The Business Council of Westchester and our coalition, A Sure Bet for New York’s Future, are deeply disappointed by Wednesday’s announcement that MGM Empire City will withdraw from the casino licensing process. Throughout the many years of this effort, we have fought tirelessly with the MGM Empire City team to ensure that this important local business — one of the largest private employers in New York’s third largest city — would be given the opportunity to compete for a full-scale commercial casino license, which would have allowed MGM to directly hire 2,000 new employees. This decision to withdraw from the […]

BCW Member REELEX Packaging Solutions, a global leader in packaging machinery manufacturing and export, recently welcomed Congressman Mike Lawler to its Patterson facility for a tour of its manufacturing floor and a discussion on the future of U.S. manufacturing. Congressman Lawler’s visit highlighted REELEX’s role as both an innovator and exporter, with a strong workforce that includes veterans and skilled trades professionals. The Congressman toured the company’s production floor, where REELEX engineers and technicians design and build patented packaging systems exported worldwide. The October 2 tour was arranged by BCW Executive Vice President and COO John Ravitz who participated in […]

Nearly 400 employees and guests including Westchester and Yonkers elected officials were on hand October 3 for a joyous celebration of BCW Member Yonkers Contracting Company’s 80th anniversary led by its visionary Chairman Carl Petrillo. Among those speaking at the event held at the company’s maintenance facility on Midland Avenue were Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins, Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace. They spoke of Carl Petrillo’s inspired leadership and the company’s many contributions to the economic growth of Yonkers, Westchester County and entire Tri-state region. Also attending was BCW President & CEO Marsha Gordon. […]

In response to NYSERDA’s New York State Energy Plan, the BCW’s Clean Energy Action Council (CEAC) provided detailed comments and recommendations.   In official comments from BCW Executive Vice President and COO John Ravitz and CEAC Director Ron Kamen, the following recommendations to the plan were outlined: Expand Peak Demand Reduction programs, which reduced peak loads by ~1000 MWs in the ConEdison utility territory this year. These Smart Usage Reward programs increase electric system resiliency, lower consumer costs, and reduce the carbon and particulate emissions of peak power plants. Fast Track Solar PV by increasing funding and streamlining approvals, especially […]

Congratulations to our many Board Members who made the City & State 2025 Westchester Power 100 of the most influential leaders of Westchester County.  The City & State Westchester Power 100 identifies and ranks the key power brokers in the county, including politicians, business CEOs, hospital executives, university presidents, nonprofit leaders and other movers and shakers. Both BCW President & CEO Marsha Gordon and Executive Vice President and COO John Ravitz ranked 13th on the list. Here are the other Board Members who made the exclusive list: Robert Amler, Dean, School of Health Sciences and Practice, New York Medical College, […]

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