ICT - Business http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/business RSS Feed for ICT - Business en-us Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:25:07 GMT Douglas Fifer, Top 40 from the 49th state http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/business/69391647.html Douglas Fifer, a police officer and small business owner, says his Alaska Native Tlingit family values of respect, responsibility and working hard for what one wants contributed to the success he enjoys today. Drastic dropoff in mortgages to Indians in 2008 http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/business/66060377.html WASHINGTON – Mortgage lending to American Indians and other Native people fell off the table last year, dropping by nearly half from 2007 levels and down more than two-thirds from the market peak in 2005 and 2006. Lending to Indians and Alaska Natives was so anemic it fell behind lending to Native Hawaiians. Red Hawk Casino unveils new poker room http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/business/69392937.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Red Hawk Casino recently announced the addition of a six-table, 60-seat poker room that will open Nov. 20. The non-smoking poker room is located behind the Stage Bar on the casino’s main floor. It features Texas hold ’em limit and no-limit style games at stakes that accommodate all levels of play. Sycuan Resort announces room renovation project http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/business/66064112.html EL CAJON, Calif. – Officials of Sycuan Resort, an award-winning golf resort 24 miles inland from downtown San Diego, recently announced plans for a comprehensive $2.7 million renovation project. The project launched Oct. 9 with an anticipated completion date of Dec. 31, 2009. Sycuan Resort has named HFS Concepts 4, a leading design, architecture, project management and strategic sourcing and procurement firm, as its interior design firm. Terra Telecom at the root of IHS communication advances http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/business/66067132.html TULSA, Okla. – Terra Telecom has teamed with Trans-Tel Central, a Native American-woman-owned IT solutions company, to continue providing advanced telecommunications solutions to IHS throughout its 10 locations. Cyrus Ben: A career under construction http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/business/66401792.html CHOCTAW, Miss. – Whenever Cyrus Ben needs some motivation, he simply looks at his desk. Native American business garners number one spot http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/business/66401847.html SANTA ANA, N.M. – For AMERIND Risk Management Corp., “family-friendly” is a natural extension of the company’s basic business mission. Kerry Patterson: A healthy balance for Indian country http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/business/66409202.html PHOENIX – Kerry Patterson has juggled a family, school and work in an effort to give back to Indian country. Marketplace insights http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/business/66395082.html The Native American workplace is often identified as having a very casual work atmosphere. For most Native businesses and organizations, dress requirements and workplace etiquette are not strongly enforced. St. Regis Mohawk Tribe commissions economic impact study http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/business/66394947.html AKWESASNE, N.Y. – A recent economic impact study reflects the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe’s role in the North Country economy. With more than 1,300 employees, the tribe is the third largest employer in Franklin and St. Lawrence counties and the fifth largest employer in the North Country. The state as a whole benefits from the impact of the tribe’s economic activity such as payroll spending, gaming revenue share, tax generation and spending for goods and services in the region.