Tunica-Biloxi Chairman Marshall Pierite: Cherishing the Past and Building for the Future
Marshall Pierite is not only Chairman of the Tunica Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana; he’s also a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, a small business owner, a former social worker, a father, and a husband. “But the most important title I cherish is being a servant to all,”...
UW Launches Wind River Startup Challenge With $25K in Seed Funding
“Economic development must occur at the grassroots level in order to be successful,” says James Trosper, director of UW’s High Plains American Indian Research Institute. “With this startup challenge, community members will lead the change rather than wait for...
Prairie Island Selects Indian Energy to Lead Technical Consultants on $46M Net Zero Project
Two Native American firms will be technical consultants on the $46 million energy projectPRAIRIE ISLAND, Minnesota –The Prairie Island Indian Community has selected a team led by Indian Energy (IE) and Chief Strategy Group (CSG), both Native American-owned companies,...
Ernie Stevens, Jr.: Serving Tribal Governments as the Global Face of Indian Gaming
NIGA Chairman Ernie Stevens, Jr. and his wife, Cheryl Stevens For a man who is today considered by many to be the global face of Indian gaming, National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) Chairman Ernie Stevens, Jr. says that while growing up on the Oneida Nation of...
Sister Sky, Inc. to Leverage Native Business Top 50 Entrepreneurs Issue as Curriculum Material
Profiles of the Native Business Top 50 Entrepreneurs will enhance Sister Sky, Inc.’s training materials with modern-day ‘case studies’ of creating and scaling businesses.
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Puyallup Entrepreneur Launches App ‘TeePee – An Indigenous Directory’
TeePee, a new mobile app created by Miguel Douglas, an enrolled member of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, acts as a digital directory, providing users with the resources to contact each of the 573+ federally recognized Tribes, their enterprises as well as Alaska Native...
Choctaw Member-Owned Method Architecture Acquires a Dallas Design Firm
Method Architecture's presence in North Texas is expanding. The business co-owned by Rayburn “Jake” Donaldson, a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, has acquired Dallas design firm Primal Architecture. The boutique and retail-focused Primal Architecture has...
Rex A. Rock, Sr.: 25 Years and Counting of Leading Arctic Slope Regional Corporation
Rex A. Rock, Sr., is a Native Business Top 30 CEO. For more than 25 years, Rex Rock, Sr., has been involved with the management of Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC) — first as a member of its Board of Directors and then, starting in 2010, as its President and...
Gun Lake Investments & Waséyabek Buy $17.5M Tower
Two Tribally owned investment arms have teamed up to purchase an historic building in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. The McKay Tower has transferred ownership form Steadfast Property Holdings to Gun Lake Investments and Waséyabek Development Company — businesses...
Chickasaw Nation-Owned Bank2 Changes Name to Chickasaw Community Bank
Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby (right) and Chickasaw Community Bank CEO T.W. Shannon at the unveiling ceremony (Photo Courtesy Chickasaw Media) The Chickasaw Nation’s Bank2 has helped small businesses, homeowners and community members build better lives for...
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Oneida Nation to Unveil Sports Betting Lounges Next Week
Multiple casinos in New York were jockeying to open the state’s first legal sportsbook. The Oneida Nation is among the pack leaders.
Santa Ynez Band Operates Successful, Zero Waste Gaming Enterprise
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Our Success & Finance issue charts the business breakthroughs of Tribes and Tribal entrepreneurs in “The Greatest Success Stories of 2019.” We also pay homage to perseverance and tireless devotion to Indian Country. Ernie Stevens, Jr., and Cheryl Stevens, his wife of 37 years, grace one of the covers. We honor Ernie Stevens’ nearly 20 years of stewardship to Indian gaming as Chairman of NIGA. Tunica-Biloxi Chairman Marshall Pierite is featured on the opposite cover. He shares how gaming helped his Tribe “to transition from a surviving community to a thriving community,” and reflects on recent success in the financial services industry. We shine a light on financial institutions, such as Stearns Bank, and consider the investment strategy of Mno-Bmadsen. Meanwhile, the DOE’s James E. Campos, underscores: “Energy is our new economy, it is our new currency, and Native Americans play a large part in this equation.”
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Reps. Lead Push for Tribal Small Businesses to Access Relief During Coronavirus
Rep. Sharice Davids, Vice-Chair of the Congressional Native American Caucus, said: "It’s essential that Tribal small businesses can access these critical loan programs as Congress intended so they can pay their employees, keep their businesses afloat, and to help...
Oneida Nation to Unveil Sports Betting Lounges Next Week
Multiple casinos in New York were jockeying to open the state’s first legal sportsbook. The Oneida Nation is among the pack leaders.
Santa Ynez Band Operates Successful, Zero Waste Gaming Enterprise
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Rez Rising: New App Pushes Back on Border-town Spending
A new app and website seek to keep millions of dollars of spending — and sales tax revenue — on the Navajo Nation and other Tribal lands by connecting customers with Native-made goods and services. Rez Rising, now in the app store on iPhone, and on Android, includes...
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