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GROWING BUSINESSES
As of 2013, businesses in Westchester County
totaled 31,680
Total private-sector employment of 377,971 persons.
Between 2010 and 2013, the County added 128 businesses and 10,000 employees.
(2013 County Business Patterns)
MAJOR EMPLOYMENT SECTORS
Non-Profits – 53,000
Financial Services – 30,000
Biotech – 8,000
TAMI – 14,000
Healthcare and Social Assistance – 79,057
THE WESTCHESTER LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Projects supported by the LDC:
• 2016 biggest year to date
• 2016 – issued $390 million in tax exempt bonds and created 738 jobs
• Since 2013 – issued $834.3 million in tax exempt bonds and created 1,320 jobs
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