Boilermaker Week Events!

Attached is a series of events happening over the next several days leading up to the Boilermaker Road Race on Sunday, the 14th. WHAT: Youth Olympics supported by Bank Of America & The City Of Utica Youth Bureau WHEN: Thursday, July 11th, 2024, 9:00 am-11:00 am WHERE: T.R Proctor Park, Sal Longo Field WHAT: Sponsor…

Community Foundation and UpMobility Foundation Join Forces

Community Foundation and UpMobility Foundation Join Forces to Host Mohawk Valley Gives Day of Giving Third-Annual Online Giving Day Returns September 20 Two local foundations—the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties and UpMobility Foundation (UMF) — are partnering to co-host the third annual 24-hour online day of community giving, “Mohawk Valley Gives.” This collaboration…

Excellus BCBS Appoints Andrea MacDiarmid as Community Investment and Partnerships Lead

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield has named Andrea MacDiarmid Community Investments and Partnerships Lead in the Utica region. In her role MacDiarmid will work to support Utica Regional President Tony Vitagliano as Excellus BCBS continues to strengthen community relationships, reinforce its commitment to community partners and seek out new and impactful community investments. MacDiarmid will be responsible…

BME Volunteers at Utica Zoo

Business Machines and Equipment (BME) volunteer at the Utica Zoo recently to help them prepare for their AZA Accreditation Inspection which is happening this week. A small team from BME worked hard to improve green spaces and garden areas near the sheep exhibits to prepare for the summer and for the arrival of the inspectors.…

MVHS Graduates Family Medicine Residents

Eleven doctors graduated from the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) Family Medicine Residency Program on Friday, June 28, 2024, bringing the total number of family physicians completing the three-year, postdoctoral training program to 338. The physicians were trained and provided care at the Wynn Hospital, the Sister Rose Vincent Family Medicine Center on Hobart Street,…

Business Ownership Transition Survey – Small Business Owners’ Retirement

The Mohawk Valley Economic Development District, Inc. (MVEDD) is a proud partner organization in the Adirondack North Country Center for Businesses in Transition Partnership. The partnership has recently joined forces with other organizations and initiatives across the Northern Border region in an effort to understand the potential economic impact of Small Business Owners’ Retirement across the…

BME Welcomes Ammiel Fernandez

Business Machines and Equipment (BME) announces their newest member of the BME family, Ammiel Fernandez – Syracuse Sales Manager. As a professional, he has 25 years of sales and management experience supporting Fortune 50 and smaller organizations in every vertical market. He has created and developed strategic partnerships that provided consistent process improvement, efficiencies, and…