Hundreds lined up along Gordon Cooper Drive to collect free Thanksgiving turkeys and meals from the Shawnee Rescue Mission. Looking out at the long line of patrons waiting patiently to collect groceries, Shawnee Rescue Mission Director Glenn Blankenship explained that with Thanksgiving falling at end of the month, many of those in line have already Read More »
Citizen Potawatomi Nation employs more than 2,200 employees across its vast array of commercial enterprises and Tribal government supported programs. Here are three management and supervisor-level positions at FireLake Discount Foods, FireLake Corner Store and the Travel Plaza located at the Grand Casino Hotel Resort. FireLake Discount Foods, which “Passionately Committed to Retail Excellence One Read More »
CPN’s impact on Pottawatomie County’s largest city, Shawnee, Okla., is well known. Since 2001 alone, Tribal employment has accounted for 7 of every 10 new jobs in Shawnee. That impact doesn’t stop there though. Lying just south of Shawnee is the City of Tecumseh, home to another CPN-owned enterprise that is that community’s largest employer. Read More »
The 28th Annual Cans Film Festival is Thursday, December 4 at 4 p.m. and will be showing the animated film “Rio 2.” The festival benefits the Salvation Army’s Holiday Food Drive. KGFF and the Jones Theatres began this event in response to the need for more food for those in need in the fall of 1987. Read More »
The cold is gone and the heat will soon be on. With spring and summer coming, many people are asking themselves, “What am I going to do, grill or smoke?” As one of the main organizers for the FireLake BBQ Cook-off, even I always have a hard time deciding, as I like both. Whatever Read More »
Although tribes have started to build a diverse portfolio of businesses, a grocery store isn’t usually the first thing that come mind. However, for the Citizen Potawatomi Nation grocery has been a booming business and FireLake Discount Foods is the largest tribally-owned grocery store in America. Helping making sure FireLake Discount Foods customers’ needs Read More »
At its latest meeting on April 7, the Shawnee City Commission voted to authorize the City Manager and City Attorney to request formal mediation with other parties regarding sales tax collection. Despite concerns from two city commissioners about the high costs of retaining an out-of-state law firm to perform duties as Agents of the Oklahoma Read More »
Grab the family and enjoy some of the best barbecue in the region at the Third Annual FireLake BBQ Contest on March 29. More than 40 competitors will compete for $10,000 in cash prizes and guests can sample numerous recipes including beef brisket, chicken and pork. Competitors from Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas and Arkansas will battle Read More »
City of Shawnee, Okla. officials recently delivered a letter to the four Native American Tribes in the city asking that tribes begin paying a three percent city sales tax on goods sold to non-tribal members. The letter claimed that sales tax for the City was decreasing as Tribal enterprises were growing. In an investigation into Read More »