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Shawnee Forward announces First Business Growth Grant recipients
Local businesses award $109,540 to support more than $1M in capital investmentsFrom Shawnee ForwardSHAWNEE – Shawnee Forward is pleased to announce the first eight recipients of its Small Business Growth Grant program, awarding a combined $109,540 to support business expansion, capital investment, and job creation throughout Pottawatomie County.The eight businesses represent more than $1 million…
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Native Heritage Month: The leadership journey of Bobby ‘Trae’ Trousdale
METRO By Kent BushNews-Star ContributorFor Bobby “Trae” Trousdale, leadership began long before a job title.It started in Tecumseh, growing up within the jurisdiction of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and spending childhood in what he jokingly calls “the halls of the old administration building.” He attended CPN daycare. His grandfather worked at the Cultural Heritage Center…
