Whalen Joins Gilroy Kernan & Gilroy

Gilroy Kernan & Gilroy Inc. (GKG) of New Hartford, New York has announced an expansion of its professional team with Elizabeth Whalen joining as a Client Manager within the firm’s Employee Benefits division. In the role, Whalen will work with employers across the northeast to establish and maintain benefits programs that help to reward &…

RADAR Grant Celebrates National Apprenticeship Week

In honor of the 85th Anniversary of the National Apprenticeship Act, the Workforce Development Board, Herkimer, Madison, Oneida Counties’ (WDB HMO) Regional Apprenticeship Development and Readiness (RADAR) Grant will celebrate the U.S. Department of Labor’s eighth annual National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) with a virtual event open to the public on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, from…

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Awards Grants to Address Maternal Health Disparities

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield today announced the first round of recipients of Member and Community Health Improvement (MACHI) grants to improve maternal health and health equity in upstate New York. Eight nonprofit organizations in the health plan’s 39 county service area will share $1 million in grant funding over the next three years.   Among the recipients are Mohawk…

SUNY Poly Partnered to Host More than 2,500 ninth grade students for ‘Overcoming Obstacles’ program

The Utica National Insurance Group, Integrated Community Alternatives Network (ICAN), Oneida-Herkimer-Madison (OHM) BOCES and Westmoreland Central School District partnered to present a special, one-day educational program for area ninth grade students called, “Overcoming Obstacles: A Message of Connection, Resilience and Hope.” The program took place on Tuesday, October 11, at SUNY Polytechnic Institute, in Utica. More than 2,500…