NCA news & updates
June 2022
NCA Board Meetings

The North Country Alliance Board of Directors meets monthly on the third Wednesday at 11:00am. All members are welcome to join.


Board meeting minutes and agendas are posted on the NCA website. The next board meeting is:
May 18th at 11:00am at this link.


Join the NCA: If you received this newsletter and are not a member of the North Country Alliance, please consider joining the NCA. For membership questions, contact Matt Siver at [email protected].
Member Events
List your events in this space: Send your listings to [email protected]

June 1, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
North Country PTAC Program Connects; learn about how PTAC connects businesses with government contracts.

June 15, 8:00am to 5:30am
Shift Back to Rural: Economic Development Conference at the 3 Willows Event Center in Lyons Falls, put on by Naturally Lewis.

June 16, 9:00am to 6:00pm
Business Expo and Conference aimed at re-uniting, re-connecting and re-energizing North Country Chamber of Commerce members.
Followed by the Business After Hours 3:00pm to 6:00pm

Annual Meeting on June 22 Includes Some Fun Additions!
Thank you to event sponsors, National Grid, Atlantic Testing Laboratories, and the Development Authority of the North Country. 
In an effort to continue to build networking among NCA members and North Country economic developers, the NCA has planned some post-meeting activities.
 
3:00pm: Tour of the Ski Jump Complex
6:30pm: Dinner
A room rate of $229 at the Mirror Lake Inn is available. Contact Stephanie Lange at 518-302-3030 to take advantage of that!

The NCA Annual Meeting will cover a new strategic plan for the organization.
Wednesday, June 22, 20225
10:30am to 1:30pm
Shift Back to Rural Economic Development Conference
Naturally Lewis is excited to host the Lewis County Economic Development Conference with the theme, Shift Back to Rural on Wednesday, June 15th, 2022 at 3 Willows Event Center in Lyons Falls, NY!

We are shifting the conversation to focus on successes in our rural economy, coming back to community and coming back to the humanness of working together as a means of growth. We are looking forward to a full day filled with leadership development, economic development updates, community building, and of course networking!
Advocacy for the North Country
The Education and Outreach Committee was at work again, this time strongly opposing bill S8395/A10069.

This bill, as written, would prevent Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs) from offering a PILOT on school taxes. It would lead to IDAs losing projects and ultimately less jobs, less economic activity, and less revenue generated for not only school districts but local municipalities.

The NCA's Outreach and Education Committee is chaired by Jeremy Evans. Reach out to him if you would like to be involved. [email protected]