Selected Work & Results

Economic development · Ecotourism · Outdoor recreation · Regional strategy

$40 Million in Regional Investment Supported

Wind River Reservation and surrounding region · Wyoming

CN Consulting developed economic-development and sustainable ecotourism strategy supporting a broader regional initiative that secured $40 million in federal and outdoor-recreation investment, including $36 million through the federal Recompete program and $4 million through WORG.

The work focused on the 2.2-million-acre Wind River Reservation and surrounding region, helping identify ways to translate significant natural, cultural, and recreational assets into sustainable economic opportunity.

• Sustainable ecotourism and outdoor-recreation strategy
• Market and opportunity analysis
• Community and stakeholder engagement
• Implementation planning and regional partnership development

Result: Strategy work that supported the development and competitiveness of the larger regional investment initiative. Funding was secured by the regional initiative and its partners.

Facilities strategy · Capital development · Implementation support

Blackfeet Early Childhood Center

Blackfeet Nation · Montana

CN Consulting provided federal facilities strategy and implementation support for an approximately $48 million early-childhood-center capital project. The engagement helped connect a major community facility need with the planning, coordination, and implementation work required to advance a complex capital initiative.

• Federal facilities and funding strategy
• Capital-project planning and coordination
• Implementation support
• Partner and stakeholder alignment

Scope: Strategy and implementation support for the capital project; CN Consulting does not claim sole responsibility for project funding or development.

Tribal economic development · Strategy · Opportunity analysis

Eastern Shoshone Economic-Development Strategy

Eastern Shoshone Tribe · Wyoming

A $75,000 strategy engagement focused on identifying practical economic-development opportunities and establishing a clear path from analysis to action. The work reflects CN Consulting’s principal-led approach: rigorous research, direct collaboration, and recommendations designed for implementation.

• Economic-development research and strategy
• Opportunity identification and prioritization
• Stakeholder engagement
• Action-oriented implementation planning

Agriculture · Food systems · Feasibility · Community development

Blackfeet Agricultural Development

Blackfeet Nation · Montana

CN Consulting completed a Blackfeet Agriculture Resource Management Plan and related feasibility work, including analysis for a potential multi-species meat-processing facility. The work provided a planning framework for sustainable agricultural development, food sovereignty, and future investment decisions.

• Agriculture Resource Management Plan
• Market, land-use, and economic analysis
• Community and leadership engagement
• Multi-species meat-processing feasibility analysis

Result: A practical planning and feasibility foundation for evaluating and advancing agricultural-development opportunities.

Principal-led from start to finish

Alexandra Nation, Founder and Principal

Alexandra works directly with every CN Consulting client, combining rigorous research and analysis with practical implementation experience. She holds a bachelor’s degree in International Development Economics and a master’s degree in International Trade and Economic Diplomacy. Her work spans tribal and rural economic development, tourism, agriculture, capital initiatives, and cross-sector partnerships.