Demand for beef jerky was rising, and the Jack Link's upgraded plant in Alpena answered the call. Link Snacks Inc., or LSI, which produces Jack Link's products, completed a 26,000 sq. ft. addition to its plant and has invested in the expansion of the Alpena wastewater treatment plant. The upgrades brought 75 more jobs to […] Expansion and renovation of a South Dakota public school located within the Oglala Lakota Nation. Rural Development Partners NMTC alocation to provide a $14.25 million loan to fill a financial gap and make the Cresbard project the first large-scale project the community has seen in over a decade. Financing for an expanded clinic, now able to see an additional 3,200 patients annually who would have otherwise been turned away for service. A new facility allowing YFS to serve an additional 2,000 children each year. The NMTC finances a fourth school in one of the most economically distressed communities in America. This project has created the funding to expand and rehabilitate a second elementary school project on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in Batesland, South Dakota. Provided $800,000 rehabilitation loan for historic building to be converted to offices in Aberdeen, SD.