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 […]
Introducing the Onamia Childcare Center: A Collaborative Community Effort
Onamia Childcare Center (Kidz Zone) ribbon cutting ceremony — Photo by Evan Bungum, MLCV’s Multimedia Producer In a heartwarming tale of community collaboration, Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures (MLCV) unveils the Onamia Childcare Center — a remarkable project that seeks to address the childcare crisis in the region. Following years of analyzing how childcare can play a […]
10 Entrepreneurs Graduate Enterprise Academy with Businesses for the Mille Lacs Tribal Economy
Participants in the fall 2022 Mille Lacs Enterprise Academy cohort include (back row, left to right): Christopher Gahbow; Jeff Wig, trainer; Treston Panachyse; Angie Litchy; Rachel Nelson; Beverly Knowlen; Danielle Kadlec; and Pam Thomsen, trainer. Front row: LeeAnn Woiteshek; and Raina Killspotted. Not pictured: Carmen Weous and Donita Odden. LITTLE FALLS, MN—The Initiative Foundation and […]
Interview Behind the Interview: Planting the Seeds
L to R: Beth Gruber, Dustin Goslin, & Joe Nayquonabe. Photography by John Linn with The Initiative Foundation. Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures (MLCV) was recently featured in the Initiative Foundation’s quarterly publication – IQ Magazine. The article highlighted MLCV’s work to build a homegrown economy for the region. During the height of the COVID pandemic, […]