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MINNEAPOLIS — The Center for Indian Country Development has launched a data visualization tool that tracks socioeconomic changes in Native communities over more than three decades, offering tribal leaders and policymakers new ways to analyze economic trends across Indian Country.
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Safari Circuits, a tribally owned electronics manufacturer, has acquired a financially distressed manufacturing plant in Grand Rapids, Mich., preventing the closure of the facility and the layoff of 116 workers. Terms were not disclosed.
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WASHINGTON — After more than three decades of pressure from tribal governments seeking relief from IRS uncertainty, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service on Monday announced that two long-awaited tribal tax regulations have been finalized — a historic move tribal leaders say removes major barriers to economic development and self-governance in Indian Country.
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Los Angeles-based workforce development nonprofit Native Development Network has launched a research project to examine barriers to employment and stability for Native Americans in California.
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LAC DU FLAMBEAU, Wisc. — The Wisconsin Indigenous Housing & Economic Development Corp. (WIHEDC) is partnering with Wisconsin tribes to establish small business hubs on their reservations through a state grant, with each of the state's 11 federally recognized tribes eligible to receive $90,000.
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MINNEAPOLIS — The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis formally launched its Survey of Native Nations to all federally recognized tribes Thursday, expanding a data collection effort that tribal leaders say addresses critical gaps in economic information about Indian Country.
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MINNEAPOLIS — Tribal leaders need better tools to address persistent data gaps that undermine their governance and economic development efforts, according to Rob Maxim, a fellow at the Brookings Institution who spoke Thursday at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis' Center for Indian Country Development.
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For years, I’ve heard the same line about tribal broadband: “Don’t be a customer.”
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LAC DU FLAMBEAU, Wisc. — Wisconsin tribal leaders said affordable housing capacity on tribal land is becoming structurally unmanageable under current models — and tribes may need to shift away from being the primary landlord in the future.
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October delivered a wave of strategic leadership appointments across Indian Country. Organizations from Alaska to Oklahoma tapped executives with proven track records in economic development, cultural preservation, and tribal enterprise management—signaling a clear investment in Indigenous-led growth and sovereignty.