The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) is an independent, not-for-profit organization that engages in a wide range of activities designed to increase business development and to improve quality of life. ANCA encourages public and private sector initiatives through a working relationship with a wide range of individuals, organizations, and business representatives. The ANCA Region encompasses the 14 county Northern New York area bounded by Lake Champlain, Lake Ontario, the Mohawk River, and the Canadian border. The following counties comprise ANCA's service area: Franklin, Essex, Lewis, Jefferson, Clinton, St. Lawrence, Oswego, Herkimer, Hamilton, Oneida, Fulton, Warren, and Washington, and Saratoga.

Holmes & Associates is a small research and consulting firm located in Saranac Lake, New York. Since 1989, Holmes & Associates has focused on socio-economic research and policy analysis in the Lake Champlain - St. Lawrence River areas of New York, Vermont, Quebec, and Ontario.