Indigenous community-owned businesses can apply for capital grants to create jobs and stimulate local economies.
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Aboriginal Business Investment Fund (ABIF) grants are now open for 2021-22 submissions. These grants will provide up to $500,000 to eligible Indigenous-owned businesses for projects that provide social and economic benefits to their communities.
“Indigenous-owned businesses have an active role to play in Alberta’s recovery. ABIF helps develop and expand Indigenous businesses, create jobs and stimulate local economies. Alberta’s government is proud to support Indigenous economic development to create a strong future for everyone in Alberta to be true partners in prosperity.”
Lauren J. Nashlund
Lauren J. Nashlund, age 81 formerly of Chetek, died Monday, February 1, 2021 at Barron Care and Rehab.
He was born in Chicago in 1940 and moved to Chetek’s Silver Birch Resort with his parents, Julius and Edna Nashlund and his sister Anita.
Lauren graduated from Chetek High School and UW Superior with a music major. He became a band and choir director but art and decorating were his true loves. Lauren became an associate of Ethan Allen Galleries in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Kentucky.
Returning to the Twin Ports he crafted many displays for Duluth’s Marine Museums including the Edmund Fitzgerald that is still on display. Retiring to Chetek he became curator of the Chetek area Museum where his many displays are still exhibited.