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Investigation Into Claims of Minority Status to Win Federal Contracts Prompts St. Louis to Decertify 5 Operators
Officials in St. Louis have decertified at least five businesses that had claimed Native American status to receive minority set-aside government contracts.
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North Carolina Legislature Greenlights Sports Betting at State’s Tribal Casinos
North Carolina may join the cohort of states that permit sports betting at Tribal casinos. On Monday, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed SB 154, which now goes to Governor Roy Cooper for his approval; he has 30 days to sign it.
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Hard Rock, Spectacle Sign Letter of Intent to Franchise Hard Rock in Indiana
Seminole Nation-owned Hard Rock International has signed a joint venture agreement with Indianapolis-based Spectacle Entertainment to adapt the Hard Rock brand for a casino set to open in Gary, Indiana.
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Shinnecock Nation Defends its Right to Advertise on Billboards Despite Opposition in Affluent Southampton
The Shinnecock Indian Nation’s 60-foot tall LED screen billboard presides over Sunrise Highway in Southampton — prime advertising space for any business.
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Tunica-Biloxi Tribe Holds Rural Economic Development & Small Business Summit in Louisiana
The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe is helping to promote economic development and build the next generation entrepreneurial ecosystem in Louisiana.
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‘Your Network Is Your Net Worth’: The Native Business Summit Is Underway, Building Bridges Across Indian Country
“Your network is your net worth,” said Gary Davis (Cherokee), Publisher of Native Business Magazine, “and that’s what we’re building here at the Native Business Summit.”
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Poarch Band Covers Funeral Costs of Alabama Tornado Victims
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians will cover the costs of 23 funerals for victims of the recent tornado in East Alabama. The Tribe is donating $184,000 to the East Alabama Medical Center Foundation for the burials.
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Native Entrepreneurs to Attend Dynamic Start-up Micro Accelerator at SXSW
Native American, woman-owned business, Roanhorse Consulting, LLC, has partnered with the social impact firm Generation Titans to bring entrepreneurs of color to SXSW in Austin, Texas, for the inaugural Titan Generators event on Saturday, March 9, 2019.
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Yurok Tribal Chairman Testifies In Support of Water Quality Improvement, Fisheries Restoration & Forest Revitalization
Yurok Chairman Joseph L. James returned to Washington D.C. yesterday to deliver testimony on how the Yurok Tribe can work with Congress to address climate change threats to the Yurok people and the Klamath River Basin.
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Security Robots Patrol Pechanga & Twin Arrows
Artificial intelligence may soon be coming to a Tribal casino near you. Security robots currently patrol Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California, and Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort in Flagstaff, Arizona.
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