Bloomberg News Takes Note of Westchester's Transformation

JUL 25, 2017 | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE, REAL ESTATE, TRANSPORTATION, YOUNG PROFESSIONALS | 0 COMMENTS

Westchester County Association Makes News Once Again

As Transit Oriented Development and Westchester’s healthcare, life sciences and biotech industries proliferate, people are taking notice.

According to a report in this week’s Bloomberg News, since 2011, developers have built or proposed over four dozen residential and commercial projects in Westchester, which now is focused on smart city sustainable growth and high-speed broadband. A little over 11,200 apartments within a half-mile of a Metro-North station are planned or have been built, and commercial projects are on the rise. "Westchester [is trying] to attract a new type of office tenant and resident," wrote David Levitt.

Joan McDonald to Moderate Panel at National Gigabit City Summit in Kansas City

JUL 24, 2017 | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE, REAL ESTATE, TRANSPORTATION, YOUNG PROFESSIONALS | 0 COMMENTS

Timing Good as Westchester County Association and Four Cities Prepare Next Steps

Joan M. McDonald, Project Director of the Westchester County Association’s Smart City for Gigabit Initiative, will moderate a panel “Cities Ask for Help: Managing the RFP Process” at the Gigabit City Summit in Kansas City, August 1-3, 2017 to which the WCA is sending a contingent. The summit is expected to attract 350 leaders from across the nation who either have built or are planning to build out gigabit fiber networks in their respective cities.

Four Women Trailblazers in STEM Fields Honored at WCA's Fourth Annual Women in Tech Awards Luncheon on June 22

JUL 05, 2017 | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, YOUNG PROFESSIONALS | 0 COMMENTS

Outstanding Women Shared Their Stories at Packed Event

The Fourth Annual Women in Tech Awards Luncheon on Thursday, June 22, honored four more outstanding women who have made their mark in STEM fields. Rita Cosby, the Emmy Award-winning TV host, radio star, and bestselling author moderated the event which drew over 200 people at Tappan Hill Mansion.. As always, it was a spirited and moving event. This year’s honorees were:

Holiday Networking Party

Westchester County Association Announces Westchester Biotech Project for Researchers

APR 20, 2017 | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HEALTHCARE REFORM, INT'L BUSINESS, YOUNG PROFESSIONALS | 0 COMMENTS

Consortium to Create Opportunities for Knowledge-Sharing and Collaboration

The Westchester County Association (WCA) announced today its Community Partnership with the Westchester Biotech Project (WBP), a consortium dedicated to stimulating knowledge-sharing and collaboration among researchers, engineers, and data scientists from companies and institutions across the region. Ongoing programs will launch this spring, leading to the Innovation in Research Symposium on October 26 at New York Medical College.