HOW IS DDC DIFFERENT FROM NAVAJO DIVISION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (DED)?
DED is a division within the Navajo tribal government that exists to foster and regulate business development on the Navajo Nation lands in order to reduce unemployment and generate new tax revenues. DED provides assistance in business site leasing, infrastructure development, small business technical assistance, small loans, tourism promotion and administering the specific Navajo Nation laws dealing with procurement and preference in employment. DED is not set up to operate businesses, and, being a part of the government, cannot waive sovereign immunity. DED is funded through the annual Navajo Nation governmental budget process. On the other hand, DDC is a for-profit corporation set up to operate separately from the tribal government, also to create jobs and profits, and has the flexibility to respond to business opportunities within the business world in a timely manner, and can waive sovereign immunity. Except for initial capital investment from the Navajo Nation, DDC must survive t
