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April 12, 2021 After a five-month selection process, Fonner Park has chosen Iowa-based casino operator Elite Casino Resorts, LLC to operate its planned $100 million Grand Island Casino Resort. The Friday announcement comes after on November 4, 2020, Nebraska voters overwhelmingly approved measures giving existing state-licensed horseracing facilities the ability to offer games of chance such as slots. Almost immediately after, the thoroughbred horse racing facility in Grand Island began accepting proposals to which officials received nine responses to requests and met with eight different ...

Ho-Chunk buying historic buildings in Sioux City MASON DOCKTER, Sioux City Journal March 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A division of Ho-Chunk Inc. announced last week it has acquired a set of historic structures on the 1000 block of Sioux City’s Historic Fourth Street from the Aalfs family. Ho-Chunk Capital’s purchases include the landmark building that housed Aalfs Manufacturing’s corporate offices for much of the 20th century. Built in 1890, the five-story brick-and-stone structure at 1005 Fourth St. has also been known as the Boston Block. The other buildin...

SPM NEWS 3.5.21 - 3:04PM A big economic development from Ho-Chunk Capital today. The company finalized purchase of several businesses on historic Fourth Street in Sioux City from the Aalfs family. This includes the Aalfs main office building, Buffalo Alice, Antiques on Historic Fourth, M’s on 4th and SoHo. Ho-Chunk plans to preserve and renovate several buildings and create new opportunities for commercial and residential tenants. Ho-Chunk Capital is in charge of all investments for Ho-Chunk, Inc, the economic development corporation of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. Ho-Chunk, Inc. is an ...

Native women land key leadership and policy roles in Biden administration Friday, February 5, 2021 Indianz.Com A citizen of the Winnebago Tribe is taking on a key leadership position in President Joe Biden’s administration. Ann Marie Bledsoe Downes will serve as Deputy Solicitor for Indian Affairs at the U.S. Department of the Interior. In that role, she will lead the Indian Country legal team for the federal agency with the most trust and treaty responsibilities to tribes and their citizens. In recognition of the department’s importance, Biden has nominated Rep. Deb Haaland (...

Interior Department Announces Members Of Biden-Harris Leadership Team The Department of the Interior today announced key members of agency leadership who will advance the Biden-Harris administration’s agenda to build back better and address the four intersecting challenges of our time: COVID-19, economic recovery, racial equity, and climate change. “With today’s announcement, President Biden is delivering on his commitment to build teams that exude talent and experience, and look like America,” said Jennifer Van der Heide, incoming Chief of Staff. “We look forward to working with t...