News & Insights
Native American Investors Chart a New Path
Casinos did a lot more for Native American tribes than bring in cash: They sparked tribes’ interest in economic development and long-term business ventures.
Tribes partner in $17.5 million purchase of iconic McKay Tower in Grand Rapids
Tribally owned Gun Lake Investments and Waséyabek Development Co. have jointly acquired McKay Tower in downtown Grand Rapids.
U.S. Treasury Awards $1,088,000 to Chi-Ishobak to support Tribal Communities
This is a tremendous opportunity for Chi-Ishobak. This is the largest grant we have received from the NACA program, and will help us provide tremendous opportunity to our tribal citizens – both personally, and for those wanting to start or are in business.
Indigenous Peoples’ Day would replace Columbus Day in Michigan under new bill
Senator Jeff Irwin, D-Ann Arbor, introduced Senate Bill 568 on Oct. 8 to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Michigan
Gun Lake Tribe releases more than 200 lake sturgeon into Kalamazoo River
Gun Lake Tribe members and non-members alike delicately placed roughly 240 palm-sized young lake sturgeon (Nmé in Pottawatomi) into the Kalamazoo River from the New Richmond Bridge County Park boat ramp on Aug. 28. The Tribe hosts an annual release of the threatened species as an ongoing rehabilitation effort that started in 2009
‘Perfect fit:’ Gun Lake Investments invests in Stockbridge project amid push into real estate deals
Gun Lake Investments made an equity investment in the retail portion of Rockford Construction’s Stockbridge development. The project will pave the way for a Meijer gas station and convenience store, plus five other ground-floor retail spaces along Stocking Avenue, said Gun Lake Investments CEO Kurtis Trevan.