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• 5,000 organizations of varying size
• Employs 13.6 percent of the county’s total workforce
• Generated $6.9 billion in revenues and paid roughly
$2.7 billion in wages and compensation WESTCHESTER GOES GREEN
• Westchester Green Business (WGB)
is a Business Council of Westchester program administered in partnership with Westchester County since 2009. The program helps integrate sustainable business practices into company operations.
• Companies of all sizes and industries
across Westchester County are taking steps to reduce their carbon footprint by greening internal operations, rethinking the way they use energy, and keeping the environment in mind on an ongoing basis.
• 75 Green Business members include major county employers such as Regeneron, SUNY Purchase, The Crowne Plaza White Plains and Westchester Medical Center.
• Solar Gaining Power: Tarrytown Music Hall, Manhattanville College, Diamond Properties
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