Jim-N-I, Inc., began doing business as Allied Steel in a 3000 foot building in Lewistown, Montana.  The business later purchased the former US Gypsum board plant south of Lewistown which provided over 70,000 square feet under roof.  The business moved into the new facility with 12 employees, manufacturing steel truss hardware for laminated wood beams.  The business expanded from light commercial projects to becoming an AISC Complex Structure fabrication plant with a Sophisticated Paint Endorsement.  The business currently has over 70 employees.  The Western Security Bank, which helped the business finance this project, received an 80% Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan from the USDA Rural Development Business and Cooperative Service program.