26 West Main Street, PO Box 69, Mohawk, New York 13407
MVEDD Partners with Communities on Placemaking
USDA Rural Placemaking Initiative Challenge (RPIC)
MVEDD partnered with the Town of Minden, and the Villages of Fort Plain, Palatine Bridge, and Nelliston on this federal opportunity. Our office submitted the final report.
MVEDD, A Lead Organizer - Brownfields Developers Summit
Mohawk Valley Brownfields Developer Summit set for April 29-30, 2025
See the Central New York Business Journal's article about the Brownfields Developer Summit
Community Newsletters
April 2025
Spring is here and we have lots of things planned! Even though it's at the very end, the Brownfields Developer Summit is the coolest and best programming we have coming up!
2024 Year in Review
Wow! We accomplished some really great things in 2024! Check out our newsletter to see everything: homesteading workshops, broadband coalition, brownfield redevelopment, small business support, KMVB cleanups, and MUCH MORE!
November/December 2024
Here we are (almost) at year end. See the projects that will take us into next year.
MVEDD Presents at the Rome Chamber of Commerce
MVEDD and the Rome Chamber of Commerce Host Business Outreach
MVEDD's Stephen Smith and Heather Devitt presented a capital stacking workshop to small business owners. The presentation included different capital stacking options including loans and grants. Missed the presentation? Click below for the presentation.
MVEDD Assists Town of Richfield with NY Forward Application
Town of Richfield is awarded $4.5MM for NY Forward Application
Heather Devitt and Anthony Marris-Swann assisted Dan Sullivan and the Town of Richfield with their NY Forward Application. The town was awarded $4.5MM for public and private projects that will help revitalize the downtown area. Projects can include streetscaping, updating Spring Park, renovating and relocating the Village Offices, and a downtown fund for smaller projects targeted at businesses along Main Street.
MVFAN Hosts Food to Fork Forum
MVEDD Moderates the Food to Fork Forum
MVEDD had the pleasure of moderating the Food to Fork Forum that was held at the Mill Pond Inn in Jefferson. The forum brought together farmers and restaurant owners to thoughtfully discuss how to bring local farm products to local restaurants.
(Pictured from l to r: David Reardon, Dave Raylinsky, Heather Devitt, Dominick Purnomo, David Savatteri)
MVEDD Assists Town of Oneonta with a Clean Energy Campaign
Oneonta starts a Clean Energy Campaign
The Town of Oneonta has started their Clean Energy Campaign to help their residents reduce their energy bills and earn the town grant funding from NYSERDA.
Publications
Adirondack Food Study
Childcare in 2021 & Beyond
Childcare in 2021 & Beyond
A lesson learned during the pandemic was that our local supply chains need help and this project will help Herkimer County and the surrounding region become more self-reliant, help prevent food shortages and food waste, and overcome hurdles associated with getting local food into the hands of local consumers. See our findings.
Childcare in 2021 & Beyond
Childcare in 2021 & Beyond
Childcare in 2021 & Beyond
Dr. Mari Kate Mycek, in partnership with Intermountain COVID-19 Impact Consortium (ICIC) and using research by colleagues from Bassett Research Institute, SUNY Cobleskill, SUNY Oneonta, and Zogby Strategies, published a paper on understanding the impact COVID-19 has had on parents and child care providers in our region.
CFA Information Session
Click the link below to register for the 2025 CFA Information Session (Zoom) on Monday, June 9, 2025, from 12 - 1pm.