SHIVWITS BAND OF PAIUTES
Shivwits Band Corporation
Operating since 2014, the Shivwits Convenience Store is organized under the Shivwits Band Limited Liability Code. The Shivwits Convenience Store has been performing very well under the management of new Store Manager, Tina Gonzales, and the SBC Board of Directors. Fuel sales have increased 912.71 percent since January this year, and the 2021 annual sales are already 2.92 times higher than any previous year with two months of the year remaining. The overall profitability of the store, wherein several Shivwits Band members are employed, is also higher than ever before. Store employees are working on inventory management, pricing adjustments to achieve targeted profit margins, and providing exceptional customer service.
The SBC Board of Directors and Store Manager are working on a Convenience Store expansion project, which will include approximately 400 square feet of retail space as well as newly designed restrooms. The remodel will increase the product offering of the Convenience Store and accommodate the influx of customers resulting from the completion and operation of the new sports complex currently under construction. The planned expansion is likely to include an additional drive through, additional registers, and a soda shop operation.
The Shivwits Band Council and Shivwits Band Corporation Board of Directors have cooperated with the Utah Youth Soccer Association (UYSA) to develop a four or five-field sports complex. UYSA has an agreement to use the sports complex during specific times. The Shivwits Band, Band Council, and SBC Board will be able to use the complex during all times not set apart for UYSA soccer events to generate further revenue from hosting additional sporting and other types of events. Expected to be done in the summer of 2022, there will be a grand opening event when the complex is complete. UYSA will have events at the facility five days a week during the soccer seasons and projects that the facility will bring 100,000 people to the Reservation each year, resulting in a great increase of Convenience Store profitability.
Kaiva Corporation is the holding company for SBC’s two federal contracting companies, Kaiva Services and Kaiva Tech. Organized in March 2020, both companies focus on doing work for the federal government. Additionally, both companies have their Small Business Administration 8(a) and HUBZone certifications.
Kaiva Services is a full-service systems integrator providing product procurement, professional design, installation, project management/ supervision, maintenance services, and consulting for all projects large and small. Kaiva Services has partnerships with some of the largest suppliers and manufacturers in the industry.
Kaiva Services acquired Banning Contracting Services, headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in April 2021. Banning Contracting Services focuses on low voltage services and is transitioning to focus on federal work and the 8(a) Program. Kaiva Services and Banning Contracting Services have a total of about 50 employees.
Kaiva Technologies offers proven, low-risk, enterprise-wide cyber solutions to the federal government in both confidential and classified environments and provides the capability to secure, build, modernize, and sustain complex IT systems.
Kaiva Tech acquired True Information Assurance, located in Virginia, in June 2021. True Information Assurance has approximately 40 employees and offers information technology services.
Shivwits Telemedicine Solutions (STS) specializes in remote patient monitoring and chronic care management. Focused on partnering with Tribal 638 health clinics, STS has a nursing staff that monitors patients’ vital signs to help improve patient outcomes, enhance provider satisfaction, and increase Tribal clinic profitability. STS is also working on partnering with Sovereign Nations Insurance to provide telemedicine visits to policy holders (described below).
The SBC Board of Directors is currently working on building a parking lot near the Fire Lake Reservoir, which will allow Shivwits Band members and members of neighboring communities to park closer to the Reservoir. The SBC Board of Directors plans to start a concession operation with a permanent structure or trailer that will provide jobs for Shivwits Band members. The plans for the parking lot were designed by licensed engineers and approved by the County. Additionally, a geotechnical survey was completed to provide the best information to the contractors developing the site, thereby ensuring the parking lot longevity.
The SBC Board is also currently working with engineers to design plans for an RV park near Fire Lake Reservoir. The plans, which allow for future expansion, include approximately 40-50 RV spaces, a club house, and some amenities. In addition to providing jobs for Shivwits Band members, the RV park will provide a place for soccer tournament attendees to stay and will also bring customers to the Convenience Store.
The Shivwits Band along with two other Tribes—the Kanosh Band of Paiutes and the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation—formed Native Insurance Alliance, a company that sells health insurance nationwide. The company, formed in June 2021, will consider expanding its product offering to include additional lines of insurance in coming months.
