Waséyabek Development Company and Gun Lake Investments Acquire Zip Xpress and Green Transportation
November 1, 2021
The investment arms of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi (Waséyabek Development Company) and the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi (Gun Lake Investments) have acquired Holland, Michigan-based trucking companies Zip Xpress, Inc. and Green Transportation, Inc. DWH, LLC is managing the partnership; the tribes said the deal supports freight optimization, sustainable solutions and career development (including a driver training pipeline).
- Buyers
- Waséyabek Development Company, Gun Lake Investments
- Targets
- Zip Xpress, Inc., Green Transportation, Inc.
- Sellers
- Dina Mcknight-Dargis, Mike Dargis
- Industry
- Trucking & Fleet
- Location
- Michigan, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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