Economic Development Old

Recreation

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...

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...