Citing Financial Challenges, Hi-Country Snacks in Lincoln Lays Off 16 Workers

Citing financial challenges, Hi-Country Snacks in Lincoln lays off 16 workers

Nine employees remain at the company’s production facility and retail space, the Trading Post, in Lincoln.

Hi-Country Snacks lays off 16 workers near Lincoln

LINCOLN — Hi-Country Snack Foods, a Lincoln-based company renowned for its beef jerky, laid off 16 people earlier this summer, the company confirmed. “The people in Lincoln have been nothing short of amazing, and we’re deeply grateful for the way this community has supported the business. That’s why this decision has been so hard,” Wyatt Nielson, the company’s marketing officer, wrote in an email Tuesday to Montana Free Press. “Hi-Country has fa…

Hi-Country Snack Foods of Lincoln lays off majority of staff

LINCOLN Hi-Country Snack Foods, one of the regions biggest employers and a longtime staple of the Lincoln community, has laid off dozens of employees in recent months, leaving many families and the community facing uncertainty. The company has been producing and selling jerky for nearly 50 years and most recently employed more than 50 people.Madelyn Heath reports from Lincoln - watch: Hi-Country Snack Foods, longtime Lincoln employer, lays off m…