A new $5 million line of credit from Associated Bank of Green Bay, Wisconsin, will help ILCC advance economic development and land recovery for Tribes — something ILCC will achieve by leveraging its unique approach to lending.
READ MOREEverything You Need to Know About the Native American Agriculture Fund’s Plans to Shepherd its $266M Portfolio
by Debra Utacia Krol | Aug 5, 2019 | Agriculture, Banking / Finance, Featured, Happening Now, Leadership, News
The people placed in charge of stewarding these funds and ensuring that the grant process is as transparent, fair and complete as possible are already respected for their distinguished service to Indian Country.
READ MOREGila River Achieves First for School Construction Financing in Indian Country
by Native Business Staff | Aug 3, 2019 | Banking / Finance, News
The new Gila Crossing Community School is notable not only for its Tribal design and American Indian artwork, but also for its unique financing model, which represents a first for school construction financing in Indian Country.
READ MORENative CDFI’s Economic Development & Procurement Conference Underway in Montana
by Native Business Staff | Jul 31, 2019 | Banking / Finance, Entrepreneurship, Federal Contracting, Happening Now, News, Procurement
A powerhouse economic development and procurement conference is underway in Billings, Montana, led by a Native Community Development Financial Institution.
READ MORETunica-Biloxi Tribe Holds Rural Economic Development & Small Business Summit in Louisiana
by Native Business Staff | Jul 9, 2019 | Agriculture, Banking / Finance, Entrepreneurship, Happening Now, News, Workforce Development
The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe is helping to promote economic development and build the next generation entrepreneurial ecosystem in Louisiana.
READ MOREFourth Circuit Rules in Favor of Lac Vieux Desert, Determining That Lending Business Is an Arm of the Tribe Entitled to Sovereign Immunity
by Andrew Ricci | Jul 3, 2019 | Banking / Finance, Legal, Legislative / Policy, News
In a highly anticipated and long-awaited ruling handed down on July 3, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed that two companies owned by the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians are indeed legitimate arms of the Tribe and as such, are entitled to Tribal sovereign immunity.
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