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Michigan's largest tribal nation is grappling with a widespread system shutdown after a ransomware attack forced the closure of all five Kewadin Casino locations and disrupted critical services for the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, tribal leaders announced Monday.
Former SBA Administrator Guzman, who expanded Native lending and contracting, launches advisory firm
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Isabel Casillas Guzman, who expanded Native lending and federal contracting at the Small Business Administration during the Biden administration, has launched a Los Angeles-based strategic advisory firm.
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The Biden administration announced $9.6 million in federal transit grants to 26 American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native communities across 14 states, funding improvements to public transportation systems through the Federal Transit Administration's Tribal Transit Program.
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As we head into 2025 and a new administration, Tribal Business News will be paying special attention to these storylines as they unfold in the coming weeks and months.
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The Puyallup Tribe is breaking into global maritime commerce by building its own international shipping terminal on tribal land in southwest Washington, marking one of the first direct entries by a Native nation into the port infrastructure business.
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Four Native communities on Kodiak Island will have access to high-speed internet through a new partnership between Old Harbor Native Corporation and Alaska Communications.
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Tribal Business News presents our latest People on the Move roundup, featuring notable hirings, appointments, and recognitions across Indian Country.
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From record-breaking federal contracts and historic philanthropic gifts to groundbreaking developments in education and tribal sovereignty, 2024's most-read stories in Tribal Business News reflect significant economic progress and persistent challenges across Indian Country.
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As warming waters threaten traditional fishing economies in the Bering Sea, the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island (ACSPI) is building a new future focused on research and higher education.
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WINNEBAGO, Nebraska — Thirty years after Ho-Chunk, Inc., was launched in a spare bedroom in Lance Morgan’s apartment, the award-winning tribal enterprise has grown into an international corporation that projects revenue of $600 million and employment of 3,000 people by the year’s end.