Owner: Joseph “JB” Cortez Year established: 2001 (2011 for Nature’s Defense) Services: The Main Ingredient: commercial-quality household/domestic retail culinary items including cookware, bakeware, bar supplies, cutlery and more. Salt River Hospitality: Industrial, commercial and janitorial hospitality services. Nature’s Defense: All-natural, organic food-grade products for defense against insects and pests. Q: What made you want to […]
For World Teachers’ Day on Monday, October 5, Salt River Schools Accelerated Learning Academy social studies teacher John Paul “JP” Jones was honored for his exemplary work by Salt River Schools partner and fast-food restaurant Whataburger. Accelerated Learning Academy principal Jama Nacke said that the team was asked by the Human Resources department to think […]
Owner: Sarah Chiago Year established: Started in 2010; started focusing on the Community in 2013 Services:Custom cakes for special events, plus a variety of baked goods Q: What made you want to start your own business, and why did you choosethis type of business? A: When I started making custom cakes, I only made cakes for […]
On Thursday, September 24, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Cultural Resources Department (CRD) held a beam-signing ceremony for the highly anticipated Repository and Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) buildings. The ceremony was limited to a small number of guests due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but an acceptable number of CRD, Public […]
As the fall and winter holidays are now around the corner, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members are wondering what their Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and other holiday celebrations will look like this year. Will the SRPMIC have new guidelines set for these celebrations, or will we continue to abide by the Community’s Curfew to […]
Q: What made you want to start your own business, and why did you choose this type of business? A: We had a landscaping business in the past called Arturo’s Landscaping, and he decided he wanted to work with Ranker and he moved with them to a different plant near Florence. We decided to start […]
The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community has about 20,000 acres of open range land that many animals call home, from bald eagles to coyotes to javelinas and bobcats. Brian Gewecke from the Range Management Program and Environmental Protection and Natural Resources (EPNR), which is part of the Community Development Department (CDD), has the important role […]
