Valdosta, GA—May 30, 2024—The Valdosta-Lowndes County Development Authority (VLCDA) announced that Utility Plastics, LLC, will invest approximately $20 million to open a facility in Valdosta, creating more than 60 jobs in Lowndes County. Utility Plastics will customize the VLCDA’s 100,000-square-foot speculative building, which was completed in March and is located on 10 acres in
Valdosta, GA—May 29, 2024—The Valdosta-Lowndes County Development Authority (VLCDA) announces that P&B Cold Storagewill build a200,000-square-foot facility at the Westside Industrial Park in Valdosta. The significant development will create 100 new jobs and generate over $30 million in capital investments. “We are thrilled that P&B Cold Storage has selected Valdosta for their new facility,” said
Valdosta, GA–Local and state leaders joined Governor Brian Kemp and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones to celebrate the groundbreaking of a second furnace at the Arglass facility on its Valdosta, Georgia campus. The $230 million expansion will produce up to eight glass container types simultaneously for maximum flexibility, enabling small production runs, faster action to market demands, lower inventory
Straddling the Georgia-Florida border, Valdosta, Lowndes County continues to prosper with an influx of new and expanding industries. While 2023 was a banner year, Valdosta’s multi-year economic surge provides a broader picture. In the past four years, Valdosta, Lowndes County acquired nine industries, including GAF, Bimbo QSR, and Arglass, plus
Valdosta, Lowndes County, is focused on its next wave of industry growth with the opening of its second spec building. The new 100,000-square-foot spec building is expandable to 250,000-300,000 square feet. Located in the Westside Business Park on 10 acres, the spec building is less than one mile from I-75, has rapid
As we start a new year, we proudly look back at 2023. Last year, the Valdosta Lowndes County Development Authority worked on projects that added 460 jobs and injected $390 million in capital investments into the local and regional economy. On October 11, Gov. Brian Kemp announced multinational retailer Walmart would
The Valdosta-Lowndes County Development Authority (VLCDA) is pleased to announce that Kathryn “Niki” Ogletree has joined the organization as a project manager. Ogletree will support the executive director in facilitating and managing all aspects of the site selection process, including initial contact, research, presentations, prospect visits, and obtaining required documents
Valdosta, Georgia – October 26, 2023: Prinsco has begun construction on a new manufacturing center in Valdosta, Georgia as part of their continued expansion in the stormwater market. In early 2023, Prinsco purchased an 80-acre site in Valdosta with plans to build a 73,000 sq/ft facility with the capacity to run four
Atlanta, GA – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that multinational retailer Walmart will establish a new food processing facility in Valdosta. The dairy facility will create almost 400 new jobs and $350 million in investment in Lowndes County. “We’re excited that Walmart will soon tap into Georgia’s No. 1 industry
Valdosta, GA – CJB Industries continues to expand its manufacturing capacity by completing a 6,500-square-foot addition at its Gil Harbin formulation plant in Valdosta, Georgia. From conception to completion, the $4 million project gives CJB Industries the ability to increase herbicides, plant growth regulators, and industrial products in bulk, as well
