New Markets Tax Credit Coalition

Jordan Lumber

Investment

  • NMTC Amount: $14,375,589
  • Total Project Cost: $43,000,000

IMPACT

  • 180 FTE jobs

Investor

Project Description

Family-owned sustainable timberland: Jordan Lumber is a family-owned and operated sustainable forest products company with timberland, sawmills and chip mills. Founded in 1939, Jordan is the fifth largest employer in a rural county suffering from high unemployment. Jordan manages its timberland in accordance with Sustainable Forestry Initiative (“SFI”) standards, which address reforestation, water quality protection, wildlife conservation, visual quality, and efficient use of forest resources. Jordan’s best practices include continually growing more trees than are harvested each year

MAP

Address: 1939 NC Highway 109, Mount Gilead, 27306

Census Tract: 37123960402

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