Business and Economic Development
2009 Headlines
Alaska Native corporation votes against big mine (12/16)
Agua Caliente Band cuts water deal at golf course (12/16)
BIA backs Seneca Nation Indian preference policy (12/14)
County reduces budget as it battles Chehalis Tribe (12/11)
Ponca Tribe opens smoke shop on trust land in Iowa (12/08)
Montana tribe sponsors Indian business conference (12/03)
Pala Band to purchase site of former ancestral village (12/02)
Satire: Lower Brule Sioux Tribe attacks Wall Street (11/25)
Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe in dispute over lease (11/25)
Little Traverse Band looking to diversify economy (11/23)
Northwestern Band suspends business executives (11/23)
Arizona tribes welcome business to reservations (11/19)
NPR: Lower Brule Sioux Tribe a Wall Street player (11/17)
Navajo weavers report fewer sales at rug market (11/09)
Opinion: Native businesses can make a big impact (11/04)
Alaska Native firm runs unusual jail in New York (11/02)
Ho-Chunk Inc manager to discuss self-determination (10/30)
Changes in store for Native contracting program (10/29)
New York tribes vow fight over tobacco taxation (10/28)
Lawmakers back Native corporation contracting (10/28)
SBA plans changes to Native contracting program (10/23)
NPR: Economy booming on Salt River Community (10/23)
Plans for Saginaw Chippewa campground backed (10/22)
'Threat assessment' sought in tribal tobacco fight (10/21)
Dry Creek Band considers development projects (10/16)
Blackfeet Nation launches technology firm (10/09)
Blackfeet firm to receive Defense earmark (10/07)
Osage Nation in new deal for tobacco sales (10/06)
New York Mag: Mayor's war on Indian tobacco (10/05)
Blog: Hearing set on New York tribal tobacco (10/02)
ITBC to use $175K grant for e-commerce site (10/01)
Stillaguamish Tribe answers grand jury probe (10/01)
Oneida Nation hopes to turn trash into power (09/30)
Cherokee Nation partners with technology firm (09/30)
McCaskill promises Native contracting 'reform' (09/29)
Wisconsin tribe turns farm into youth facility (09/25)
New York smokeshops face deadline for taxes (09/25)
Blog: Union to announce partnership with tribes (09/24)
Umatilla Tribes to create jobs with bond project (09/24)
Tribes plan big projects with tax-exempt bonds (09/22)
Cancer society won't deal with Oneida Nation (09/18)
Alaska Natives seek role in development talks (09/17)
Firm seeks to expand Navajo Internet service (09/17)
Oneida Nation buys cigarette factory for $6.6M (09/17)
Salt River Tribe uses stimulus loan for stadium (09/17)
Treasury releases $1B in tribal bond authority (09/16)
Storage facility opens on Gila River Reservation (09/11)
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe acquires financial firm (09/09)
Counties fight Cayuga Nation over tobacco taxes (09/02)
Eastern Cherokees celebrate opening of golf club (09/01)
NCPR: St. Regis Mohawk Tribe wants tobacco talks (09/01)
Lummi Nation weighs development partnership (08/31)
Hearing scheduled over Cayuga Nation tobacco (08/28)
Cigarettes seized from New York smoke shops (08/28)
Marketplace: Tribes diversify business holdings (08/28)
Judge won't return tobacco to Cayuga Nation (08/27)
Viejas Band changes focus of shopping center (08/27)
Indian retailers ordered to stop tobacco sales (08/27)
Taos Pueblo asks state to cite bridge vendors (08/26)
Mashantucket Tribe in 'dire' financial condition (08/26)
NCAIED names winners of '40 Under 40' award (08/25)
Blog: Hearing set on tribal tobacco in New York (08/21)
Mississippi Choctaws start construction group (08/21)
St. Regis Mohawk Tribe starts business loans (08/19)
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe bans liquor sales (08/17)
Southern Ute Tribe enters green industry (08/17)
BIA asked about Seneca Nation preference (08/14)
Summit focuses on economic development (08/13)
Grand Traverse Band might develop winery (08/13)
HCN: Tribal tobacco tax wars in Washington (08/12)
Insurance dispute for home on burial mound (08/12)
Seneca Nation preference policy questioned (08/11)
Judge dismisses Muscogee tobacco lawsuit (08/11)
Arctic Slope Regional enters finance market (08/10)
Indian business lands $3.5M Defense contract (08/06)
Crow Tribe opens natural gas production wells (08/06)
Oweesta announces Tracey Fischer as executive (08/03)
SBA asked for status report on Native contracts (08/03)
Ross Swimmer joins board of Potawatomi bank (08/03)
Spirit Lake company recovers from legal battle (08/03)
Southern Ute Tribe bids on alternative energy (07/30)
Judge takes on lawsuit over Tulalip fireworks (07/30)
Murkowski seeks hearing on Native contracting (07/30)
Bob Barker calls for Eastern Cherokee boycott (07/30)
Program helps Navajo workers enter energy field (07/28)
Alaska tribes owe millions in back payroll taxes (07/27)
Amendment to limit Native contracts dropped (07/24)
Salt River Tribe outlines baseball stadium plans (07/24)
Meskwaki Tribe completes acquisition of bank (07/23)
Sacred mound being destroyed for Sam's Club (07/21)
Alaska Native corporation land swap is killed (07/20)
Tulalip Tribes prepare to open first gas station (07/20)
NPR: Alaska Native contracts under scrutiny (07/20)
Cayuga Nation wants seized cigarettes back (07/17)
Senate hearing looks at Alaska Native contracts (07/17)
Salt River Tribe wins bid for baseball stadium (07/17)
Jobs stay local under Alaska Native ownership (07/16)
Second county rejects Cayuga tobacco tax offer (07/16)
Senate hearing on Native corporation contracts (07/16)
Report cites unfair advantage to Native firms (07/15)
County to appeal Cayuga Nation tobacco case (07/15)
Budget provision benefits Oneida liquor license (07/15)
Cayuga Nation offers settlement in tobacco case (07/14)
Daniel Lewis: Protect tribal financial sovereignty (07/14)
Alaska Native corporations prepare for hearing (07/14)
Cayuga Nation wins tobacco taxation decision (07/13)
Florida tribes start collecting state tobacco tax (07/13)
Partnership seeks to boost tribal energy projects (07/07)
Seneca Nation forms $28M investment company (07/07)
Four plead not guilty for Swinomish smoke shop (07/07)
Interview: Ho-Chunk CEO on Native contracting (07/01)
Tribes can apply for $2B in tax-exempt bonds (06/24)
Senate panel probes Alaska Native corporations (06/24)
Cherokee Nation offers help with foreclosures (06/18)
Gila River Tribe launches line of spa products (06/18)
Passamaquoddy Tribe cuts ties with developer (06/18)
Court denies Ho-Chunk Nation tobacco refund (06/16)
Gila River Tribe attracts business to reservation (06/15)
Wisconsin court to rule in Ho-Chunk tobacco case (06/15)
Chumash Tribe seeks changes in bank practices (06/11)
Oklahoma tobacco tax bill signed into law (06/09)
Jicarilla Apache Nation signs right-of-way deal (06/09)
Alaska Native corporation ousts board members (06/05)
Wal-Mart in Montana now accepting tribal IDs (06/03)
Small Business director plans more tribal outreach (06/02)
Alaska Native corporations lose millions on stocks (06/01)
Navajo woman named to Small Business post (06/01)
Saginaw Chippewa Tribe moves on development (05/28)
Wisconsin tribes stand to gain from tobacco tax hike (05/27)
Nez Perce woman's company among fastest growing (05/22)
Northern Arapaho Tribe sells beef to Whole Foods (05/22)
Muscogee Nation fights state over tobacco taxation (05/21)
Alaska Native corporation worried about probe (05/20)
Osage-owned eatery puts new spin on fry bread (05/20)
Obama pick opposes New York tribal smoke shops (05/20)
Obama recognizes Red Lake small business owner (05/20)
Crow Creek Sioux Tribe starts wind energy business (05/19)
Alaska Native corporations under more scrutiny (05/19)
E-Tanka Cafe to open on Pine Ridge Reservation (05/15)
Chickasaw Nation plans to recreate historic hotel (05/14)
Consortium aims to keep dollars in Indian Country (05/08)
Indian-owned construction firm opens tribal office (05/06)
Alaska Native corporations support gold mine (04/29)
Oneida Nation closes store due to economic woes (04/29)
Tanka Bar company to unveil hot dog product (04/28)
PBS: Chickasaw Nation bank taps into home loans (04/28)
NPR: The successes of the Chickasaw Nation (04/27)
Stillaguamish Tribe regroups after convictions (04/27)
Kevin Abourezk: Tribes warned about insurance woes (04/27)
Power plant on reservation owes Arizona taxes (04/27)
Oglala Sioux Tribe pays off $1.5M in immunity case (04/24)
'Native Nation Revival' in April issue of Monocle (04/23)
Indian business subject to federal employment act (04/21)
Jodi Rave: Montana Indian Business Alliance meets (04/21)
Oglala Sioux Tribe hit with levy in immunity case (04/21)
PBS: Success comes to the Winnebago Tribe (04/21)
Jodi Rave: Montana Indian Business Alliance conference (04/15)
Judge allows levy on Oglala Sioux Tribe funds (04/10)
Viejas bank warns customers of potential data theft (04/10)
Eastern Shawnee Tribe buys tire dealership (04/08)
Bill seeks to force Seminole tobacco tax issue (04/08)
Pinoleville Band takes over hotel built in 1890 (04/07)
Chehalis Tribe back in court over tax dispute (04/06)
New York court to hear Cayuga smoke shop lawsuit (04/03)
Oglala Sioux Tribe in sovereign immunity disput (04/03)
Tax increase sends smokers to Yakama Nation (04/02)
Ute Tribe slams comments by ex-financial adviser (04/02)
Oneida Nation resolves tax issues over golf course (04/01)
Coushatta Tribe seeks to diversify economy (04/01)
Former financial adviser calls Ute Tribe 'vulnerable' (03/31)
PBS to broadcast 'We Shall Remain' in April (03/30)
Senate Republican drops support for union bill (03/25)
Oneida Nation closer to resolving tax issues (03/24)
Indian small businesses attend White House event (03/19)
Salt River Tribe might raise development fees (03/18)
Seneca Nation adopts tobacco safety standards (03/18)
GovExec: Alaska Native corporations on defense (03/18)
Judge rejects bid to end New York tobacco lawsuit (03/17)
Ex-Stillaguamish sentenced to prison in tobacco case (03/17)
Seminole Tribe sells hotel and ranch in Nicaragua (03/12)
GovExec: Alaska Natives lose Senate 'godfather' (03/11)
Seneca Nation to investigate brand of cigarettes (03/10)
Oneida Nation close to reopening of golf course (03/10)
Marketplace: Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe eyes wind (03/10)
GovExec: Alaska Native firms 'out in the cold' (03/09)
Battle over Cayuga Nation tobacco continues (03/06)
Tulalip group proposes restrictions in liquor law (03/06)
Obama orders review of government contracting (03/05)
Choctaw Nation helps students find employment (03/05)
Indian smokeshop to pay $9.2M in taxation case (03/04)
Meskwaki Tribe faces suit over purchase of bank (02/26)
Blackfeet Nation moving ahead with missile business (02/23)
Cayuga Nation halts sale of tax-free cigarettes (02/20)
Judge rules against Cayuga Nation tobacco sales (02/19)
Oneida Nation in negotiations with utility company (02/18)
Rosebud Sioux Tribe delays grocery store again (02/18)
San Ildefonso Pueblo purchases trading post (02/16)
Suquamish Tribe buys construction company (02/16)
Turtle Talk: Tribal tax exempt bonds and stimulus (02/12)
Alaska Native corporation offered $2.58M for land (02/11)
Saginaw Chippewa Tribe freezes salaries for year (02/09)
Oklahoma sues Creek Nation smoke shops over taxes (02/05)
Salt River Tribe approves liquor sales in restaurants (02/03)
Cayuga Nation to reopen disputed smoke shops (01/30)
Salt River Tribe votes on liquor sales at restaurants (01/29)
Judge grants injunction on New York tobacco tax (01/28)
South Dakota weighs tribal tax refund legislation (01/27)
Seneca Nation in court over tobacco shipments (01/27)
New York governor won't halt tobacco shipments (01/26)
Court halts Cayuga Nation tobacco prosecution (01/22)
Youngest Alaska native corporation executive (01/14)
Cayuga Nation seeks halt to tobacco prosecution (01/13)
Non-Indians complain about proposed soda tax (01/13)
Oklahoma gets more out of tribal tobacco sales (01/09)
Groups organize to defeat Democratic labor bill (01/09)