The golf course came
under new ownership in 1944, when Northwestern University purchased the
property and took over operations until 1972, when it was purchased by the Wilmette Park District via a $ 4.2 million referendum that was supported by local voters, officials said.
Often, there are overlapping assets, liabilities, contracts, intellectual
property rights, employees, and shared services that must be addressed to ensure the acquired business can operate on a standalone basis
under new ownership.
In 2011 the «Ranch Company» was separated
under new ownership and endeavored to stretch it's niche services coast to coast helping clients buy and sell farms, ranches and lifestyle
properties across the U.S. Mason & Morse Ranch Company specializes in helping clients buy or sell working ranches, pastureland, grassland, lifestyle and luxury ranches, guest ranches, agricultural farmland, row crop, timberland, equestrian horse
properties, hunting and recreational lands across the United States.