Through collaborative work between Fitzgerald Utilities, the Fitzgerald and Ben Hill County Development Authority, and the Southern Georgia Regional Commission, the community will receive $2.5Million to expand its ability to handle process water from its manufacturers. The LAS system which
February 2022
Polar Beverages’ Fitzgerald, GA bottling facility continues to spark growth. With the addition of new production lines fueled by new opportunities in the private bottling market, Polar has made significant investments in Fitzgerald that will double their production and increase
Jennifer Pardo, 2019 Fitzgerald and Ben Hill County Development Authority intern awarded top business student at ABAC Stafford College of Business.
Jennifer Pardo from Fitzgerald has been selected as the top student in the Stafford School of Business at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Dr. Renata Elad, Dean of the Stafford School of Business, said Pardo will receive the Award of Distinction.
MANA Nutrition Set Out to Save the 16 Million Children Suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition.
Approximately 16 million children under the age of five are affected by severe acute malnutrition (SAM) across the globe. These children are nine times more likely to die than well-nourished children, and in fact, 35% of deaths among children under
Golden Boy Foods Chooses Fitzgerald
Golden Boy Foods – a division of Post Holdings headquartered in St Louis, Missouri – has announced an expansion at their Fitzgerald, Georgia manufacturing location. According to Jack Warden with Golden Boy Foods, the plant will be expanding their peanut
$500,000 OneGeorgia Grant
September 19, 2017, the Fitzgerald and Ben Hill County Development Authority received notice from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs of approval of a One Georgia equity grant in the amount of $500,000. The grant will aide in developing a
Mana Nutrition to build additional 50,000 SF
September 2017. Mana Nutrition, a world leader in the fight against malnutrition and a producer of therapeutic foods broke ground on a new 50,000 SF distribution warehouse at their Fitzgerald campus. The 3.5 million dollar project will allow Mana to
Protein Plus
Members of the community gathered to break ground on a 45,000 SF expansion announced by Protein Plus. The project further strengthens Fitzgerald’s presence in value added ag/food processing and will also strengthen Protein Plus as an industry leader in the