WASÉYABEK
DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LLC
A 100% Tribally-Owned Business
Waséyabek Development Company, LLC (WDC) is a 100% Tribally-owned holding company that manages the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi’s non-gaming economic development activities. By fostering the development of a stable, diversified economy for members of the Band, WDC seeks to contribute to the Tribe’s long-term sustainability and economic self-sufficiency by providing revenue and diverse employment opportunities for Tribal Members.
Nation-building and Tribal community expansion are supported by revenue generated through the profitable operation of WDC’s subsidiary companies, which have the added benefit of boosting the economies of the communities in which they are located. Our strategy includes a phased approach of active investments with businesses operating in the commercial and federal sectors.
Waséyabek Development Company, LLC (WDC) is a 100% Tribally-owned holding company that manages the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi’s non-gaming economic development activities. By fostering the development of a stable, diversified economy for members of the Band, WDC seeks to contribute to the Tribe’s long-term sustainability and economic self-sufficiency by providing revenue and diverse employment opportunities for Tribal Members.
Nation-building and Tribal community expansion are supported by revenue generated through the profitable operation of WDC’s subsidiary companies, which have the added benefit of boosting the economies of the communities in which they are located. Our strategy includes a phased approach of active investments with businesses operating in the commercial and federal sectors.
News
Iconic McKay Tower Acquisition by WDC and GLI Named MiBiz’s 2020 Real Estate Deal of the Year
The seeds for the joint purchase of the iconic McKay Tower building in downtown Grand Rapids took root years ago when the CEOs at Waséyabek Development Co. LLC and Gun Lake Investments started talking about doing deals together. Gun Lake Investments CEO Kurtis Trevan...
Deidra Mitchell, WDC President & CEO, Named to Literacy Center of West Michigan Board of Directors
Deidra Mitchell, President & CEO of Waséyabek Development Company, LLC (WDC) was recently named to the Board of Directors for the Literacy Center of West Michigan. The Literacy Center of West Michigan was founded in 1986 and has been working alongside community...
Deidra Mitchell Speaks with Shelley Irwin, of WGVU Public Media (NPR Affiliate), Regarding WDC and Its Mission
This morning, our President & CEO was featured on West Michigan's local NPR station, talking about WDC and its work. You can listen to the conversation below. The team at WDC wholeheartedly agrees that Deidra is exceptional and one-of-a-kind, but she is the first...