Movers and Shakers September 2, 2011
Chief Allan receives Native
American 40 Under 40 Award
The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development announced that Chief Allan, chairman of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe, is a recipient of the prestigious Native American 40 Under 40 Award.
The award, presented this year at the 36th annual Indian Progress in Business event, and hosted by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, adds Allan to a growing number of progressive, young tribal leaders who are making a difference developing economic development ventures throughout Indian Country.
"It is really an honor to be chosen for this award and I am humbled by the company of leadership I am privileged to join today," Allan said.
During his tenure as chairman of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe, Allan's responsibilities have included leadership decisions that guide the Coeur d'Alene Tribe regarding cultural, historical, and contemporary resources.
Today, the Tribe provides more than 3,900 jobs, and more than $308 million in direct and indirect sales activities through various enterprises and government operations.
Under his watch, Chairman Allan has sought to diversify the economic portfolio of the Tribe for longer-term sustainability. Five new business ventures were created by the Tribe since he has taken office, providing many new jobs, benefits and training opportunities for the greater community.
Watson joins Keller Williams Realty Coeur d'Alene Market Center
Danielle Watson, a real estate sales professional in Coeur d'Alene, has joined the Keller Williams Realty Coeur d'Alene Market Center.
Watson has a background in working with both residential and commercial clientele, she is a full-time agent with a positive attitude who is trusted and driven by results and has been in the real estate industry for 10 years. Danielle is working with buyers and sellers to achieve their goals in real estate in the North Idaho area .
The Coeur d'Alene Market Center is at 1450 Northwest Blvd., Suite 301. Info: 660-7204 or www.kwcda.com.
Frontier Communications returns service to nearly 10,000 customers
As many as 10,000 Frontier Communications high-speed Internet customers in the region lost service due to an equipment failure earlier this week.
The outage started Monday with 600 to 800 customers in the Panhandle and the Palouse and expanded on Tuesday, said Karen Miller, Frontier's communications manager in Middletown, N.Y.
Frontier technicians, vendor teams and the Internet service provider's senior leadership worked through the night to restore service.
"This morning, by mid-morning, we had the majority of customers back in service and we were working on the remaining 5-10 percent," Miller said on Wednesday.
Miller said Frontier officials are randomly calling its customers to verify if their service had been restored.
"Obviously, we can't call everyone, but we are making calls just to make sure that this (work) has corrected the problem," she said.
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