BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20240516T210000Z DTEND:20240516T233000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Catherine White Speaking at Building & Realty Institute (BRI) of Westchester & the Mid-Hudson Region Membership Meeting DESCRIPTION:Catherine White is a Panel Speaker at the May General Membership Meeting of the BRI\, Thursday\, May 16 beginning at 6:00 pm at the Sonesta White Plains\, 66 Hale Avenue\, White Plains\, NY. \n\n\n\n "New Housing and Local Business: The View from Main Street"\n\nWe'll begin with informal networking and discussion at 5:00 PM.\n\nThe main program will begin at 6:00 PM.\n\n \n\nStudy after study has shown that building new housing in downtown areas particularly in an area experiencing a major housing shortage like Westchester brings with it positive benefits for property taxes\, for economic activities\, and for local businesses. But there is also the potential for impacts like traffic or parking. We'll hear from officers at local chambers of commerce where there's been a recent increase in housing\, particularly those that are consistent with "smart growth" principles\, including downtown revitalization\, infill or adaptive reuse\, transit-oriented development in the like. \n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\nSylvia Dundon\, Executive Director\, Port Chester-Rye Brook Chamber of Commerce\, Inc.\n\nCatherine White\, Executive Director\, New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce\n\nDanielle Centofanti-Davidson\, President\, Rivertowns Chamber of Commerce and Owner\, Main St. Business Strategies X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Catherine White is a Panel Speaker at the May General Membership Meeting of the BRI\, Thursday\, May 16 beginning at 6:00 pm \;at the \;Sonesta \;White \;Plains\, 66 Hale Avenue\, \;White \;Plains\, NY. \;

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 \;&ldquo\;New Housing and Local Business: The View from Main Street&rdquo\;
\nWe&rsquo\;ll begin with informal networking and discussion at 5:00 PM.
\nThe main program will begin at 6:00 PM.
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\nStudy after study has shown that building new housing in downtown areas &mdash\; particularly in an area experiencing a major housing shortage like Westchester &mdash\; brings with it positive benefits for property taxes\, for economic activities\, and for local businesses. But there is also the potential for impacts like traffic or parking. We&rsquo\;ll hear from officers at local chambers of commerce where there&rsquo\;s been a recent increase in housing\, particularly those that are consistent with &ldquo\;smart growth&rdquo\; principles\, including downtown revitalization\, infill or adaptive reuse\, transit-oriented development in the like. \;
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\nSpeakers: \;
\nSylvia Dundon\, Executive Director\, \;Port Chester-Rye Brook Chamber of Commerce\, Inc.
\nCatherine White\, Executive Director\, New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce
\nDanielle Centofanti-Davidson\, President\, Rivertowns Chamber of Commerce and Owner\, Main St. Business Strategies

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\n LOCATION:Sonesta White Plains 66 Hale Avenue White Plains\, NY. UID:e.3307.2523 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260515T020705Z URL:https://business.newrochellechamber.org/events/details/catherine-white-speaking-at-building-realty-institute-bri-of-westchester-the-mid-hudson-region-membership-meeting-2523 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR