Equity award
recipients being announced today include:
Wayne County and City of Jesup - $500,000 grant for sewer-line
extension to rapidly developing commercial/industrial area. Sewer lines
will serve two facilities presently under construction and provide capacity
for future growth, including a potential 2002 industrial expansion.
Project is expected to create 150 to 200 jobs.
Darien
Downtown Development Authority - $500,000 loan for the purchase
of .84-acre tract of riverfront property in Darien to enhance and stimulate
downtown development. Property will be leased to private developers
for construction of a restaurant and also provide improvements to insure
public access to a new dock and boat ramp that will be constructed on
the river. An estimated 149 jobs will be created.
City of
Thomaston - $500,000 grant to purchase water supply and treatment
facility of a closed textile plant, providing additional capacity for
the City's current customers as well as providing for future growth.
The purchase of this facility will retain 275 jobs at employee-owned
Martha Mills.
Baldwin
County and Putnam County - $500,000 grant to provide water to Putnam
County by installing 9000 LF of 18" transmission and distribution
water lines, connecting Baldwin County's water system to Putnam County.
In addition to spurring private investment and job creation in the area,
the project will enhance a unique collaborative effort by two counties
to secure future economic development opportunities.
Washington
County Development Authority - $255,424 loan for land acquisition
and purchase of fixed assets for a start-up goat-processing plant to
be operated as a New-Generation Cooperative with over 140 participating
goat producers in 54 counties. UGA study estimates 19 jobs will be created,
further diversifying the agricultural economy and creating new opportunities
for Georgia's farmers.
City of
Colquitt & Miller County - $500,000 grant for water and sewer
utilities, rail spur and access road to serve 106-acre industrial park.
Infrastructure will provide needed capacity for a manufacturer of geotextile
and agricultural fabrics proposing to build a 20,000-SF building, creating
24 new fulltime jobs. Project will also enhance competiveness of the
industrial park for future growth.
Turner
County Development Authority -$70,250 grant to complete the restoration
of the Turner County historic jail and creation of a Crime and Punishment
Museum. Museum will serve as a drawing card for tourism in the community,
spurring job creation through the opening of shops, restaurants and
other downtown businesses.
Brantley
County - $348,955 grant for infrastructure improvements to 55-acre
industrial park on US 84, with close proximity to I-95 and Brunswick
Port Terminals. Project will enhance marketability of the strategically-located
industrial park and greatly increase the competiveness of the region.
It will also support the growth of the Brunswick port and businesses
that will take advantage of it.
City of
Lyons - $500,000 grant for water and sewer infrastructure to serve
260-acre regional industrial park, Corporate Center, located on US Hwy
1. The availability of water and sewer to this area will enhance regional
competiveness, spur future private investment and job creation.
Thomaston/Upson
County Development Authority - $500,000 loan to assist with construction
of an 81,000-SF industrial facility in 294-acre Central Georgia Business
& Technology Park, strategically located near the airport.
City of
Thomson & McDuffie County - $500,000 grant to assist with construction
of a new airport terminal at the Thomson-McDuffie Regional Airport,
enhancing marketability of the tier one and two counties within the
region. Airport's Fixed Based Operator projects the new terminal will
create ten new jobs through increased demand for maintenance, sales
and training services.
City of
Camilla - $500,000 grant for construction of a 1,000,000-gallon
elevated water tank and 12" water main, providing adequate water
supply and fire protection to the growing poultry industry and other
existing industries in the area while expanding water capacity for future
growth.
Early
County Development Authority - $266,048 loan for repairs and improvements
to increase marketability and attract prospects to the 60,000-SF industrial
facility located in Early County Industrial Park.
Moultrie-Colquitt
County Development Authority - $20,000 grant for promotion of first
annual Southern Wildlife & Outdoor Exposition scheduled for March
2002. Event seeks to develop ecological and agricultural-based tourism
in southwest Georgia.
City of
Pelham - $46,055 grant and $212,000 loan to assist with construction
of a 30,000-SF vegetable-processing facility adjacent to State Farmers
Market in Pelham. Project is expected to increase crop diversification
and expand regional agricultural markets. This project will create 25
fulltime jobs and 25 seasonal jobs.
Bryan
County-Pembroke Development Authority - $500,000 grant for construction
of a roadway to industrial park located at I-16 and Hwy 280, with close
proximity to I-95 and Georgia Ports Authority.
City of
Roberta - $500,000 grant to drill a deep well, providing a reliable
water source for existing business customers as well as enhancing competitiveness
for future growth. The City is currently the only documented municipal
well field in Georgia, relying on 18 shallow wells and one deep well
for its' water supply.
City of
Hawkinsville - $250,000 grant for construction and paving of a 250-space
parking facility adjacent to 100,000-SF industrial building located
within the 234-acre Technology Park. The Park is strategically located
north of Hawkinsville, close to Robins Air Force Base.
Macon-Bibb
Industrial Authority - $466,000 grant to assist with sitework and
construction of a two-mile access road to 450-acre I-75 Industrial Park.
Road improvements have the potential of increasing regional development
opportunities by increasing marketability of the park and attracting
new industrial prospects to the area.
City of
Baxley and Appling County - $500,000 grant to extend sewer lines
from City of Baxley to Appling County Industrial Park West. Project
will retain 150 jobs and create 80 new jobs while enhancing regional
competitiveness in Appling, Jeff Davis and Bacon counties.
