Business

Cherokee Nation citizens who own or operate small businesses turned out Wednesday for the annual Cherokee Nation Engage Expo at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tulsa. Attendance was steady, but many vendor tables remained open. That has been a familiar pattern for at least ten years, according to longtime participants.

The Iron Horse Saloon has issued a public statement alerting residents to a proposed 300-megawatt lithium Battery Energy Storage System near Highways 169 and 88.

After 30 years serving travelers at Tulsa International Airport, Minute Massage has closed. Founded by Helen Nelson Wormuth and later run by her daughter Dan’niel, the family business became a Tulsa icon. Cherokee Nation citizen Jeanie Renfrow, part of the team for 17 years, will continue offering massage services by appointment at 918-845-3888.

In a motion filed this week in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, Stitt urged the court to “expedite discussions and break the current impasse” in State of Oklahoma v. Tyson Foods Inc., a case that has loomed over Oklahoma’s environmental and agricultural landscape since 2005.

By Staff Cherokee411 October 21, 2025 WASHINGTON —  Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) warned Tuesday that the Trump administration’s decision to terminate all employees at the Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund could unravel decades of bipartisan investment in underserved communities — including Native nations that rely on the fund’s Native American CDFI Assistance (NACA) Program. (Photo: Sen. Mark Warner via CC BY 2.0 ) Speaking on a press cal

Lynn Wilson, a proud Cherokee Nation citizen and Microenterprise Development Manager for the IDRS Acorn Project, has spent more than two decades empowering Native entrepreneurs across the country. Through free, grant-funded training and one-on-one support, Lynn helps Indigenous small business owners create, grow, and sustain their ventures—blending modern strategies with deep cultural roots.