Category Archives: Economic Development

Our Travois team is working hard to plan informative and interesting sessions for our 17th Annual Indian Country Housing & Economic Development Conference.

2016 has been a year of highs and lows.
Thanks to you and our hardworking staff, Travois has much to celebrate as we look back on our shared accomplishments this year.

Earlier this year, Travois attended the Sustainable Investment Forum (SIF16) in New York City.

We are thrilled to be able to continue financing catalytic projects throughout Indian Country. We heard last week that Travois New Markets received a $50 million allocation in New Markets Tax Credits.
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Last April, I had the privilege to talk with Michell Hicks at the Native American Finance Officers Association’s (NAFOA) 33rd annual conference in Austin.

Native communities have been leading the way in sustainability for decades. Scan the project map on our website — of all our clients have achieved — and you will notice sustainability is a consistent theme.

The Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians celebrated the grand opening of its new health center. The center will provide a full range of health services to band members and the surrounding community.

A few times a year, we get a version of this question on our “contact us” form: “Can I use the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) with the (fill in the blank) loan guarantee program?”

Information is a valuable resource. Lenders, investors, lawyers and community leaders just gained access to a rich deposit of it. Last week, the Native Nations Institute released the “Access to Credit and Capital in Native Communities” report.

Our second Superhero Awards feature is Native American Bank. NAB was awarded the Economic Development Organization of the Year for its contribution in building strong communities. (Read Sharie Benson’s feature here.