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Economic-development director: 300-plus jobs and $100 million-plus investment since 2016
Summary
Fitzgerald-Ben Hill County Economic Development Director Jason Dunn told commissioners the authority recruited five new employers and assisted 14 industrial expansions that together are expected to create more than 300 jobs and more than $100 million in investment since 2016.
Jason Dunn, director of the Fitzgerald-Ben Hill County Development Authority, briefed the board on Jan. 5 about economic development activity since 2016. He told commissioners the authority recruited five new employers, assisted 14 industrial expansions projected to create more than 300 jobs and support over $100 million in investment, and oversaw significant additions and renovations of manufacturing space.
Dunn reported 350,000 square feet of new manufacturing construction and roughly 600,000 square feet of filled or renovated space, 215 acres improved and 203 acres sold, and about $3.3 million invested in electric, water, road and sewer infrastructure. He also said personal income in the county has increased by $40 million since 2016. The minutes record these statistics as the development director’s summary of activity and outcomes.
Commissioners did not record substantive public debate of the figures in the minutes; the update was presented as part of the appointments/department reports section of the agenda.
