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…
The Mohawk Valley Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at MVCC’s thINCubator is here to help with your business start-up, growth, and expansion needs. Staffed by certified professionals, the SBDC specializes in providing one-to-one business counseling, management and technical advisement, and educational programs targeted to the needs and interests of small business owners. If you or…
Nine doctors graduated from the St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Residency Program on Friday, June 24, 2022, bringing the total number of family physicians completing the three-year, postdoctoral training program to 317. The program is an affiliate of Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS). Residency program director T. Eric Schackow, MD, PhD, said the physicians have trained…
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Project Children started in 1975 as a way to bring children, both Catholic and Protestant, to America for the summer in order to remove them from the troubles in the north of Ireland at the time. In 1995, the mission shifted to university students and a summer internship program. Aoife McCallin and Emer Nicroibin…
The Orthopedics Program at the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) was recognized today by a national healthcare company. MVHS ranks among Top 5 in New York for Joint Replacement according to a new analysis released by Healthgrades, the leading resource that connects consumers, physicians and health systems. Additionally, MVHS is a recipient of the…
Mastrovito Hyundai has committed a multi-year gift of $100,000 to the all new Utica Children’s Museum, which will be located in ICAN’s Family Resource Center at 106 Memorial Parkway in Utica. Mastrovito’s $100,000 gift sponsors the Let’s Play Pond area of the museum in the Seasons Exhibit. The donation contributes to…
Approved June 27, 2022 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OPPOSING THE REDEFINING OF TEMPORARY TOTAL DISABILITY WHEREAS, the New York Legislature passed Assembly Bill A1118 and Senate Bill S768 at the close of the 2022 legislative session regarding Workers’ Compensation Law; and WHEREAS, this legislation redefines a temporary total disability as “the…
Approved May 31, 2022 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OPPOSING THE GOOD CAUSE EVICTION LEGISLATION WHEREAS, the New York Legislature is currently considering Senate Bill S-3082 and Assembly Bill A-5573 which has been called the “Good Cause Eviction” bill and would establish universal rent control across the state; and WHEREAS, this proposed…
Approved May 31, 2022 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OPPOSING THE CREATION OF EMPLOYEE LIENS OVER WAGE DISPUTES WHEREAS, the New York Legislature is currently considering Senate Bill S-2762 and Assembly Bill A-766, which would permit an employee to file an “employee lien” against an employer for alleged violations of New York…
Diversity In Learning: Pride in the Utica School District By Tennille Knoop I grew up an Air Force brat. Born in Caribou, Maine, I stayed attached to my mother’s side as we relocated to Guam, Hawaii, Indiana, and Missouri. Life on base was interesting, as we were surrounded by like-minded families from all walks of…
Who was monkeying around before charging up for the weekend? We were! Our Chamber staff has decided to get out of the office and visit our members a bit more. Last Friday, we stopped by the Utica Zoo and then at New York Power Authority’s Energy Zone. The Utica Zoo is doing some spring cleaning…
Funds benefit our local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital at Mohawk Valley Health System UTICA, N.Y. – The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) Foundation, in partnership with WKTV NewsChannel 2 and PJ Green, announce the start of the 25th annual $100,000 Miracle Drawing to benefit our local Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) Hospitals…
Let’s get together! We’re hosting a new event, and we’d love to see you there. Join us for National Travel & Tourism Week Open House, May 5, 2022 at 8:30 AM for a tour of NY Energy Zone, coffee, refreshments and prizes! Register is FREE! Space is limited. We hope you’re able to join us!…
Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) announced an expansion of its sign-on bonus program for new employees along with an enhanced referral program for current employees to help with recruitment. Now, more positions are eligible for a sign-on bonus with up to $1,000 paid out over the course of a year of employment, in addition to…