Grant Johnson, President
Prairie Island Indian Community
Treasure Island Resort & Casino – Welch, MN
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RESILIENCE: Prairie Island launched a comprehensive five-year strategic plan in 2022. Through intense focus on five priority areas – exercising sovereignty, encouraging prosperity, promoting health, creating efficiency, and restoring culture – we are ensuring our tribe has the necessary resources and roadmap to provide for the next seven generations.
One example of how we are moving our tribe forward is our ongoing effort to transfer approximately 1,200 acres of tribal-owned land into federal trust for member housing and development of other community services. The expansion of our reservation land is a fundamental exercise of our sovereignty and will strengthen our tribe immeasurably. A second example is the formation of CBH, Inc., a Prairie Island Indian Community corporation created to manage our cannabis-related economic development interests, including Island PežI, an adult-use recreational cannabis company and dispensary. Through CBH, Inc., our tribe is quickly becoming a leading force in Minnesota’s newly approved recreational cannabis market.
GAMING: Like many businesses, Treasure Island Resort & Casino is continuously adapting to the new post-COVID normal and challenging market conditions. We know that continuing to provide the premier entertainment experience in the region is paramount to sustaining and growing customer loyalty. Building on our strength as Minnesota’s second-largest hotel property, we will continue creating unique and fun experiences through our gaming options and resort amenities, including live entertainment venues like our outdoor amphitheater. Central to the “Destination Fun” experience is the need to attract and retain top-level talent, and we are laser-focused on workforce development.
