A virtual reality (VR) and coding academy is coming to Whitehorse High School on the Navajo Nation reservation. Principal Kim Schaefer hopes the VR initiative will prepare a new generation of Navajo students for entrepreneurship or successful careers.
READ MOREHo-Chunk Capital to Develop Avid Hotel in Downtown Sioux City, Iowa
by Native Business Staff | Jan 31, 2019 | Infrastructure, News, Tourism
Ho-Chunk Capital, the Winnebago Tribe’s real estate investment and management company, and Omaha, Nebraska-based Hart Family Hotels are bringing an Avid Hotel by IHG to Downtown Sioux City, Iowa.
READ MORECherokee Nation Career Services Manager Receives Rising Star Award From National Organizations
by Native Business Staff | Jan 31, 2019 | Career, The Future
Hunter Palmer, a Cherokee Nation citizen who serves as the Cherokee Nation Career Services Economic Development Manager, has been honored as a 40 Under 40 Rising Star award winner from a national economic development profession.
READ MORESenate Committee Passes Two Hoeven Tribal Economic Development Bills
by Native Business Staff | Jan 31, 2019 | Legislative / Policy, News
The U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA) has passed two pieces of legislation that Senator John Hoeven (R-ND), SCIA Chairman, introduced to jump start economic development in Indian Country: the PROGRESS For Indian Tribes Act and the Indian Community Economic Enhancement Act.
READ MORENative Business Ships its First ‘Energy’ Issue Exploring Energy Sovereignty and Potential With Doyon, Limited President and CEO Aaron Schutt on the Cover
by Native Business Staff | Jan 30, 2019 | Energy, Entrepreneurship, Featured, Innovation, Leadership, Manufacturing, Natural Resources, Technology
Our January/February issue of Native Business Magazine dives into energy initiatives across sectors: oil and gas, wind, solar, hydropower, geothermal and bioenergy. This marks our third issue of Native Business Magazine—and our first-ever energy-themed issue.
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