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Casey Lozar is in demand.
The vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and director of the Center for Indian Country Development since 2018, Lozar took on a detail at the U.S. Department of the Treasury as a special adviser last spring and summer. His objective was to help the $20 billion tribal American Rescue Plan Act distribution process run smoothly after the department’s well-publicized CARES Act-related snafus and related litigation.
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Here is a round up of business news briefs from around Indian Country.
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Here’s a round up of business news from around Indian Country.
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A group of Native American public relations and communications practitioners from across the country are creating a new professional organization tailored to their unique needs and experiences.
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WASHINGTON — The federal government needs to invest $300 billion annually in Indian Country to fully promote and support economic development.
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WASHINGTON — After the Biden administration was widely criticized over bungled tribal consultations related to tribal pandemic relief funding, the Department of the Interior is announcing a new plan for consultation that some hope will provide a model across federal agencies for how to do it right.
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WASHINGTON — Senate and House lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are speaking out against the Treasury Department’s formulas for allocating $20 billion in American Rescue Plan Act funding to tribes.
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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is taking a victory lap after a meandering and often tense actualization of the bipartisan infrastructure deal.
The legislation, expected to be signed into law this week by President Joe Biden, contains up to $15 billion for Indian Country, which pleases many Native Americans. But soon comes another tough task: How to make the funds for Indian Country work for tribes in a way that satisfies their diverse and major infrastructure needs after decades of federal neglect.
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Here is a round up of business news from around Indian Country.
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BLUE LAKE, Calif. — When Yurok Agricultural Corporation took over northern California’s Mad River Brewing Co. Inc., the company had plan to grow by marketing the brewery’s award-winning craft beers to tribal casinos across the state.