Muscogee (Creek) Nation Department of Health Launches LightStrike Robots to Assist in COVID-19 Battle and Infection Control
New technology equips the Muscogee Creek Nation Environmental Services (EVS) team with enhanced disinfecting technologies. OKMULGEE, OK — As healthcare facilities look for new and innovative ways to battle viruses and bacteria that can pose a risk to employee and...
Saddleback Communications Completes Fiber to the Home Network Build for Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
Upgrade Offers Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Residents High-speed Internet Up to 500Mbps. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Saddleback Communications, a provider of world-class, fiber-based voice and data communications to business and residential customers in the Salt...
Small Businesses Staying Afloat During COVID, Due to Low-Interest Loans from Northwest Native Development Fund and Wells Fargo’s Open for Business Fund
A Message From Wells Fargo. By Jessica Pacek and Hector Batista for Wells Fargo It’s not until she says it out loud that Roxanne Best truly realizes all of the different jobs she does. “I always think, ‘Wow, how do I do all of that?” Best said. Years ago, she was a...
Southern California Tribe Gives $1 Million to Hard Hit Small Businesses
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians surprises 50 business owners with $20,000 eachHighland, CA – On January 29, 202, the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians surprised 50 small businesses with $20,000 each in a virtual live stream event. In collaboration with the...
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Receives Grants to Further Ecological Education Initiative and Provide Seed Distribution for Native Communities
Initiative Kicks off with February WebinarAlbuquerque, NM - The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center’s (IPCC) Resilience Garden, in Partnership with Flower Hill Institute (FHI), has received a $25,000 grant from the Colorado Plateau for its Pueblo SEEDSS (Sowing Ecological...
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WinStar Wallet Introduces Cashless & Touchless Payment Solution
The Chickasaw Nation’s WinStar World Casino and Resort will soon debut a cashless and touchless payment solution. The technology is powered by Everi Holdings’ CashClub Wallet. WinStar, one of the world’s largest casinos, will be the first gaming property to leverage...
Morongo Casino Joins the Cashless Gaming Movement
The American Gaming Association has advocated for the casino industry to adopt cashless or digital payment solutions since 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic is speeding up the process. The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the use of cashless solutions — and Morongo...
Change Labs Wins .ORG Impact Award
“Supporting our Native communities through entrepreneurship is just one way that we can ensure the continued economic sovereignty of the Navajo and Hopi Nations,” said Heather Fleming (Diné), co-founder and Executive Director of Change Labs. The Public Interest...
U.N. Overturns 60-Year Classification of Cannabis
Today, the United Nations (U.N.) Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) voted to remove cannabis from Schedule IV of the 1961 drug Convention treaty. The decision comes six decades after its placement, and opens doors for greater research into the potential therapeutic...
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Another Michigan Tribal Casino Starts Accepting Sports Wagers
The BetAmerica Sportsbook at Island Resort & Casino touts 25 large-screen televisions and boasts the largest high definition video wall in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.A retail sportsbook has opened at Island Resort & Casino in Harris, in the Upper...
For Fourth Straight Year, ilani Named Top Casino Resort in the Northwest
ilani Casino Resort named Top Casino in the Northwest by Casino Player Magazine for the fourth consecutive year. (ilani Casino Resort/Facebook)Since the Cowlitz Indian Tribe opened ilani Casino Resort near La Center, Washington on April 24, 2017, it has been named Top...
Native Business’ Summer Issue Spotlights Groundbreaking Tribal Health Care, Trailblazers in Arts & Entertainment, and Disruptors in the Beauty Industry
The eighth edition of Native Business Magazine examines Tribal and Native involvement in the lucrative arts and entertainment, health and wellness, and beauty industries.
Drone Technology to Enhance Oneida Nation’s Ability to Monitor, Manage and Protect Lands
Drones will soon soar over Oneida Indian Nation homelands in Central New York, collecting data about Tribally owned land.
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Data centers are big business. According to MarketWatch, the global data center market is estimated to reach revenues of around $174 billion by 2023.
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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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Tribal Construction Enterprises Cash In on Lucrative Federal Contracting
Grand Traverse Engineering & Construction (GTEC) was hired to provide construction management services to reconstruct part of the M-72 corridor — a major roadway in the heart of Michigan. This article originally appeared in the March 2019 “Infrastructure” print...
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.
Meet Vicki Vasques, Founder of Tribal Tech, LLC, and a Native Business Top 50 Entrepreneur
Today Tribal Tech, LLC, Victoria Vasques’ 8(a) startup, has an impressive and growing collection of awards as one of the fastest-growing small businesses in the Washington, D.C. federal marketplace.
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Hidden Gems: How Rural Casinos are Changing the Game in the Northern Plains
This article was originally published pre-pandemic in the April 2019 gaming issue of Native Business Magazine. At the beginning of the gaming industry in the Northern Plains, some operations got their start as weekly bingo games held in school gymnasiums, converted...
Another Michigan Tribal Casino Starts Accepting Sports Wagers
The BetAmerica Sportsbook at Island Resort & Casino touts 25 large-screen televisions and boasts the largest high definition video wall in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.A retail sportsbook has opened at Island Resort & Casino in Harris, in the Upper...
For Fourth Straight Year, ilani Named Top Casino Resort in the Northwest
ilani Casino Resort named Top Casino in the Northwest by Casino Player Magazine for the fourth consecutive year. (ilani Casino Resort/Facebook)Since the Cowlitz Indian Tribe opened ilani Casino Resort near La Center, Washington on April 24, 2017, it has been named Top...
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Gary Davis (Cherokee Nation), Founder, Publisher and CEO of Native Business, has been appointed to the U.S. Department of Energy’s first slate of Equity in Energy Ambassadors.The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Economic Impact and Diversity has named Gary...
From the Editor: Diversifying Revenue Streams & Uniting in Solidarity
Native Business Executive Editor Carmen Davis (Makah/Chippewa-Cree/Yakama) reflects on economic diversification and why it matters now more than ever in our weekly “From the Editor.”For years, much of Indian Country has thought Indian gaming impervious to disruption....
Navajo Nation President Nez to Keynote Tonight’s Democratic National Convention
The Democrats have selected 17 of the “next generation of party leaders” to speak via video Tuesday night, including Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez.Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez will deliver a keynote address to the Democratic National Convention tonight....
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Opening of Largest Tribal Outpatient Health Center ‘Injects Economic Vitality into the Heart of the Cherokee Nation’
“The outpatient health facility will employ 850 people when it hits its peak with over 100 doctors and more nurses and other health professionals,” Chief Hoskin told Native Business.
United States’ Largest Tribal Health Facility Ready to Debut Phase One
After two years of construction, the country’s largest Tribal outpatient health facility is set to open in phases this October.
Choctaw-Owned Common Roots Mercantile Takes Home Top Chahtrapeneuer Award
This year’s top honor from the Choctaw Nation’s Small Business Development Department was awarded to Micky Lloyd (right), owner of Common Roots Mercantile, located in McAlester, Oklahoma.Choctaw Nation’s Small Business Development Department recently revealed its...
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New Mexico Community Capital Expands as it Helps Native-Owned Businesses Launch & Grow
New Mexico Community Capital continues to add management staff and programs as it brings entrepreneurial skills to emerging Native-owned businesses, currently serving 20 different Tribes in 6 different states.
NCUA Charters Otoe-Missouria Federal Credit Union
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – National Credit Union Administration Board Chairman Rodney E. Hood presented a federal credit union charter to the Otoe-Missouria Federal Credit Union in Red Rock, Oklahoma, yesterday.“I congratulate the Tribal community for making their vision for...
Native Business Summit Inspired Attendees ‘to Conquer & Keep Conquering Our Dreams’
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Native Business Celebrates Groundbreaking Milestones & Achievements of 2019
As we close out 2019 and the current decade, we want to say thank you to our community, which is growing daily, particularly since the launch of the Native Business App this month. Propelled by your readership and support, we accomplished some exciting things at...
Native Business Celebrates the Greatest Success Stories of 2019
The end of a year invites the opportunity to commemorate successes and to acknowledge progress.
Go Big & Go Home: Cherokee Nation Is Leading the Way in World-Class Healthcare
The Cherokee Nation is blazing new trails forward in healthcare with two leading-edge “firsts” for Indian Country and the United States.
Report: NANA Corp. Distributes Mining Proceeds to the Far Corners of Alaska
Of the $355 million in net proceeds from Red Dog Mine operations paid to NANA, $221.5 million was then distributed to other Alaska Native regional and village corporations and at-large shareholders. (Photo: NANA Corp.) A recent report about the economic benefits of...
Nez-Lizer Administration Proclaim Renewable Energy Development as Top Priority
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez recently signed a proclamation that embraces a shift to renewable energy development.
Blue Lake Rancheria Powers Microgrid for Self-Sufficiency and Savings
The Blue Lake Rancheria is saving about $200,000 annually on energy costs thanks to its 500-kilowatt solar array combined with battery storage.
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...
A Genuinely Effective Leader: Kathy George, CEO, FireKeepers Casino Hotel
Leading with her heart, Kathy George (Seneca), CEO of FireKeepers Casino Hotel, finds motivation by listening to her employees and guests. George is a Native Business Top 30 CEO.Kathy George (Seneca), CEO of FireKeepers Casino Hotel, attributes the resort's success to...
Mno-Bmadsen Leverages an Innovative Investment Strategy
Mno-Bmadsen was created in 2012 to diversify the Pokagon Band’s business interests, revenue streams and wealth for future generations.