Report from Washington

FEB 10, 2017 | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENERGY, HEALTHCARE REFORM, INFRASTRUCTURE, REGULATORY ISSUES, TAX REFORM, US GOV'T | 0 COMMENTS

WCBS News 880 moderates Congressional Panel with US Reps Nita Lowey, Eliot Engel, Sean Patrick Maloney

As Washington D.C. churns and burns, do you find yourself glued to the tube (or phone) these days? The news is interesting, for sure. The big question is What does it all mean for Westchester? What legislation will go? What will stay?

New York State Legislators Town Hall

Two-way dialogue with key state officials

Join the WCA for an interactive discussion with our State delegation on the most pressing issues facing the State.

• Replacement power for Indian Point/decommissioning the site
  
• Broadband investment through State funded programs
• Economic development initiatives to make NYS more competitive
• Shared services initiative
• ‘Free” tuition at public universities
• Reform of public pensions/benefits (mandate relief)

Panel will be moderated by Nick Spano, Empire Strategic Planning and former NYS Senator.

Sponsored by: Pace University, PKF O'Connor Davies, Signature Bank, Strategic Services, Inc.

Gigabit Westchester

Blair Levin to be keynote speaker

Online Registration is now closed.


BLAIR LEVIN, A FORMER OFFICIAL IN THE CLINTON AND OBAMA ADMINISTRATIONS, TO JOIN WCA’S “GIGABIT WESTCHESTER” INITIATIVE AS A “VOLUNTARY COUNSELOR”

Blair Levin, Executive Director of Gig.U: The Next Generation Network Innovation Project and a non-resident Senior Fellow of the Brookings Institution, has joined the WCA’s Blueprint for Smart Growth team as Voluntary Counselor to the WCA’s Gigabit Broadband initiative, which was announced on October 6th at a press conference. Levin served in the first Obama administration as Executive Director of the National Broadband Plan and in the Clinton administration as Chief of Staff to the Chairman of the FCC, where from 2009-2010, Levin oversaw the development of the FCC’s National Broadband Plan.

WCA Issues Call to Action to Private and Public Sectors for Smart Growth

MAY 03, 2016 | COUNTY GOV'T, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENERGY, INFRASTRUCTURE, INT'L BUSINESS, NYS GOV'T, REAL ESTATE, TRANSPORTATION, YOUNG PROFESSIONALS | 0 COMMENTS

Big Takeaway from Westchester: County of Tomorrow Conference Is That Region Must Collaborate to Build Communities, Workplaces, and Broadband Connectivity That Attract Startups and Millennials

The future of Smart Growth in Westchester County began on April 29 in earnest as leaders from various business, government, nonprofit, and financial sectors convened at the Westchester County Association’s (WCA) sold-out conference, “Westchester: County of Tomorrow.”  Provocative speakers from New York City, Austin, Chattanooga, and Raleigh explained...

WCA to Present Blockbuster Conference on April 29 to Help Turbo-Charge Smart Growth in Westchester County

MAR 07, 2016 | COUNTY GOV'T, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENERGY, INFRASTRUCTURE, NYS GOV'T, REAL ESTATE, TRANSPORTATION, YOUNG PROFESSIONALS | 0 COMMENTS

Speakers Coming From America's Top Innovation Hubs – Silicon Valley, Raleigh, New York City, Austin, and Chattanooga, to Give Us the Inside Scoop About How They Created Successful Eco-Systems

Also on the agenda: The Key to Creating Successful Public Private Partnerships; a Rapid Transit System That’s Based on Magnetic Levitation; and a Keynote Speech by an ‘Economic Futurist’

With Westchester County emerging as a national biotech/health tech hub, the Westchester County Association is now bringing in business leaders from some of the most successful hubs in the United States to share their wisdom as Westchester determines how best to achieve “Smart Growth” in its growing innovation eco-system. The WCA has...