The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) launched its Center for Pandemic Response (ANCA CPR) in 2021 to help small businesses across the region facing unprecedented challenges recovering from the economic crisis delivered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Sun Community News reports last month, the regional economic development nonprofit closed out its federal grant for the project, which ultimately connected 327 North Country businesses and organizations with services to help them build stability to better withstand crises like the economic shutdown of 2020