Business and Economic Development
2007 Headlines
New Mexico tribe plans massive wind farm (12/20)
Alaska Native corp. executive was forced out (12/19)
Spirit Lake business settles false claims case (12/19)
North Dakota tribe moves ahead with oil refinery (12/19)
Passamaquoddy housing director wants development (12/14)
Democrats assail National Labor Relations Board (12/14)
Soboba Band plans hotel next to golf course (12/14)
Muscogee chief stays low-key despite high profile job (12/13)
Alaska Native corporation executive resigns (12/12)
Alaska Native settlement leaders set to retire (12/12)
Afognak Corp. revenue and profits on the rise (12/12)
Southern Ute Tribe examines drilling impacts (12/11)
Montana tribes to meet for economic conference (12/11)
Fort McKay First Nation sees success with drilling (12/04)
Fortune helps Sister Sky with small biz makeover (12/03)
Navajo designers launch hip-hop fashion label (12/03)
Two Idaho tribes sign gasoline tax agreements (12/03)
Sen. Clinton wants probe of Native contracting (11/29)
Jodi Rave: Tribes tap into tourism industry (11/29)
Seminole Tribe keeps business deals in the family (11/28)
Jicarilla Apache Nation partners on natural gas pipeline (11/28)
Yakama Nation awaits word on per capita payments (11/27)
World's largest zinc mine boosts Alaska Natives (11/26)
Contract improperly awarded to Native firm (11/20)
Montana tribes contribute more than $1B to state (11/15)
Michigan tribe closing college, some businesses (11/14)
Winnebago Tribe orders audit of Ho-Chunk Inc (11/12)
Pine Ridge Chamber of Commerce wins grant (11/05)
New York governor backs off Indian tax collections (10/31)
Free taco at Taco Bell thanks to Navajo player (10/30)
Navajo Nation to reopen manufacturing plant (10/30)
Alaska Native contracting faces challenges (10/29)
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes sign gas tax agreement (10/25)
SBA hears from Alaska Native corporations (10/25)
Ex-Yakama business manager sues tribal leaders (10/25)
Hannahville Tribe wins USDA grant to study winery (10/22)
Winnebago firm to receive top Small Business award (10/22)
Navajo Nation ousts convicted felon from business (10/16)
Sac & Fox Nation to buy former outlet mall site (10/12)
Status of Ute Tribe's financial adviser disputed (10/12)
Muckleshoot Tribe paid $62.5M for hotel, land (10/12)
Chickasaw deal with Chinese automaker on hold (10/11)
Rumsey Band sues former lawyer, former adviser (10/10)
Mashantucket Tribe seeks to develop former park (10/09)
Mixed verdict in Alaska Native corporation case (10/09)
Grand Traverse Band plans municipal marina (10/09)
Winnebago firm wins top State Department award (10/09)
Winnebago Tribe recalls Ho-Chunk Inc board (10/04)
Muckleshoot Tribe purchases historic luxury hotel (10/03)
Tanka Bar launches this weekend in Rapid City (10/03)
Navajo woman wins top New Mexico business award (10/02)
Ute Tribe's longtime financial adviser resigns (10/01)
Pine Ridge entrepreneurs launch the Tanka Bar (09/28)
Mashantucket Tribe to sell off-reservation hotel (09/26)
Native corporation sues Republican lawmaker (09/25)
Navajo Nation seeks to upgrade airstrips (09/24)
Alaska Native corporations accused of taking bribes (09/21)
Mashantucket Tribe to develop Great Wolf resort (09/21)
Mashantucket Tribe eyes Great Wolf water park (09/20)
New Tulalip Tribes preference policy proposed (09/20)
Navajo Nation pays off company's loan (09/19)
House hearing on diversifying Native economies (09/19)
Muckleshoot Tribe offers free site for Sonics arena (09/18)
Paiute leader urges Utah tribes to take action (09/13)
Ex-CIRI executive defends contractor in theft case (09/12)
Osage Nation in arbitration over tobacco taxes (09/12)
House hearing on diversifying Native economies (09/11)
Judge allows Seneca-Cayuga tobacco lawsuit (09/10)
Center helps Indian entrepreneurs succeed (09/10)
Small businesses worried about Native contracting (09/05)
Seneca-Cayuga Tribe still rolling own cigarettes (09/05)
Michigan tribe set to open casino after court victory (08/29)
Raytheon to double jobs, space on Navajo Nation (08/28)
Three tribes ready to unveil hotel in Sacramento (08/28)
Yakama Nation mum about cement plant talks (08/22)
Poarch Creek business wins top minority award (08/21)
Suspensions of Ho-Chunk Inc executives lifted (08/17)
Pauma Band buys land for organic farm (08/16)
Yakama Nation might fine concrete plant (08/16)
Concrete plant defies Yakama Nation stop work order (08/15)
Concrete plant defies Yakama Nation stop work order (08/15)
Native corporations in dispute over federal contract (08/14)
Suspension angers many on Winnebago Reservation (08/10)
Jodi Rave: Native American Bank makes difference (08/09)
Democrats put $2M in Native American Bank (08/09)
Ho-Chunk Inc CEO Lance Morgan suspended (08/09)
Fond du Lac Band opens off-reservation pharmacy (08/07)
Oklahoma tribes see brisk business in car tags (07/31)
Southern Ute Tribe worth about $4B thanks to resources (07/24)
Indian group fails to raise money for center (07/18)
Two Oregon tribes await action on development (07/18)
Gravel mine a booming venture for two corporations (07/16)
First Nation helps break up meth operation (07/13)
Alaska Native corporations reach $5B in revenues (07/12)
Three Oregon tribes push for land measures (07/12)
Alaska Native corporations cite impact on economy (07/10)
Grand Traverse resort workers sue over wages (07/03)
Saginaw Chippewa Tribe purchases hotel (07/03)
Stillaguamish smoke shop still selling cigarettes (06/29)
Yakama Nation chairwoman suspended over firing (06/28)
Seneca-Cayuga cigarette factory shut down (06/27)
Two luxury hotels proposed on Agua Caliente land (06/25)
Alaska Native corporation hits $1B in revenues (06/22)
Yakama Nation seeks to expand power company (06/18)
Navajo Nation investigates Internet company (06/15)
Indian business must pay workers' compensation (06/12)
Seneca Nation breaks ground on $20M golf course (06/12)
Yakama Nation, utility district sign agreement (06/12)
Navajo Nation didn't check background before loan (06/07)
Navajo Nation investigates alleged loan misuse (06/06)
Navajo preference laws put tribal members to work (06/05)
Yakama Nation reaches deal with utility district (06/05)
Martha Stewart wants to trademark chief's name (05/30)
Elders oppose Agua Caliente development deal (05/29)
Rolo: Tribal colleges turn out entrepreneurs (05/24)
Saginaw Chippewa gas station swamped amid hikes (05/24)
Connecticut tribes to host economic summit (05/22)
Eastern Cherokee to announce decision on Wal-Mart (05/16)
Southern Ute Tribe to expand events center (05/15)
Squaxin Island Tribe to expand tobacco business (05/14)
Agua Caliente Band plans development (05/11)
Kiowa Tribe announces purchase of Indian City (05/10)
Arctic Slope Regional Corp. reports $1B in revenues (05/10)
Prairie Band chairwoman maintains business (05/09)
BIA to host economic development summit (05/09)
Court opens Alaska Native corporation to suit (05/04)
Company turns to reservation for temporary workers (05/01)
Puyallup Tribe to develop shipping terminal at port (05/01)
Passamaquoddy Tribe sells land for gas project (04/23)
Cherokee Nation may lose $3.6M on failed venture (04/17)
New chairman of Tulalip Tribes seeks balance (04/13)
Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe seeks to diversify (04/13)
Shakopee Tribe donates furniture to tribes (04/11)
Ute Tribe eyes development of vast oil reserves (04/10)
Chehalis Tribe signs $1.5M services deal with county (04/05)
Coeur d’Alene Tribe is top employer in Idaho (04/04)
New York seeks $200M in taxes from reservations (04/03)
Rosebud Sioux Tribe considers alcohol license (03/30)
Native woman named top employee by company (03/30)
Thousands for Grand Canyon Skywalk opening (03/29)
Hualapai Tribe takes first steps over Grand Canyon (03/21)
New York governor open to tobacco tax sharing (03/21)
Alaska Native corporation posts record profit (03/20)
Two teens die in accident on Washington reservation (03/19)
Jodi Rave: Res2007 highlights tribal economies (03/19)
Rapid refunds target Indians in Montana, South Dakota (03/15)
Spokane sisters move business to reservation (03/13)
Grand Ronde Tribes interested in downtown Salem site (03/08)
Hualapai Tribe rolls out Grand Canyon Skywalk (03/08)
Hualapai Tribe prepares Grand Canyon Skywalk (03/07)
Omaha Tribe receives $4M from Shakopee Tribe (03/06)
Opinion: Tribes diversifying their economies (03/05)
Penobscot Nation to close mail-order pharmacy (03/01)
Oneida Nation officially ends tax dispute with city (02/28)
Raytheon to expand operation on Navajo Nation (02/28)
Wisconsin tribes could see tobacco sales increase (02/27)
Editorial: State serious about tribal tobacco taxes (02/27)
Winnebago Tribe sees success with Ho-Chunk Inc. (02/26)
Oklahoma tribes discuss partnership with Tulsa (02/26)
Fund to help Indians start businesses in Montana (02/22)
South Dakota tribes urged to help entrepreneurs (02/22)
Tribes meet for 6th annual finance conference (02/22)
Eastern Cherokee Band weighs mail-order pharmacy (02/20)
Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation considers bridge (02/20)
Astronauts to help tribe open Grand Canyon skywalk (02/15)
Oklahoma tribes see boost in tobacco sales on border (02/14)
Idaho bill puts deadline on tribal tax agreements (02/13)
Maine governor backs Penobscot pharmacy (02/08)
Blackfeet Nation farmers eligible for USDA loans (02/08)
Passamaquoddy Tribe at odds with developer (02/07)
Chumash Tribe closes deal on purchase of hotel (02/07)
Mashantucket Tribe is top taxpayer in town (02/02)
Alaska Native corporation sells Vegas interests (02/02)
Gila River Indian Community working on retail project (02/01)
Seminole Tribe buys big property for $13.2M (01/31)
Delaware Tribe partners with city on development (01/31)
Santee Sioux Tribe looks off reservation for business (01/31)
Mille Lacs Band hopes to provide for future (01/29)
Navajo Nation Council approves sales tax hike (01/25)
Quechan Nation proposes riverfront development (01/24)
Turtle Mountain man wins top business honor (01/22)
Forest County Potawatomi Tribe acquires company (01/16)
Mille Lacs Band starts pension program for members (01/11)
Eastern Band in talks to host Wal-Mart Supercenter (01/09)