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WDC President & CEO, Deidra Mitchell, named to the West Michigan CEO Council
The Grand Rapids Chamber has assembled a cohort of highly engaged business leaders from diverse industries committed to cultivating a thriving and prosperous West Michigan for all. This council will serve to play a key role in the development of a shared future, by...
WDC President & CEO, Deidra Mitchell, Invited to Speak on MEDC Podcast Regarding Tribal Non-Gaming Economic Development
The Michigan Opportunity, a new podcast launched by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), providers listeners with firsthand accounts from Michigan business leaders and innovators about how the state is driving job growth and business investment,...
WDC President & CEO, Deidra Mitchell, Invited to Participate in MiBiz M&A State-Wide Roundtable
Waséyabek Development Company, LLC, President & CEO, Deidra Mitchell, was recently invited by MiBiz to participate in a roundtable composed of mergers and acquisition experts across the state. Learn what Ms. Mitchell and the panel had to say about valuations, tax...
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...
Native American Heritage Month: Federally Recognized Tribes Prepared for Challenges Brought on By COVID-19. Op-ed by Deidra Mitchell
As the COVID-19 pandemic first swept across the country and Michigan earlier this year, I looked around our office and wondered, like so many CEOs, what this would mean for us? What will this mean for generations to come? The lingering economic effects of the virus...