Approved March 30, 2022 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN SUPPORT OF THE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO PAY DOWN UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WHEREAS, nearly 2 million New Yorkers were receiving unemployment insurance benefits during the height of the Covid panemic; and WHEREAS, the State of New York borrowed $11.9 billion from the…
Approved March 30, 2022 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN SUPPORT OF SUSPENSION OF STATE SALES TAX ON GASOLINE WHEREAS, members of the New York State Senate have advanced a proposal for inclusion in the state’s annual budget that would suspend the state sales tax on gasoline until the end of calendar…
Approved March 30, 2022 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN SUPPORT OF THE CONTINUATION OF TAKE-OUT BEVERAGES WHEREAS, local bars and restaurants were deemed “non-essential” and forced to close their doors during the Covid pandemic ; and WHEREAS, many of these establishments were able to survive the pandemic by conducting business on…
Approved March 30, 2022 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN OPPOSITON TO THE USE OF STATE TAX DOLLARS TO AID EXCLUDED WORKERS AND TENANTS WHEREAS, the state budget for the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2022 included $2 bilion dollars in aid for people who do not qualify for unemployment of…
The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) is expanding obstetrical services for our community. Today, after a year of recruiting, the Mohawk Valley Region has access to a number of new obstetricians and three nurse midwives. At MVHS, Drs. Dumisa Adams, Rose Antilus, Muzeyyen Ercanli, Jeannette Green, John Lovier and Jerome Rosenstein…
The SUNY Poly Foundation is announcing a total of $75,000 in donations from three sets of individuals to establish merit-based scholarship programs and further defray educational costs for undergraduate students attending SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly). Overall, the scholarships, detailed below, aim to ensure that students who have a history of strong academic efforts, financial…
On Friday, March 11, 2022, the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) will close both the MVHS COVID-19 Vaccination POD located in the MVHS Burrstone House, 1710 Burrstone Road, and the COVID-19 Testing Trailer at the St Luke’s Campus due to low volumes. Testing will remain available to employees. Testing sites are…
Approved March 8, 2022 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN OPPOSITON OF THE GOVERNOR’S PROPOSAL TO MERGE SUNY POLY WITH UALBANY WHEREAS, the SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) was created in 2014 and has become a vital asset to the State of New York and the Mohawk Valley Region for academic studies,…
Approved March 8, 2022 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SUPPORTING A04717 TO STREAMLINE REGLATORY BURDENS WHEREAS, proposed NYS Assembly Bill A04717 would create the Division of Regulatory Review and Economic Growth to review regulatory processes and permit requirements in order to facilitate economic growth; and WHEREAS, this proposed legislation is co-sponsored by…
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St. Elizabeth College of Nursing (SECON) has started the Education to Employment program – a new program for incoming nursing students where nursing course tuition at SECON is paid and employment at Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) after graduation is guaranteed. “There is a national shortage of nurses causing an…
In September, 1896, the ‘Utica Chamber of Commerce’ was officially incorporated in New York State. We couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate than with our 125th Annual Meeting happening on April 5th at the Delta by Marriott Utica!. The Chamber’s Annual meeting is the opportunity for our Members to learn all about what…
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The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) Foundation was recently awarded $249,947 from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation for a new project to promote health equity and combat heart disease in our community: Mohawk Valley Health Partnership to Combat Heart Disease. The Mohawk Valley Partnership to Combat Heart Disease will build…
Reaffirmed February 8, 2022; Approved January 12, 2021 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SUPPORTING REFORMING NEW YORK STATE’S ELECTORAL VOTE APPORTIONMENT WHEREAS; the State of New York currently awards its Presidential electoral votes on a winner-take-all basis; and WHEREAS; the combined populations of New York City, Long Island and downstate counties outnumber…