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• Accommodations and Food: 28,900
• Construction: 24,000
• Professional and Technical Services
37,000
• Issued $1.53 billion in tax exempt bonds • Created 1,520 jobs since 2013
The Westchester County Industrial Development Agency (IDA)
The Westchester Local Development Corporation (LDC)
• 85% of Westchester students graduated high school in 4 years, vs.
76% of New York State students and 64% of New York City students.
(Westchester Magazine and NYS Education Department)
Higher Education
• Westchester has 30 post-secondary educational institutions
• ese include colleges, universities and vocational training centers including
PACE University, Sarah Lawrence College, as well as state schools such as Westchester Community College and
SUNY Purchase.
Opportunity Zones
e following Westchester
cities have been designated
economic investment
“Opportunity Zones.”
is classification can enable investors
in these communities to benefit from no capital gains taxes in return for long-term investments in these zones.
• Financed nearly
$4 billion
in projects
• Created 22,739 jobs since 2010
The Business Council of Westchester
• 1,000+ members
• Includes multinational corporations, mid-size businesses, not-for-profits and small businesses.
• Represents 200,000 employees in Westchester and beyond.
School Districts
• 60% of teachers have at least a Master’s degree
• 90% of Westchester students continue to post-secondary education
• Yonkers
• Valhalla
• Peekskill • Cortlandt
• New Rochelle • White Plains
• Port Chester
• Mount Vernon
For more statistics on Westchester County, visit the BCW Data Exchange at https://thebcw.org/data.
* 2015-2019 Source:
https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/ westchestercountynewyork/HSD410219#HSD410219
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