Business and Economic Development
2008 Headlines
Center: Tobacco black market and New York tribes (12/19)
Tax exemption weighed for Tlingit-Haida Tribes (12/18)
Court upholds immunity for tribal loan firms (12/18)
Blog: Osage-owned eatery opens doors in Denver (12/17)
Oklahoma seizes 51,000 packs of tribal cigarettes (12/17)
New York tribes vow fight over tobacco tax bill (12/16)
Pascua Yaqui Tribe feels effects of sour economy (12/12)
New York tobacco taxation bill sent to governor (12/12)
Cayuga Nation plans to fight tobacco tax charges (12/10)
Navajo Nation faces $3.5M loss over failed loans (12/10)
Seneca Nation worried about New York taxation push (12/09)
Indian business grows with government contracts (12/08)
Jodi Rave: Indian business leaders inspire (12/05)
North Dakota tribe buys retail store on reservation (12/05)
Opinion: New developments in inter-tribal commerce (12/05)
Cayuga Nation in court over raid of smokeshops (12/04)
Alaska Native shareholders worried about future (12/04)
Editorial: Watch for appeal of tribal immunity case (12/04)
Viejas Band reportedly eyes stadium naming rights (12/04)
Santa Fe Indian School mum on development rumors (12/03)
Cayuga Nation heads to court after smokeshop raid (12/01)
Saginaw Chippewa Tribe diversifies economy (11/26)
Crow man fined by Virginia business agency (11/25)
Former Ute financial adviser files counterclaim (11/25)
10th Circuit upholds immunity for tribal business (11/24)
Column: Alaska Native corporations take (11/24)
9th Circuit backs immunity for tribal businesses (11/20)
Mashantucket Tribe faces another union effort (11/20)
Center: 'Risky business' in Indian Country (11/19)
Blackfeet Nation eager to tap into oil reserves (11/18)
Pechanga Band puts culture into new golf course (11/18)
Crow man finds new project despite past troubles (11/14)
Oneida Nation to buy golf course at lower price (11/13)
Navajo agribusiness wins New Mexico certification (11/12)
Osage Nation in talks for new tobacco compact (11/12)
Southern Ute Tribe invests in biofuels company (11/12)
Anti-smoking groups back tribal tobacco bill (11/12)
Seneca Nation runs campaign against tobacco bill (11/11)
Cherokee Nation adopts new tobacco compact (11/11)
Alaska Native corporation faces difficult times (11/03)
Neal McCaleb cites 'worldwide' economic woes (10/31)
Sen. Stevens helped Alaska Native corporations (10/30)
New York City seeks smokeshop injunction (10/29)
Blog: Menominee man wins with contracting (10/29)
Judge rejects injunction in Chehalis tax case (10/28)
Seneca off-reservation casino case appealed (10/27)
Chehalis Tribe sues over county property taxes (10/27)
Appeals court allows cigarette prosecution despite treaty (10/24)
South Dakota loses Native cigarette case (10/24)
Chemehuevi Tribe buys land in Lake Havasu City (10/22)
OSHA proposes $54K fine for Moapa Paiute Tribe (10/21)
Oklahoma raids two tribal smokeshops (10/16)
Pueblo firm to receive large Los Alamos contract (10/16)
Cherokee youth take part in tribal loan program (10/14)
Hualapai Tribe removes business directors (10/10)
St. Regis Mohawk Tribe seeks power system (10/10)
Montana Indian Equity Fund offers grants (10/10)
Cayuga Nation gives away gas amid tax protest (10/06)
Rosebud Sioux Tribe set to open grocery store (10/06)
Muscogee Nation raises minimum wage to $9.25 (10/06)
BIA seeks to improve tribal labor force report (10/02)
Ruling affects Oneida Nation's purchase of golf course (10/02)
Native contracting rider removed from bill (10/02)
More than 30M cartons sold on New York reservations (10/02)
Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe to open gas station (10/01)
Cherokee Nation offers small business loans (09/30)
Cayuga Nation to give away gas in counter protest (09/30)
New York City mayor sues Indian smokeshops (09/30)
Native American Bank names new president (09/29)
NIGC drops gaming rules amid economic downturn (09/25)
Oneida woman opens Puerto Rican restaurant (09/25)
Muscogee Nation kills tobacco compact talks (09/22)
Tanka Bar seeks new market at Farm Aid concert (09/19)
Tribes announce national economic consortium (09/19)
Southern Ute Tribe downplays financial adviser's role (09/18)
Wisconsin tribes win case over tax assessments (09/17)
Wealth Bulletin: On the lookout for big tribal money (09/15)
Cherokee Nation partners with Oklahoma State (09/12)
Column: San Manuel Band celebrates milestone (09/12)
San Manuel Band project feels pinch of economy (09/10)
Alaska Native corporation sees $1.3B in revenues (09/09)
Oglala Sioux Tribe loses sovereign immunity case (09/08)
Yakama Nation sues over tobacco compact (09/05)
Ex-financial adviser denies cheating Ute Tribe (09/05)
New York governor pressed on tribal tobacco bill (09/04)
Ute Tribe accuses former financial adviser of fraud (09/04)
Pueblo leader denies wrongdoing on tobacco (08/28)
St. Regis Mohawk Tribe opposes tobacco tax bill (08/26)
Saginaw Chippewa Tribe plans campground, RV park (08/21)
Jemez Pueblo hopes to harness power of the sun (08/19)
Law Article: Tribes can't promote tax avoidance (08/19)
San Manuel Band buys former JCPenney store (08/18)
Philip Morris supports New York tobacco tax bill (08/15)
Editorial: Winners and losers in Oklahoma tobacco (08/15)
Seneca Nation lobbies governor on tobacco tax bill (08/14)
Frank's Landing smokeshop owners enter pleas (08/14)
Comanche Nation signs tobacco compact (08/13)
Seneca Nation opposes tobacco tax bill (08/12)
GOP lawmaker's ad accuses tribes on taxes (08/11)
Seniors trust Seminole Tribe to run mobile home park (08/11)
Auburn Rancheria reaches deal to purchase land (08/08)
Crow Tribe strikes $7B coal development deal (08/08)
Pueblo brothers open restaurant in Arizona (08/08)
Indian construction firm tops $1B in revenues (08/07)
South Dakota couple opens Native art store (08/06)
Navajo Nation Council weighs override of hotel veto (08/06)
Private golf club may revert to Agua Caliente Band (08/06)
Lac du Flambeau Band weighs use of former plant site (08/05)
Navajo president vetoes purchase of Gallup hotel (08/05)
First hotel breaks ground in Navajo community (08/04)
San Manuel Band buys naming rights to venue (07/31)
Native shareholders' personal data exposed (07/29)
Yakama Nation fires second business manager (07/25)
Native woman leaves Indian chamber of commerce (07/25)
Tribes Call for End to IRS Limits on Debt (07/23)
Senate Finance hearing on Indian tax policy (07/22)
Senate Finance hearing on Indian tax policy (07/18)
Colorado to exempt tribal lands from energy rules (07/18)
IRS ruling on tax-exempt bonds being challenged (07/17)
Seminole Tribe takes control of mobile home park (07/16)
Another tribe moves to four-day work week (07/15)
Saginaw Chippewa Tribe moves to four-day work week (07/14)
Court affirms arbitration in Cherokee contract case (07/09)
Washington cancels Yakama Nation tobacco compact (07/08)
Tulalip Tribes 'Boom City' open for fireworks business (07/03)
Blackfeet man wins $185K discrimination case (07/02)
Oneida Nation agrees to purchase golf course (06/30)
Ute Tribe banishes former financial adviser (06/25)
Seneca Nation cites major impact on economy (06/25)
Alaska Native corporation working on mega-mall (06/24)
Cherokee Nation loses tobacco arbitration ruling (06/24)
Seneca Nation to release economic impact study (06/24)
Kempthorne promises plan on reservation energy (06/23)
Some smokeshops still selling low-tax cigarettes (06/23)
North Dakota sets deadline for tribal gas tax refund (06/20)
Appeals court cites gaming to weaken tribe's sovereignty (06/19)
Programs seeks to create Native entrepreneurs (06/19)
Choctaw chief to throw first pitch for Atlanta Braves (06/19)
Seminole Tribe partners with New York Yankees (06/19)
9th Circuit opinion in Barona Band tax case (06/18)
Workers end strike at mine near Crow Reservation (06/17)
Tanka Bar 'swamped' after TV appearance (06/12)
Oneida-owned company to manage hotel (06/12)
Crow coal mine workers continue strike (06/12)
St. Regis Mohawk Tribe buys grocery store (06/10)
Oneida Nation seeks to purchase golf course (06/09)
Jodi Rave: North Dakota tribe reaches tax agreement (06/02)
Black business leaders make peace in Alaska (05/29)
Study reports growth in Osage Nation's economy (05/29)
New leader of Miss Choctaw construction firm (05/29)
Things NEVER to say to an Indian co-worker (05/28)
Oneida employees pleased by land-into-trust ruling (05/28)
Cocopah Tribe buys property for $9M in cash (05/28)
North Dakota tribe hopes to tackle $100M debt (05/22)
Pine Ridge couple to open Subway restaurant (05/22)
North Dakota tribe eyes oil and gas development (05/21)
Navajo Nation audit faults dealings with company (05/21)
Saginaw Chippewa Tribe offers employee gas discount (05/19)
Judge in Oklahoma reinstates tribal tobacco rule (05/16)
Jodi Rave: Who's in charge of Native American Bank? (05/16)
Cherokee Nation lifts tobacco tax for border retailers (05/14)
New Mexico tribes want train stops on their land (05/13)
Pine Ridge company builds on Tanka Bar's success (05/12)
Ho-Chunk Inc. names chief financial officer (05/08)
Jodi Rave: Native American Bank CEO put on leave (05/08)
Pojoaque Pueblo plans community kitchen (05/07)
Anchorage Daily News series on rural economies (05/05)
Umatilla Tribes open technology business (04/29)
Cherokee Nation weighs tobacco tax suspension (04/25)
Oklahoma weighs action on tribal tobacco (04/23)
Hopi village to break ground on $100M project (04/23)
Alaska Native corporation names new president (04/22)
Alaska Native corporation reports drop in profits (04/22)
State rejects lower tobacco tax for Cherokee Nation (04/21)
Hopi corporation plans $92.5M economic project (04/15)
BIA holds economic development summit (04/14)
Yakama Nation shuts down basketball team (04/11)
Native American Bank doubles income in first quarter (04/11)
Winnebago Tribe, corporation strengthen ties (04/09)
Cherokee Nation wants lower tobacco tax rate (04/09)
Kiowa Tribe reopens Indian City with Shakopee help (04/09)
Muscogee Nation considers tobacco tax compact (04/03)
North Dakota tribe nears oil tax agreement with state (04/03)
Mashantucket Tribe to downsize government (03/31)
Tourism: Complaints about Hualapai skywalk (03/28)
Ruling faults Cherokee Nation on tobacco compact (03/28)
Winnebago company's financial officer resigns (03/27)
Mesa Grande Band buys stake in housing factory (03/27)
Fort Peck Tribes sign oil and gas tax agreement (03/26)
Cherokee-recruited company questioned by state (03/18)
Muscogee Nation creates secretary position (03/18)
Ho-Chunk CEO criticizes outside financial review (03/17)
Coquille Tribe loses long-delayed Home Depot (03/14)
Indian business in Kansas to process Seminole beef (03/13)
Oklahoma allows tribal tobacco compacts to expire (03/11)
Seminole Tribe to market Indian brand of beef (03/11)
Sen. Dorgan seeks probe of Spirit Lake business (02/29)
Famous Dave opens water park resort in Illinois (02/25)
Lumbee Tribe irked by 'Lumbee' cigarettes (02/22)
Supreme Court strikes down state tobacco law (02/21)
Alaska Native corporation threatens suit (02/19)
Mescalero Apache Nation sues over insurance firm (02/19)
Winnebago company opens Washington DC office (02/19)
Spirit Lake Nation disputes story on company (02/14)
Della Warrior named to Rumsey Band position (02/14)
Oklahoma couple creates Indian scholarship (02/12)
Artman to launch inter-tribal economic initiative (02/11)
Crow Tribe signs economic development compact (02/07)
Nebraska sues Seneca-Cayuga Tribe over tobacco (02/07)
Nisqually Tribe sues state over tobacco compact (02/07)
Spirit Lake firm won $74M contract despite probe (02/07)
Yakama Nation judge blocks tobacco compact (02/05)
GOP lawmaker claims tribes owe $1B in taxes (01/31)
Gila River Tribe's hotel booked for New York Giants (01/30)
Morongo Band concerned about city's airport plan (01/30)
Suit planned over reservation taxes in New York (01/29)
Indian businesses find success on the Internet (01/24)
Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe to develop land (01/23)
Chippewa Cree woman wins small business award (01/22)
California compacts up for vote on Super Tuesday (01/21)
Tanka Bar a big hit for South Dakota company (01/21)
First Indian-owned bank in North Dakota opens (01/18)
San Manuel Band sponsors Aboriginal racer (01/18)
Yakama Nation sued over tobacco tax compact (01/17)
Former Rumsey chair disputes ex-advisers (01/16)
Oklahoma urged to create tribal cabinet position (01/16)
Mohegan Tribe donates $200K to city's fund (01/16)
Snoqualmie Tribe seeks to buy hospital site (01/11)
Chehalis Tribe to hire 500 for Great Wolf resort (01/11)