2003 Economic Development News Stories
• • Let the Games begin: NIGC Gives Cayugas Approval (Indian
Country Today) * 12/29
• • Tribe Formed
Company to Bid on Contracts with Government and the Private Sector (Salt
Lake Tribune) 12/17
• • Navajos Look
for Ways to Fuel Economy (Gallup
Independent) 12/16
• • Gaming Plans
Still Need Work (Detroit
News) 12/11
• • Tire Recycler
First Nation is Looking for Ways to Sell Rubber for New Uses (Press
Enterprise) * 12/9
• • Tribe's Own
Mutual Fund Could Be a Smart Bet (LA
Times) * 12/8
• • Tribe Plans
Ethanol Plant and Feedlot (Billings
Gazette) 12/3
• • Weyco nears
Land Sale to Coquille Tribe (The
World Link) 12/3
• • Massive Complex
Set on Tribal Land (Arizona
Central) 12/2
• • Eels under
Yukon Ice Turn into Cash for Villagers (Anchorage
Daily News) 11/30
• • The Oregon
Supreme Court refuses to stop a tribe’s plans (Statesman
Journal) 11/26
• • Slaughterhouse
Solution (Missoula
Independent) 11/13
• • Baldacci,
Indian Leaders Agree to Work on Economic Strategy (mainetoday.com)
11/12
• • Grant to
Help Alaska Tribe Sell Crafts Online (Daily
News-Miner) 11/6
• • Tribe Intends
to Build on Land in South Reno
(Reno
Gazette Journal) 11/5
• • Casino Start
Set Today in Salamanca (Buffalo
News) 11/4
• • Kake Tribe
Digs into Compost Business (Alaska
Journal) 11/3
• • Community
at Odds (Gaming issue) (kval.com)
10/30
• • Kulongoski
Ignites Project with Bang (Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe) (katu.com)
10/29
• • Stevens'
Fish Rider for Adak Attacked (Anchorage
Daily News) * 10/24
• • Tribe Launches
Seafood Business (Providence
Journal) * 10/23
• • Diné
Prez: Bonds Are to Stop Brain Drain, Save Culture (Gallup
Independent) 10/22
• • Mescalero
Tribal Council OKs $200 Million for Inn (Albuquerque
Journal) 10/22
• • Navajo Landowners
Question BIA Agreement with Company (Indianz.com)
10/21
• • Three Affiliated
Tribes to Sell Bison Products in the Area (Minot
Daily News) 10/13
• • Ho-Chunk
Named Top 500 Company by Magazine (Indianz.com)
10/12
• • Catawbas
May Sue if Blocked in Santee (Times
and Democrat) 9/25
• • Pueblo of
Sandia Announces Plans for Hotel (New
Mexico Business Weekly) 9/25
• • Beyond Pride
(News
Observer) 9/22
• • Penobscots,
Seniors Outline Plan to Import Drugs from Canada (Press
Herald) 9/17
• • Muckleshoots
Begin Selling Tribe Salmon (King
County Journal) 9/17
• • $500 Million
Fed Contract Goes to Local Native Firm (Anchorage
Daily News) 9/12
• • Navajos Seek
Funds for Police Complex (Daily
Times) 9/04
• • Barrow Native
Corporation Buys Oil Services Firm (Anchorage
Daily News) 9/04
• • Spending
by Indian Bank Sparks Review (Anchorage
Daily News) 8/26
• • Judge: Senecas
unlikely to win Internet cigarette ban challenge (
Syracuse
Post-Standard) 8/20
• • Indians might see small-biz money (Tribune
Reporter) 8/18
• • Across the Big Sky: Reservation to get wind turbine (Great
Falls Tribune) 8/15
• • Davis Signs
New Indian Gaming Pact (Sacramento
Bee) 8/14
• • Santa Ana
Pueblo Doesn't Fear Shortfall (Albuquerque
Journal) 8/14
• • Shirley Negotiating
with Peabody (Daily
Times) 8/13
• • Federal Regulation
of Bingo Best (The
State) 8/13
• • Metlakatla
Bottled-water Plant Launched (Juneau
Empire) 8/12
• • Trust Land
Creates Debate about Business Development (Daily
Sun) 8/11
• • Cigarette
Tax Increase Will Help Region's Tribes (Reno-Gazette
Journal) 8/11
• • Native Paper's
Future is Unclear (Journal
Star) 8/11
• • Catawbas
Working to Change Minds about Jurisdiction of Proposed Bingo Parlor (wistv.com)
8/08
• • BP, Doyon Enter New Contract (News-Miner)
8/04
• • Indigenous
Global Development Corporation Certified to Contract with Department of
Defense
(Business
Wire) 8/01
• • SIDEBAR:
McCaleb Tips Reveal White House Politics (Indian
Country Today) 8/01
• • An Odd Quiet
Over Rx Imports (KMBC-TV)
8/01
• • Tribe Acknowledges
Sale of Untaxed Cigarettes (turnto10.com)
8/01
• • Johnson Plans
Boost to Indian Economy (Argus
Leader) 8/01
• • Poplar Plant
Nears $20 Million Deal (Great
Falls Tribune) 8/01
• • Judge Denies
Challenge to Muckleshoot Amphitheater (Post
Intelligencer) 8/01
• • S.D. Asks
Tribes to Impose Gas Tax (Argus
Leader) 7/29
• • Tribe Calls
for Ashcroft to Look into Police Raid (Pawtucket
Times) 7/29
• • Casino Plan
Creates Backlash against Indian Gaming (San
Mateo County Times) 7/28
• • Indians Land
$400 mil Project (Arizona
Republic) 7/24
• • Tribal Meat
Packing Plant near Malta to Open Aug. 4 (Great
Falls Tribune) 7/24
• • Amber Waves
Abundant (Daily
Times) 7/24
• • Qwest, Pojoaque
Make Deal for High-Speed Network (Santa
Fe New Mexican) 7/22
• • Judge Upholds
Casino Measure (Times
Union) 7/18
• • Temporary
Bingo Hall Planned for Aurelius (>Post
Standard) * 7/18
• • Native Corporation
Intends to Drill (Anchorage
Daily News) 7/14
• • Cigarette
Factory Studies Moriarty (Albuquerque
Journal) 7/11
• • Indian Tribes
Aim to Manage Bison Refuge (Washington
Post) 7/08
• • Officials
Still Working on Details of Bison Range Management (Missoulian.com)
7/03
• • Tribe Banking
on New Business (NewsOK)
* 7/01
• • Sealaska
to Enter Plasma Business (Juneau
Empire) 7/01
• • Choctaws:
From Poverty to Prosperity in 40 Years (Clarion
Ledger) 6/26
• • Parshall
Company Gets Contract (KXMC.com)
6/25
• • Mohawk Chief
Balks at $15M for Sullivan (Times-Herald
Record) 6/24
• • Second Suit
Challenges Cigarette Sales Law (Buffalo
News) 6/24
• • Oneida Gaming
Compact with Wisconsin Clears Federal Review (Star
Tribune) * 6/19
• • Gila River
Acquires Slot Rights from Zuni (Arizona
Republic) 6/18
• • Tribe Offering
$100,000 Loans (Gallup
Independent) 6/16
• • Business
Empire Transforms Life for Colorado Ute Tribe (Wall
Street Journal) 6/13
• • Court Rejects
Union Claim Against Native Contract (Indianz.com)
6/09
• • Gambling in Canoncito: Approval Impending (Gallup
Independent) 6/06
• • On the Reservation,
the Web Plays Dream Maker (NY
Times) * 6/05
• • Bison Debate
Heats Up (Missoulian)
6/04
• • Tribe Discusses
Economic Needs with Carcieri (The
Day) * 6/04
• • Indian Groups
Jockey Over Bridgeport Casino Site (The
Day) * 6/03
• • Carcieri
Offers Tribe Economic Alternative (Providence
Journal)* 5/28
• • Gila Tribe
Banks on a River Walk (Arizona
Republic) 5/28
• • Tribes Tackle
Dilemma of Lewis and Clark Centennial (Rapid
City Tribune) 5/28
• • Digital Divide
Still an Issue for Indian Country (Indianz.com)
5/23
• • Lakota Fund
Receives Grant (Rapid
City Journal) 5/22
• • Gaming Bill
Shot Down, Heading Back to Committee (Oklahoma
Times) 5/19
• • Proposed
Tribal Casino near Kansas Speedway Clears First Hurdle (KansasCity.com)
5/16
• • DOE Gives
$200,000 Grant to Pueblos Council (Albuquerque
Journal) 5/14
• • Pataki Signs
Catskills Casino Pact (Record
Online) 5/13
• • Tribe Seeks
Halt to Hog Farm Suit (Rapid
City Journal) 5/12
• • 'One Nation'
Seeks Tribal Pact Changes (News-Star)
5/09
• • Key Senate
Committee Hears Various Casino Ideas (Star
Tribune) 5/07
• • State Justices
Bow Out of Gaming Dispute (JSOnline)
5/07
• • Legislation
Seeks Non-Indian Gas Tax (>Post-Standard)
5/01
• • Revised View
of Gambling: Bane Is Now Boon (NYT)
5/01
• • Cayugas Pumped
Up (>Post-Standard)
4/30
• • 7 More Tribes
Sign Gaming Compacts (Journal
Sentinel) 4/28
• • Appeals Court
Says Game Is Legal Class II (Indianz.com)
4/21
• • Paiutes Are
Developing Their Land and Rediscovering Their Heritage (Salt
Lake Tribune) 4/21
• • Proposal
to Give Tribe a Cut of State Sales Tax Dies (Post-Intelligencer)
4/18
• • Protesters
Confront CIRI Loggers (Anchorage
Daily News) 4/14
• • Pueblo, State
Agree on Gas Deal (Santa
Fe New Mexican) 4/9
• • 'We Are at
War,' Says Indian Leader (Arizona
Daily Star) 4/9
• • Tribal Rebirth:
Casino Cash Helps Revive Cultures, Economies (Sacramento
Bee) 4/6
• • Navajo sales-tax
revenue fails to reach chapters (Daily-Times)
4/3
• • House Passes
Indian Small Business Bill
(Indianz.com)
4/1
• • Tribes Seek
Exemption to Prop. 202 Gaming Pact (Arizona
Republic) 3/31
• • War Keeps
Sioux Armor Plant Busy (Bismarck
Tribune) 3/28
• • Santa Clara
Golf Course Swings into Business (NM
Business Weekly) 3/26
• • Ho-Chunk
Diversify with Theater, Bottled Water (LaCrosse
Tribune) 3/26
• • Indian Affairs
Committee Holds Gaming Hearing (Indianz.com)
3/24
• • Midwest Tribes
See Big Payoffs in the East (NY
Times) 3/24
• • Progress
on Gaming Compact Slowed (Green
Bay Press-Gazette) 3/21
• • Bill for
Butte Casino Zone Introduced (Billings
Gazette) 3/21
• • Santee Can
Keep Gambling Devices (Omaha
World Herald) 3/21
• • Tribes Hope
to Restore Tax on BNSF (Billings
Gazette) 3/20
• • Agua Caliente
Reconsidering 10-year-old Hotel Tax Agreement with Palm Springs
(The
Desert Sun) 3/18
• • Police May
Lose Authority at Miccosukee Tribe's Casino (Miami
Herald) 3/14
• • Indians Ask
to Join Redistricting Suit (Great
Falls Tribune) 3/14
• • Assembly
Approves New Tribal Gaming Bill (Journal-Sentinel)
3/13
• • Indians Have
Stake in Butte Gambling Project (Billings
Gazette) 3/12
• • Four Indian
Tribes Join to Build Hotel in D.C. (Washington
Times) 3/7
• • Judge Rejects
Dairyland Claim to End Indian Gambling (Star
Tribune) 2/12
