Leading EDGE Awards

We are pleased to announce that this year’s Leading EDGE Awards will be held on Tuesday September 23rd at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino, inside the Oneida & Mohawk Rooms.

Since their inception in 1998, the Leading EDGE Awards have celebrated businesses in the Mohawk Valley that lead the way in their industries and drive our regional economy forward. Over the past two decades, we’ve honored a diverse range of companies and organizations—both as award recipients and enthusiastic attendees. This year’s Leading EDGE Award recipients are as follows:

Casestry — Casestry is a print on-demand (POD) supplier for personalized products – Custom Phone Cases, Air pod Cases, Ring Holders, Apple Watch Bands, Coffee Mugs, Tumblers and more from their facility in Herkimer, New York.

All Seasonings Ingredients — All Seasonings Ingredients offers ingredients, spices, custom blends, and overall solutions for the food service and manufacturing industries. We pride ourselves on our unmatched quality, excellent client service, and rapid delivery times. They ship nationally from their facility in Oneida, New York.

Lodging Kit — Lodging Kit was founded in 1989 and offers operating supplies & equipment (OS&E) to hotels, resorts and other lodging facilities throughout the US and internationally from their facility in Boonville, New York.

In addition to our Leading EDGE Awards, each year, we present an individual with the Christopher Destito Award. The Christopher Destito Award recognizes an individual who has had a lasting impact in the community within their chosen field, contributing to the region’s overall success.

This year’s Christopher Destito Award goes to Oneida County Executive, Anthony Picente with special tributes from regional leaders and honoring him with this prestigious award, a testament to his lifetime of service in helping the region’s economy.

“Tony has been a true champion for the Mohawk Valley beyond his service as County Executive,” said Shawna Papale, President of Mohawk Valley EDGE. “If not for his steadfast leadership, proactive thinking, and willful determination, projects like Chobani would not have made it to the Griffiss Triangle in Rome. We are sincerely appreciative to his support to Mohawk Valley EDGE, and we feel it is well deserved to honor him this year with the Christopher Destito Award.”

Both RoAnn and her son Chris agreed wholeheartedly to nominate Tony for this great award. “Tony and Chris worked very closely together over the years and made significant contributions to our region,” said RoAnn Destito. “I am deeply grateful for Tony’s incredible service to revitalizing and reinvigorating our community.”

The Leading EDGE Awards will be held on Tuesday, September 23rd at Turning Stone Resort & Casino from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. inside the Oneida & Mohawk Rooms.

The event will include a cocktail reception, dinner, a special guest appearance, followed by several special awards, including the Christopher Destito Award to County Executive Picente

Congratulations to our nominees!

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