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UTICA โ€” The Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce is currently accepting nominations for the upcoming 2019 โ€œBusiness of the Year Awardsโ€.

The Business of the Year Awards honor companies/organizations for staying power, commitment to the Mohawk Valley region, and Greater Utica Chamber involvement. Anyone may nominate a business or organization, although only Chamber Member businesses are eligible to be considered. A full listing of members is available at greateruticachamber.org. Members can be re-nominated after five years from having won the award. After receiving the preliminary nomination form, the Chamber will provide nominated companies/organizations with a comprehensive nomination form. Nominated companies/organizations are required to fill out and return the comprehensive nomination form. Winners will be chosen based on answers provided. Present Board of Directorsโ€™ businesses or organizations are not eligible for nomination.

Awards will be presented to one company/organization in each of the following categories, at a luncheon ceremony on Wednesday, December 11th at Hartโ€™s Hill Inn:

  • For-Profit Business with fifty or fewer employees
  • For-Profit Business with more than fifty employees
  • Not-for-Profit Organization with fifty or fewer employees
  • Not-for-Profit Organization with more than fifty employees
  • Catalyst Rising Business Award

Preliminary nomination forms must be received no later than Friday, September 20, 2019. For more information or to obtain a nomination form visit www.greateruticachamber.org, email info@greateruticachamber.org or contact the chamber at 724-3151.