Selected Engagements
USDA B&I Feasibility Study Engagements
USDA Business and Industry reviewers evaluate rural-area eligibility, tangible-balance-sheet equity, job creation, and a feasibility study prepared by an independent consultant. The engagements below summarize feasibility studies prepared for USDA B&I financing requests.
Gas Station
Truck Stop and Convenience Retail, Lincoln County, Nebraska
Did I-80 commercial truck traffic and rural North Platte retail demand support a $14M ground-up truck stop and convenience retail facility.
Glamping
45-Pad Glamping Resort, Garfield County, Utah
Did Bryce Canyon and Capitol Reef gateway leisure visitation support 45 glamping pads at $325 average nightly rate.
Cold Storage
120,000-Square-Foot Cold Storage Warehouse, York County, Pennsylvania
Did Mid-Atlantic perishable-food throughput and regional cold storage utilization support 120,000 square feet of incremental refrigerated capacity.
Wedding Venue
Destination Wedding and Events Venue, Anderson County, Kentucky
Did Lexington-Louisville regional wedding demand support 64 annual paid bookings at $18,400 average package.
Marina
Full-Service Marina Expansion, Talbot County, Maryland
Did Chesapeake Bay registered-vessel growth and regional waitlists support 80 incremental wet slips and 120 dry-stack positions.
Agritourism
Lavender Farm with Agritourism Component, Madison County, Montana
Did regional agritourism inflows support a dual revenue stream of farm-product sales and admissions for a 28-acre operation.
Agriculture Processing
Industrial Hemp Processing Facility, Hardin County, Kentucky
Did regional hemp acreage and grower contracts support a 24,000-square-foot decortication and fiber-processing facility.
Wedding Venue
16-Cabin Retreat and Wedding Venue, Gallatin County, Montana
Could destination-wedding demand and Yellowstone-corridor leisure lodging demand jointly support 16 cabins and a 32-date event schedule.