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MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — Tribal leaders, economic development professionals, finance executives and development partners will gather Oct. 6–7 in Mount Pleasant for the fifth annual Great Lakes Tribal Economic Summit, focused on how tribal priorities become financed, constructed and operating projects.
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Afognak Native Corporation has acquired a majority interest in the parent company of Weaver Bros., Doyle’s Fuel Service and Doyle Transport, expanding its commercial business into Alaska freight and fuel transportation. The purchase price and size of the stake were not disclosed.
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The National Native American Human Resources Association Foundation has launched a scholarship and professional development program to support Native professionals pursuing careers in human resources and leadership.
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Native professionals moved into new leadership roles across tribal enterprises, Native-serving organizations and higher education in August, while others received recognition for their work in business, journalism and their communities.
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The Tulalip Tribes is partnering with a private equity firm on a bid for a Seattle NBA expansion franchise and proposed arena and entertainment district on tribal-owned land near Marysville, Wash.
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The Poarch Creek Indians have begun the first phase of a four-part road improvement project backed by $24 million in federal funding, starting construction more than two years after the grant was awarded.
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The federal government is giving states another opportunity to fund broadband service for unserved locations omitted from earlier deployment plans, potentially including homes and businesses on tribal lands.
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The Quinault Indian Nation has begun construction on Washington’s first subsea cable landing station built in more than 25 years, with Amazon Web Services as its first customer.
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The Administration for Native Americans has opened applications for two new grant programs that replace one of the federal government’s longest-running tribal economic development initiatives.
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The Intertribal Timber Council and Portland, Ore.-based nonprofit Sustainable Northwest received a five-year, $1.7 million grant to help tribal nations turn small trees, brush and low-grade logs into financeable wood products and biomass projects.