to a letter from the NYS Hospitality and Tourism Association (NYSHTA) urging Governor Hochul to sign the Statewide Short-Term Registry bill, S.885-C (Hinchey) / A.4130 (Fahy), which passed both houses of the legislature with bipartisan support. The bill would create a statewide registration system for short-term rentals like Airbnb and require the collection of sales and occupancy taxes generated from such rentals to the state and localities. Passage of this bill was a top priority this year for the BCW which worked with the Westchester […]