For the 100 real estate professionals, investors, developers, site selectors, bankers and lawyers who may not have known about the wealth of development opportunities in Peekskill, the BLUEPRINT for Westchester’s Peekskill City Showcase was a real-eye opener...
On June 21, leading experts on infrastructure, public-private partnerships, and economic development shared their advice and wisdom with an audience of 200 municipal officials, developers, attorneys, and business leaders, at WCA’s conference “Rethinking Westchester: A Blueprint for Smart Growth.” Our object was to prod Westchester into becoming more competitive on the regional, national and global scale...
White Plains Hospital is the latest to join a growing roster of nonprofit organizations in Westchester that are leveraging the county’s new Local Development Corporation (LDC) to fund capital projects with low-cost, tax-exempt financing, the Westchester County Business Journal reported this week...
When the lights went out last week in Westchester during the heat wave, we got a glimpse of what life might be like if Indian Point Energy Center is not re-licensed. Power usage in the Con Edison service area reached an all-time high of 13,214 megawatts (MW), breaking a previous record of 13,189 MW set only last year. Indian Point generates 1,000 MW.
Westchester's aging infrastructure needs to be rebuilt and repaired, but local and county governments don't have sufficient funds to pay for it. “There may be legal debt limits, too many jurisdictions, lack of political will, “and in New York State, the Wicks Law...