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Benjamin sworn in as chief executive

...Mille Lacs Reservation. She previously served the Mille Lacs Band as chief executive from 2000-2008, was commissioner of administration (the Band's highest appointed position) from 1989-1997, and chief of staff to the late Chairman Art...

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Mille Lacs Band opens early education center

...Mille Lacs Band early education director; Mike Moilanen, director of project management for the band's Community Development Department; and Peter Nayquonabe, Mille Lacs Band commissioner of administration, plan to be on hand.

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2012-09-26/mille-lacs-band-opens-early-educatio
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ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS - Oct. 25

...employees. Benjamin has a long history of implementing positive change for her tribe. She has served as commissioner of administration, the Band's highest appointed position, from 1989?1997, and chief of staff to the late chairman Art...

http://brainerddispatch.com/entertainment/2012-10-24/entertainment-briefs-oct-25
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BUSINESS NOTES - Aug. 27

...Ojibwe named Michele Palomaki as assistant commissioner of administration. She was sworn into office on Aug. 12...will act in a deputy-level capacity to the commissioner of administration to help manage the day-to-day operations...

http://brainerddispatch.com/business/2011-08-26/business-notes-aug-27
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Tribal-owned bank helps Mille Lacs Band diversify

...to have their own bank? Well, that feeling is just overwhelming,'' said Cheryl Miller, the band's commissioner of administration. While some tribes own part of a community bank, the Mille Lacs Band owns 100 percent of Woodlands. The...

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State, union agree

...frankly, there were only a handful of issues that separated the parties,'' said David Fisher, state commissioner of administration. He declined to offer details. The contract still must be approved by a vote of MAPE members. Alan Olson...

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Leaders assess what MAPE accord means

...When you come out with mutual dissatisfaction, it is a success,'' said David Fisher, state commissioner of administration, who also is a licensed mediator. ''We understand this was a very difficult process. What we see in the...

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American Indians returning to reservations

...of 14,000 jobs since 1990 provided new opportunities for members to go home and work." Sheldon Boyd, commissioner of administration for the Mille Lacs Band, grew up in Minneapolis. Like many relatives, he returned to the reservation...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/042101/sne_0421010004.shtml
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A decade of progress

...more than $33 million to build and renovate public buildings and facilities. Sheldon Boyd, the Band's Commissioner of Administration, said that the band members have several sources where they can obtain the funds to build homes. One of...

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Lakes, casinos put rural income on fast track

...Casino Mille Lacs and Grand Casino Hinckley employ more than 3,000 people, said Sheldon Boyd, the tribe's commissioner of administration. Another 500 full-time employees provide government services on the reservation, up from fewer than 100...

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