Gordon Inc.|Bossier City, LA

Industry: Manufacturing

Project: Expansion of employee owned (ESOP) manufacturer of custom metal architectural components in a deeply distressed low-income community.

RoyOMartin|Chopin, LA

Industry: Manufacturing

Project: State-of-the-art equipment for a family-owned FSC/SFI certified plywood manufacturing facility which is one of the largest employers in rural Natchitoches Parish, a Persistent Poverty County.

Infinium|Pecos, TX

Industry: Manufacturing

Project: Renovation of a dormant manufacturing plant in a rural deeply distressed low-income community to produce synthetic fuels.

BioActive Forages|Madison, FL

Industry: Manufacturing

Project: Startup facility to manufacture pelletized animal feeds from locally sourced legumes benefiting farmers in a rural low-income community.

Cold Steppe Biochar|Stuttgart, AR

Industry: Manufacturing

Project: Service-disabled veteran-owned startup facility to manufacture biochar from waste rice hulls, benefiting local farmers in a rural, high poverty low-income community.

Georg Fischer Casting Solutions|Augusta, GA

Industry: Manufacturing

Project: New state-of-the-art facility to onshore production of lightweight aluminum components for the automotive industry in a deeply distressed low-income community.

Victory Foods|Carrollton, KY

Industry: Manufacturing

Project: Expansion of an early-stage food production facility processing locally sourced hemp seeds benefiting farmers seeking alternatives to tobacco in a rural deeply distressed low-income community.

Signature Solar|Sulphur Springs, TX

Industry: Manufacturing

Project: Expansion of an early-stage, rapidly growing manufacturer, distributor and retailer of solar and battery backup energy equipment kits for “off-grid” consumers. Located in a rural low-income community in need of economic diversification.

Glass Half Full|Chalmette, LA

Industry: Resource Recovery

Project: New facility for early-stage company to become the Gulf Coast's largest glass resource recovery operation, generating cullet and sand for construction projects while reducing regional landfill waste and creating jobs for an area with high unemployment.

Scepter|Waverly, TN

Industry: Resource Recovery

Project: Capacity expansion for family-owned and operated, large employer in a rural low-income community. Project utilizes innovative methods for resource recovery contaminated and/or low-value scrap aluminum that would otherwise be landfilled or shipped overseas.

Goodwill New Orleans East|New Orleans, LA

Industry: Community Facilities

Project: Since 1947, Goodwill has served and trained community members throughout Louisiana. Goodwill bought and renovated a vacant New Orleans East facility. Programs include disability employment, ex offender reentry, digital literacy, and job readiness. Each year they process and resell ~4,000 tons of consumer commodities.

LaSalle Lumber|Olla, LA

Industry: Forestry

Project: Hunt Forest Products is a family-owned and operated wood products company committed to sustainable management of timber resources. Through a joint venture, they developed a new state-of-the-art, highly efficient lumber mill in rural LaSalle Parish. The mill sources its wood fiber locally and is Sustainable Forestry Initiative certified.

Huber Engineered Woods|Shuqualak, MS

Industry: Manufacturing

Project: Huber constructed a new manufacturing plant in rural Persistent Poverty Noxumbee County, MS bringing a large number of new quality jobs to the area. Their innovative construction panel products have set new standards for reducing expense and waste, addressing air and water management, and improving energy-efficient building designs. Their wood procurement is Sustainable Forestry Initiative certified.

Beauregard Health Systems|DeRidder, LA

Industry: Community Facilities

Project: For 70+ years, BHS has served the residents of rural Beauregard Parish and surrounding areas. BHS needed to renovate and expand to create a larger, redesigned ER, a helipad, and a modern Women’s Center. The project improves staff productivity and safety, as well as patient safety, privacy and comfort.

Beyond Organic|Koshkonong, Mountain View, & Pomona, MO

Industry: Manufacturing

Project: Beyond Organic is one of the few certified organic manufacturers of nutraceuticals in the U.S. The early-stage, rapidly growing company is located primarily in a High Migration Rural County in Southern Missouri and is one of the region’s largest employers. NMTC capital enabled them to expand operations to satisfy growing customer demand.

White Oak Pastures|Bluffton, GA

Industry: Manufacturing

Project: Family owned for over 150 years, White Oak is a nationally recognized leader in establishing sustainable, regenerative food production processes. Operating in two rural Persistent Poverty Counties in Georgia, they are one of the region’s largest employers. NMTC capital helped them expand capacity at two zero-waste, USDA-inspected meat processing facilities.

Bienville Lumber|Gibsland, LA

Industry: Forestry

Project: Bienville Lumber, a joint venture with a leader in the Northern Louisiana timber industry, built a new, state-of-the-art lumber mill in rural Bienville Parish, a Persistent Poverty County. Strongly supported by state and local officials, the mill is a major employer in this rural area and provides vital support to the local forestry industry.

Solugen|Houston, TX

Industry: Manufacturing

Project: Solugen, through its Nobel prize winning science team, is an early-stage company which developed a proprietary process to produce high performing, cost competitive non-petroleum specialty chemicals. Solugen renovated a dormant plant in an area of Houston that suffers from aging infrastructure, a slowing economic growth rate, and vacant properties.

Woodgrain|Marion and Independence, VA

Industry: Modernization

Project: Woodgrain is a family-owned producer of high-quality wood millwork at their plant in rural VA, Woodgrain is one of the county’s largest employers and their plant optimizes local timber natural resources while reducing waste. Woodgrain used NMTC financing to expand its Marion operations and purchase a nearby struggling mill, creating additional high-quality jobs, improving working conditions and increasing capacity.

Nemak KY|Glasgow, KY

Industry: Manufacturing

Project: Manufacturing Nemak, an advanced manufacturer of lightweight automotive components, is a large quality employer in rural Glaskow KY. NMTC capital enabled them to rapidly install advanced equipment in response to evolving customer requirements.

Advanced Cutting Solutions|New Orleans, LA

Industry: Manufacturing

Project: Early-stage manufacturer for the energy industry ACS is a locally owned manufacturer serving the energy and marine industries. The plant is located in a deeply distressed area of New Orleans East which has very limited economic activity and employment opportunities. NMTC capital enabled this small business to expand capacity and add additional customers, remaining a vital source of quality jobs for area residents.

Impact Housing|Baxley, GA

Industry: Manufacturing

Project: Impact Housing supports real world solutions to the affordable housing crisis. Impact Housing utilized NMTC capital to support early-stage growth at their modular home manufacturing facility. The plant provides quality jobs in a rural, severely distressed area struggling with outmigration due to lack of employment opportunities.

Southern Champion Tray|Chattanooga, TN

Industry: Manufacturing

Project: SCT is a 94-year-old maker of paperboard food packaging for the grocery, bakery, and restaurant industries. They needed NMTC capital in order to build a new larger manufacturing facility to respond to rising demand after the COVID pandemic for its non-styrofoam takeout containers. SCT has an established track record as a quality employer in TN and they located their new plant in a severely distressed area with high poverty and unemployment.

Saueressig|San Antonio, TX

Industry: Manufacturing

Project: Renovation of vacant facility to develop components for use in EV batteries

Image Industries|Clarksdale, MS

Industry: Manufacturing

Project: Image Industries is a stud welding manufacturer formed in 1976 that relocated from Chicago, IL to rural Clarksdale, MS, purchasing and equipping a vacant facility. Image provides quality jobs in a Persistent Poverty County with high unemployment.

Petoskey Plastics|McKinney, TX

Industry: Resource Recovery

Project: Petoskey is a family-owned resource recovery company and manufacturer of plastic film, bags and resin. Petoskey renovated a vacant facility, providing high-wage skilled jobs.

TemperPack|Richmond, VA

Industry: Manufacturing

Project: Advanced equipment for a manufacturer of patented insulated shipping containers

DWELLinz|Thomaston, GA

Industry: Manufacturing

Project: Manufacturer of components used in shipping container homes

AAC East, LLC|Bennettsville, SC

Industry: Manufacturing

Project: AAC East, LLC is a start-up manufacturer of Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC). AAC is LEED certified and offers numerous structural and green building benefits compared to traditional concrete. The facility is located in a priority rural county for economic development in SC.

Audubon Metals Texas|Corsicana, TX

Industry: Resource Recovery

Project: For 20+ years, Audubon Metals has specialized in resource recovery of metals, in particular low-value aluminum scrap and zorba. Audubon Metals sought capital to support their expansion into Corsicana, TX, a rural community with a lack of high quality jobs.

Fred Netterville Lumber Co.|Woodville, MS

Industry: Modernization

Project: Netterville is a family owned and operated hardwood lumber mill and is the largest employer for their rural MS county. Netterville’s old mill was destroyed by fire. Their new plant restores capacity while increasing efficiency.

RWDC Industries|Athens, GA

Industry: Manufacturing

Project: RWDC is an early stage manufacturer of biodegradable plastic from renewable feedstock such as waste cooking oil. RWDC’s biodegradable products replace single use petrochemical plastic coatings commonly used in paper food packaging, such as coffee cups. RWDC is located in a tier 1 priority area for economic development in GA and a Severely Distressed low-income community.

Mountaineer Mechanized|Southern WV

Industry: Forestry

Project: Startup sustainable logging business introducing modern logging systems to rural communities in Southern WV. Their advanced logging practices significantly improve worker safety, job quality and wages, while also protecting natural resources.

Stony Creek Colors|Springfield, TN

Industry: Manufacturing

Project: Manufacturer of unique plant-based natural dyes

Jones County School|Trenton, NC

Industry: Community Facilities

Project: New, K-12 public school located in rural Trenton, NC designed to exceed LEED platinum standards, and be one of the most energy efficient school buildings in the U.S., saving the school district thousands per year in operating costs.

Carbon Conversions|Lake City, SC

Industry: Resource Recovery

Project: Resource recovery company for carbon fiber, a high strength, light weight material replacing metals in the aircraft and automotive industries. Recovering carbon fiber uses 95% less energy than manufacturing virgin carbon fiber. CCI created vital jobs in Lake City, SC, a region which faced 20.7% employment.

PeroxyChem|Memphis, TN

Industry: Manufacturing

Project: Manufacturer of innovative peracetic-acid based wastewater treatment chemicals to replace chlorine gas, a dangerous chemical. Their cost-effective solution helps cash-strapped cities affordably replace chlorination systems.

EnviraPAC|Monticello, AR

Industry: Manufacturing

Project: EnviraPAC manufactures a biomass-based, renewable substitute for carbon black, used by the rubber and plastics industries. EnviraPAC’s built its first commercial scale manufacturing plant in a rural community with high unemployment and poverty rates.

Nemak USA|Sylacauga, AL

Industry: Modernization

Project: Nemak manufactures lightweight auto parts. Nemak reopened and modernized their plant, becoming the second largest employer in a rural community that has experienced thousands of job losses in the textile industry.

Euro USA|Paris, TN

Industry: Manufacturing

Project: Manufacturer of steel laminations for high-efficiency motors used in a variety of products, including power tools and vehicles. Expansion of the facility created high-quality manufacturing jobs in a rural community with high unemployment.

Knauf Insulation|Lanett, AL

Industry: Manufacturing

Project: Manufacturer of fiberglass building insulation which expanded their plant to meet demand. Knauf’s insulation is manufactured with about 50% recovered glass content and fewer chemicals. Located in a rural community which suffered from heavy textile industry job losses.

NC Renewable Power|Lumberton, NC

Industry: Energy

Project: NCRP retrofitted a dormant power plant to utilize locally sourced poultry litter and wood waste. The plant is located in one of NC’s poorest areas and a region dominated by large scale poultry production. NCRP’s use of poultry litter helps local farmers and removes a significant amount of poultry litter from the community.

American Process|Thomaston, GA

Industry: Manufacturing

Project: Biomass advanced manufacturing facility

Fiberstar|Clewiston, FL

Industry: Manufacturing

Project: Fiberstar utilizes citrus waste to manufacture natural, healthy food ingredients using their proprietary, patented-process. Fiberstar’s purchase of the waste provides a valuable additional revenue stream for the struggling local citrus industry.

Lyme Cross City Forest|Dixie County, FL

Industry:

Project: Lyme purchased thousands of acres of timberland in rural Dixie County, Florida and added working forest conservation easements (WFCEs), which permanently protect the land from development and ensure that it continues to be a productive, working forest supporting local jobs and providing vital product to local mills. Lyme’s approach includes certified sustainable forestry practices and fair logger contracts.

Beasley Forest Products|Hazlehurst, GA

Industry: Forestry

Project: Beasley is an innovative sustainable forestry company whose operations include sawmills, wood pellets, timberland and environmental remediation products. Beasley is the 2nd largest private employer in a rural county which suffered from high unemployment.

Jordan Lumber|Montgomery County, NC

Industry: Forestry

Project: Family-owned and operated sustainable forest products company with timberland, sawmills and chip mills. Jordan meets SFI standards, which include continually growing more trees than are harvested each year.

Gulf Coast Ag & Seafood|Bayou LaBatre, AL

Industry: Resource Recovery

Project: Co-op built a first-of-its-kind facility turning seafood processing waste into fertilizer. The Co-op was formed by 23 local shrimp and crab companies having difficulty disposing of their seafood processing waste after losing their previous facility in Hurricane Katrina. As a result, Co-Op members were burdened with paying high fees to haul waste 50 miles, while also struggling due to the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill. The new facility provided a cost effective solution.

Rex Lumber|Brookhaven, MS

Industry: Forestry

Project: Family owned Rex Lumber purchased and renovated a closed lumber mill. The mill closure had a significant impact on this small, rural community, including the loss of 150 jobs. Rex modernized the mill, introduced sustainable forestry practices, improved efficiency, reduced air emissions by 40%, and increased yield to industry-leading levels.