EDGE promotes the Mohawk Valley's people, work force, quality of life, infrastructure, available and developable sites, and everything else the region has to offer to businesses, site selection specialists and industrial developers.

EDGE assists businesses, cuts through red tape and develops financing and assistance packages for companies interested in locating or expanding their operations and job base in Oneida and Herkimer Counties.

EDGE helps companies find a suitable existing building or shovel-ready site to construct a new facility for heavy manufacturing, distribution, back office services or some other industrial endeavor.

EDGE supports entrepreneurs and emerging businesses with RIDC loan funds, Small Business Development Center @ SUNYIT counseling and business assistance n