By Matthew Brown
Crow Agency, Montana (AP)
The Crow Tribe struck a deal Aug. 7 with an Australian company toward building a $7 billion plant to convert coal into liquid fuels, which would be among the first such projects in the United States.
Capping months of negotiations,...
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By Matthew Brown
Billings, Montana (AP)
The interim chairman of the Crow Tribe has laid off eight workers, including his predecessor’s former wife, who is herself seeking to become chairman.
Tribal Chairman Carl Venne died of natural causes on Feb. 15 after winning...03-10-2009, 12:04 PM -
By Matthew Brown
Billings, Montana (AP)
Leaders of the Crow Tribe warned during August that a $7 billion coal-to-liquid fuels plant proposed for the Montana reservation could founder unless the federal government throws more support behind the industry.
Crow Chairman...09-01-2010, 06:28 PM -
By Matthew Brown
Billings, Montana (AP)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs on May 15 objected to details of a proposed $380 million loan program that would let the Crow tribe buy up and consolidate land on its Montana reservation.
The government loans would offer the Crow...05-22-2008, 01:56 PM -
Billings, Montana (AP)
The chairman of Montana’s Crow Indians says the tribe is seeking a $1.5 million bank loan to make up for a sharp decline in revenues.
Crow Chairman Cedric Black Eagle said last week that the tribe has a $2.1 million deficit for 2010, out of a budget...07-22-2010, 03:03 PM