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Business Council honors 5

Jerry Gleeson — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:55:20 +0000

Five businesses will be inducted into The Business Council of Westchester’s Hall of Fame when the organization holds its annual awards dinner Wednesday night at the Glen Island Harbor Club in New Rochelle.
The inductees are:
• New York Life Insurance Co., for Corporate Citizenship. The company employs about 1,000 at its Sleepy Hollow campus, where it provides child care, adoption assistance, a fitness center, tuition reimbursement, and a volunteer program that does food collections and youth events in the county.
• Hospitality Resource Group Inc., for Entrepreneurial Success. Founded 12 years ago, the company employs 19 at White Plains and at satellite offices in Manhattan and Connecticut.
• Dorf Law Firm, for Small Business Success. Founded by Jon A. Dorf as a solo practice in 1992 in Mamaroneck, the practice has diversified and grown to 12 people.
• Therese Ferretti, Collins Brothers Moving Corp., for Women in Business. Ferretti, who started at the business as a receptionist in 1985, is now president of the company and oversees operations in Larchmont and elsewhere around the country.
• Berkeley College, Family Business Success. The White Plains college is run by brothers Kevin, Randy, Tim and Brian Luing.

Nine companies with local presence are named to Fortune list

Jay Loomis — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:19:47 +0000

Fortune magazine’s list of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” includes nine employers with a presence in the Lower Hudson Valley.

Those companies, and their rankings, are Edward Jones (No. 2), Whole Foods (No. 22), Starbucks (No. 24), Container Store (No. 32), Stew Leonard’s (No. 53), Men’s Wearhouse (No. 71), Nordstrom (No. 72), Marriott (No. 78) and FedEx (No. 90).

In choosing the top companies, Fortune worked with the Great Place to Work Institute to survey corporate America. More than 81,000 employees from 353 companies responded to a 57-question survey. The list is included in Fortune’s latest issue.

Jarden skis recognized by magazine

Jay Loomis — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:17:51 +0000

Jarden Corp., a Rye-based consumer products company, said that new skis from its Volkl and K2 brands received recognition in SKI Magazine’s 2009 “Gear of the Year” competition. The skis were named winners for “Overall Excellence,” in the December issue of the magazine.

Eleven local stocks make Forbes list of top big companies

Mike Bieger — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:11:20 +0000

Eleven companies in The Journal News/Bloomberg index of local stocks have been named to a list of the “400 Best Big Companies in America” by Forbes.com.

Those companies are Bunge, Consolidated Edison, Dress Barn, IBM, ITT, Jarden, JPMorgan Chase, Kraft Foods, PepsiCo, Verizon and Watson Pharmaceutical.

Forbes.com chose the companies based on criteria that include sales and earnings growth, debt to total capital, earnings outlook and stock market returns.

Jarden makes BusinessWeek list of influential companies

Jay Loomis — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:31:20 +0000

Jarden Corp. recently was named to BusinessWeek magazine’s list of the World’s Most Influential Companies. The Rye-based company’s inclusion on the annual list was featured in the magazine’s December 22nd print edition, and on a slide show on the BusinessWeek website.

Jarden, a consumer products company whose products include canning jars, coffee makers and playing cards, was the only company based in the Lower Hudson Valley on the list. The rankings were compiled with the assistance of an advisory board of 14 academics, consultants, and industry leaders.

“This honor is truly meaningful to us all as it represents the dedication and hard work of our more than 25,000 employees around the world who have each helped make Jarden a continued success in the consumer products industry,” Chief Executive Officer Martin E. Franklin said in a written statement.

Marsha Gordon named most influential business person

Jay Loomis — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:44:45 +0000

Marsha Gordon, president and chief executive officer of The Business Council of Westchester, recently was named the most influential business person in the county by Westchester Magazine.

Gordon, a 53-year-old resident of White Plains, has led the business group since 2001. She and her team have increased the organization’s membership from 500 to nearly 1,300.

The magazine said that Gordon “has artfully managed to give Westchester businesses a coherent, coordinated, and audible voice—-helping to make them more competitive and viable amid an increasingly inhospitable economic climate.”

ITT makes list of military-friendly employers

Jay Loomis — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:12:11 +0000

ITT Corp. of White Plains was selected by G.I. Jobs magazine as one of the nation’s top 50 military-friendly employers.

The company’s strong military recruiting efforts, high percentage of new military hires and policies that support National Guard and Reservists helped ITT rank fifth out of nearly 2,500 eligible companies and first in the defense and aerospace industry, the company said.

ITT’s defense products include air traffic control systems, advanced communications systems, radar and night-vision goggles.

“Veterans make up as much as 70 to 80 percent of our workforce in some locations around the world because military experience provides identifiable and transferable skills that are proven in real world situations,” said A. John Procopio, vice president and director of human resources at ITT Defense Electronics and Services.

Westchester senior program recieves award

Jay Loomis — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:29:18 +0000

The Seniors Out Speaking on Medicare program in Westchester County recently was one of three recipients nationally of the Award of Excellence in Older Volunteer Program Management. The award, presented by the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging and the MetLife Foundation, recognize organizations for effective recruitment and engagement of volunteers age 50 and older.

Jarden product to receive award

Jay Loomis — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:25:12 +0000

Jarden Corp., the Rye-based consumer products company, said that its its First Alert Tundra Fire Extinguishing Spray will be honored later this month at the Chicago Innovation Awards. The awards recognize businesses and nonprofit organizations that develop the yearâ€™s most innovative new products and services.

Pepsi-Cola names bottler of the year

Jay Loomis — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:49:40 +0000

Pepsi-Cola North America, the beverage unit of Purchase-based PepsiCo Inc., has named Buffalo Rock of Columbus, Ga., as its Donald M. Kendall Bottler of the Year for 2007. The award, named for PepsiCo’s former chairman, is based on criteria that include customer service, community support, volume and sales growth.