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The Business Council of Westchester is dedicated to the success of our members, helping them create meaningful business relationships, providing current information, education and thought leadership, all leading to business growth and profitability.
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BCW Data Exchange

The Business Council of Westchester Data Exchange provides the latest demographic research to help guide smart business decisions.
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LEAP Program

A one-of-a-kind initiative, gives members direct access to lobbying efforts at the county, state and national levels on issues that directly affect their businesses.
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Build, Connect and Win with The Business Council of Westchester.

The Business Council of Westchester is the county’s largest and most prestigious business membership organization representing more than 1,000 members, including multinational corporations, hospitals, universities, biotech pioneers, not-for-profits, entrepreneurs and companies of all sizes. As the most influential economic development and advocacy organization in Westchester, The Business Council of Westchester’s members enjoy unparalleled access to today’s top thought leaders, diverse business development opportunities and lawmakers at all levels of government. We are dedicated to smart growth, job development, community partnerships, and economic advocacy, creating an environment which leads to prosperity and economic opportunity for all.

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Join the county’s largest and most influential business organization today.

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The county’s largest and most influential business membership organization, The Business Council of Westchester is committed to helping businesses market, learn, advocate, and grow. Over 80 events and programs are offered every year, giving our members ample opportunity to connect and meet with businesses representatives in the Westchester community and beyond. Are you ready to grow your business, participate in advocacy efforts, and get “plugged in” to Westchester’s business community?

BCW Initiative Programs

Westchester Innovation Network (WIN)

WIN is a proven, multifaceted program from the Business Council of Westchester designed to create an environment within Westchester County, NY that pairs innovative products and services with local organizations to test and learn about emerging technologies in a variety of industries.
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Get Inspired by our Westchester Innovation Network (WIN) Initiative

The WIN initiative aligns with the BCW’s advocacy, including universal access to broadband internet, energy reliability, and the creative overhaul of obsolete land uses.

Strengthen the Innovator’s Ecosystem

The first phase of the initiative includes the pairing of Westchester based and outside innovators with local organizations to create short term innovation teams. This partnership allows the innovator to test commercially viable innovations in real-world settings and allows Westchester organizations to see first-hand the types of innovation emerging in their industries.

Practical Innovation

This phase identifies a model municipality and pairs it with a group of innovation experts to outline a 10-part practical innovation implementation plan. The goal is to help the municipality pinpoint day-to-day changes that are needed and provide an easily implemented action plan that will deliver economic activity, cost savings, and improvement to the lives of its residents.

Planning Futurist and Implementation Guide

This phase is focused on developing a plan for what is needed to attract and retain innovators over the next five, 15 and 25 years. This will include practical, hit-the-ground-running actions needed in zoning, financing, planning, and infrastructure.

Westchester Clean Energy Action Coalition (CEAC)

The Clean Energy Action Coalition includes representatives from clean energy providers (solar, HVAC, geothermal, battery storage, EVs, efficiency), real estate developers, land use attorneys, professional planners, engineers and landscape architects, financiers, government agencies and authorities, heating fuel providers, and nonprofits.
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Accelerate Clean Energy Adoption Across Westchester County

Reduce Carbon Emissions

Enhance Energy Affordability & Reliability

Drive the Transition to Clean Energy Solutions

Member News

Westchester County’s Element 46 Tech Accelerator Seeking Ambitious Local Startups to Join 10th Cohort Starting This September

Westchester County’s Element 46 Tech Accelerator Powered by QUAY Acceleration is currently accepting applications for its fall 2025 cohort, the program’s 10th, which will begin in September. Each startup selected will experience a world-class accelerator program featuring a powerful curriculum, connections to entrepreneurs, investors, mentors, and full-time support from the Element 46 staff. The program […]
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There’s Still Time to Lock in the Federal Solar Tax Credit

The One Big Beautiful Bill, signed into law on July 4, begins the phase-out of the Federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for solar and wind energy. While the 30% ITC is being eliminated, there’s still time to secure this important incentive for solar projects. How? “Safe Harbor” is a provision within the ITC that allows […]
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One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Tax Insights for Food and Consumer Brands

With new opportunities come new complexities. There’s still time to register for our One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Tax Insights for Food and Consumer Brands on July 28. Withum tax experts Derek White and Lynn Mucenski-Keck, CPA, MST will unpacks what these changes mean for employees, employers and self-employed individuals. These sweeping changes may affect […]
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Levitt-Fuirst Volunteers Returned to Andrus for a Day of Giving at the HopeSpace Farm

Yonkers, NY – July 18, 2025 — On Thursday, July 17, 2025, Andrus welcomed back adedicated team of over 40 volunteers from Levitt-Fuirst Associates for a Day of Giving onits Yonkers campus. The group spent the day working at the Hope Space Farm,contributing time, energy, and heart to refresh and enhance the therapeutic farmenvironment. The […]
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Harrison Business Owner, Andrew Morejon, Recognized by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Westchester & Putnam

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Westchester & Putnam (BBBSWP) continues to highlight the powerful impact of mentorship through The Big Deal initiative, launched in January 2025. This month, the organization recognizes Hartsdale resident Andrew Morejon, owner of Morejon Wellness in Harrison, who has been a dedicated Big to his Little, R.C., for the past year. […]
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In the News

July 24, 2025

Westchester County Office of Housing Counsel Officially Opened

The Westchester County Office of Housing Counsel (OHC) has officially opened for business to ensure that financially eligible tenants have access to resources and legal representation at no cost to themselves in eviction and related proceedings. The innovative program is the first of its kind for a county and will help stabilize communities and address […]
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July 24, 2025

Senate Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins Secures Funds for Bus Purchase at Charter School for Educational Excellence

State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins has announced the purchase of two mini buses by the Charter School for Educational Excellence (CSEE) in Yonkers, thanks to $215,000 in discretionary funding she secured for the school. The funds, delivered through the State and Municipal (SAM) Facilities Grant program administered by the Dormitory Authority of the State […]
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July 24, 2025

PickleRage to Open First Westchester/NY State Location at Cappelli Building in New Rochelle

The Cappelli Organization announced this week that PickleRage, the nation’s premier indoor pickleball club, will be opening a new facility at 173 Huguenot Street in the heart of downtown New Rochelle. PickleRage will be occupying 42,000 square feet of space in a building which formerly housed New York Sports Club. PickleRage is planning to open […]
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July 24, 2025

Blythedale Names New President & CEO to Succeed Retiring President Larry Levine

BCW Member Blythedale Children’s Hospital announced this week the appointment of a successor to current President and CEO Larry Levine who is retiring after holding the  position for 26 years. Dr. Nathaniel Beers, a nationally recognized pediatrician and health care executive, will assume the role on Nov. 17. Beers currently is the Executive Vice President […]
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July 17, 2025

WP Hospital Physician Associates Opens New Outpatient Facility in Eastchester

In yet another example of Westchester County’s fast-growing health care sector, White Plains Hospital Physician Associates has begun opening its new offices at the former Lord & Taylor department store building in Eastchester. The hospital has leased space in the building that has a total of about 215,000 square feet on three floors at 750 […]
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