Mattia Joins M.A. Polce

M.A. Polce, an information technology and cybersecurity company with locations in Rome and Syracuse, has hired LAUREN MATTIA as a Business Development Manager. She brings an extensive background in technology & communication services as a sales professional with Northland Communications for over 22 years. Lauren will assist the M.A. Polce team develop strong client relationships providing managed…

2022 Business of the Year Awards Nominations

Make Your Nomination Today!  Click here NOMINATE Each year, the Chamber recognizes Member businesses across five different categories for their staying power, commitment to the Mohawk Valley region, and Greater Utica Chamber involvement. Nominees must be a current Chamber Member in good standing, and members may also nominate themselves using this form. Current members with…

Bassett Medical Center Nationally Recognized for Commitment to Providing High-Quality Stroke Care

      Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown, NY has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus: Stroke Honor Roll Elite quality achievement for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability.  …

SUNY Poly College of Engineering Student Team Ranks 2nd in International Hackfest

From May to June, a team of SUNY Poly students, including one student who attends the University at Buffalo, discovered the real-world value of SUNY Poly’s hands-on education. The team, led by SUNY Poly Assistant Professor and Director of the institution’s Advanced Cybersecurity Research Laboratory (ACRL) Dr. Hisham Kholidy, immersed themselves in the ACRL’s 5G tools, applying…

MVHS and Communications Workers of America/United Food and Commercial Workers Unions Reach Contract Agreement

Officials from Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) and the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) unions, which represents nursing positions at St. Luke’s Hospital and technical and service/maintenance jobs at St. Luke’s and St. Elizabeth, have reached an agreement on a new three-year contract. CWA/UFCW presented the details of…

SUNY Poly Mohawk River water contamination research led by Professor Carolyn Rodak published in ‘Water’

      Carolyn Rodak, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, with SUNY Poly research assistant Michael Ormanoski and University at Albany research assistant Kyle J. Lininger, published, “Observations and Correlations from a 3-Year Study of Fecal Indicator Bacteria in the Mohawk River in Upstate NY,” in Water. The research used the detection of fecal indicator bacteria…