Ho-Chunk, Inc. CEO Receives Award from U.S. Department of Commerce Agency

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Lance Morgan launched the Ho-Chunk, Inc. in 1994 as the economic development corporation of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. Now the president and CEO is receiving the Advocate of the Year Award by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) at the end of this month. Morgan will be honored during a special ceremony at the 2014 National Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week happening July 31 to August 1, 2014 in Washington, D.C. The Advocate of the Year Award is given annually to an organization or individual who has shown leadership and commitment in advancing the minority business community. The award pays tribute to minority entrepreneurs who have demonstrated economic impact in a global economy...

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ICTMN Staff. "Ho-Chunk, Inc. CEO Receives Award from U.S. Department of Commerce Agency." Indian Country Today Media Network. July 22, 2014. Article. (https://ictnews.org/archive/ho-chunk-inc-ceo-receives-award-from-us-department-of-commerce-agency, accessed June 1, 2023)

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