Mille Lacs Tribal Economy Summit 2025: Why Workforce Housing is Critical to Growing our Tribal & Regional Economies
Dustin Goslin, Chief Talent Officer, and Beth Gruber, Director of Planning & Community Engagement, at the Mille Lacs Tribal Economy Summit 2025 Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures (MLCV) proudly hosted the fourth annual Mille Lacs Tribal Economy (MLTE) Summit on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. HOW TO ENABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH? WORKFORCE HOUSING A key event dedicated to […]
Makwa Global Awarded Minnesota Contract Worth $30 Million
Makwa Global, MLCV’s Government Contracting Enterprise Since receiving its 8(a) certification in March 2020, Makwa Global, a Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures company, has been building a successful portfolio of government contracts. Makwa Global has 4 overseas construction contracts with the State Department, each worth $10 – $20M over the next 2 – 4 years. Additionally, […]
Confronting the Rise of AI: Reflecting on the 2023 Mille Lacs Corporate Venture’s Leadership Conference
Futurist Garry Golden speaking at the 2023 MLCV Leadership Conference. It’s Tuesday morning, day one of the 2023 MLCV Leadership Conference, and keynote speaker Garry Golden is up first. Garry is a talented Futurist who received his master’s from the University of Houston Futures Studies program. The curriculum is one of two in the entire […]
Meet Nicole Sawyer: MLCV’s New People Officer — MLB Growth Multiplier
Meet MLCV’s People Officer, Nicole Sawyer. Our people keep our mission moving forward, and we are excited to celebrate a pivotal leadership transition within MLCV. We invite you to meet Nicole Sawyer, who we welcome into the role of People Officer — MLB Growth Multiplier as part of our Talent Team. Nicole Sawyer’s Background Nicole […]
MLCV’s Jaycob Robinson on MPR News: How Tribal Businesses and Sustainable Partnerships Strengthen the Region
Jaycob Robinson, MLCV’s Vice President of Business and Economic Development Economic development is most powerful when it is shared. Every investment we make, every new business we build, and every strategy we pursue is based on our belief that our success is linked to the well-being of our community and the region around us. Our […]
The Ventura Project Topping-Off: A Milestone for Urban Native Housing
Ventura Project Construction Something evolutionary is happening here. Since May 2024, underutilized land in South Minneapolis has been turned over to soon house a cultural and residential space for community members — the Ventura Project. This is a first for MLCV. If you’re familiar, you likely know of our hand in workforce housing projects, striving […]
Highlights from MLCV’s 2024 Elder Events: Celebrating Community Connection
Elder Event March 2024 MLCV’s Bi-wiidoopamishinaang (Elder Event) brings Mille Lacs Band Elders and MLCV Leaders together under one roof. Each Elder Event begins with a Traditional Ojibwe prayer, which greets the morning presentation unique to each occasion with insightful education related to MLCV’s mission and current initiatives. Afterward, MLCV volunteers host bingo games with […]
A Gift to Future Generations: 2024 Philanthropy Focus
Jaeden King, Chris Nayquonabe, Onamia High School Since 1997, MLCV’s Donations Committee has been telling a story of preservation and growth, partnering with Grand Casino Mille Lacs and Grand Casino Hinckley to support nonprofit organizations through financial contributions. The Committee holds monthly meetings to evaluate requests in alignment with the established Donation Guidelines. Funding decisions […]
Cohort 28 Enterprise Academy Graduation
2024 Enterprise Academy Graduates, Cohort 28. LTR standing: Lacey Fuhrer, Mitchell Kadlec, Fawn DeWitt, and Damian Beaulieu. LTR sitting: Danielle Smith, Janelle Boyd, and Jenelle Kingbird. Not pictured: Joanna Hill Congratulations, Cohort 28 Enterprise Academy graduates! Embedded within MLCV’s Tribal Economy Investments is an initiative that promotes personal and economic growth. In partnership with the Initiative […]
Honoring Chief Executive Virgil Wind as a TCB 100 Honoree
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Chief Executive Virgil Wind At Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures (MLCV), we understand that leadership transcends everyday business. True leadership focuses on creating impactful transformation, and empowering others to do the same. This year, Twin Cities Business has distinctly recognized Chief Executive Virgil Wind of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe […]