A large New York Tribe was considering closing its campground and came to Blue Stone for assistance. We assessed their portfolio of businesses, 20 in all, and mapped them against each other based on returns and risk. The results showed that while the campground did...
Case Studies
Real Estate
A Southern California Tribe had real estate holdings across the country. Blue Stone visited each site and conducted bottom up market value assessment of each property. One property included high end professional apartments in Washington, D.C. The Tribe was ready to...
Healthcare
Blue Stone assessed and summarized key problems relevant to a Tribe’s health encompassing the goals, objectives and actions. We also addressed the needs and unmet needs of the area, as well as approaches to overcoming the unmet needs, and the resources available to...
Manufacturing
Our client was producing specialized construction blocks made directly from large deposits of volcanic lava for member housing. Our assessment determined the Tribe was sitting on a tremendous business opportunity. The blocks had a high thermal retention value, and can...
Ranching
Blue Stone conducted a comprehensive assessment for a Tribe’s 120,000 acre cattle ranch in the Southwest. After reviewing the ranch cost structure and herd value, we identified four key areas of improvement including organic expansion, native beef certification,...
Agriculture
Blue Stone’s experience in farming operations includes a full scale assessment of a 15,000 acre farming operation consisting of five major crops in rotation and almost 100 employees. Our team assessed the entire business with additional focus on custom...
Natural Resources
Our Tribal client operated a sand and gravel plant in the 1970s and 80s that eventually closed due to lack of revenue. The relaunch of this plant was initially investigated, but was halted when research revealed intense price pressure/competition and low market demand...
Golf Course Operations
Blue Stone conducted an assessment of a Troon operated golf course in Arizona. We found the course was experiencing downward pressure on revenues and was under performing when compared to similar golf courses. We determined that when revenue growth is extremely...
Retail and Travel Center Operations
Blue Stone led a series of performance improvement initiatives for two travel center locations that resulted in an 80 percent increase – a nearly $2 million per month increase in top line revenue for our Tribal client. We also implemented an non-branded gas offering,...
Hotel and Casino Operations
A Northwest based Tribe was interested in maximizing the profit potential of its casino properties, including the potential expansion and development of a regional casino resort to serve the greater metro market. Blue Stone evaluated the structure, finances,...
Planning and Implementation
A Tribe from the Southwest had several business enterprises running directly as divisions of Tribal government. After years of under performance, Blue Stone was hired to develop an economic development corporation. Utilizing best practices nationwide, we constructed...
Tribal Governance
One of the largest Tribes in the Northeast was suffering from years of inefficient status quo in terms of government operations. Blue Stone surveyed government employees and leadership and found that years of “doing the minimum to get by” had left members feeling...