6-C - Wednesday, March 25, 2015
FITZGERALD-BEN HILL COUNTY - OPEN FOR BUSINESS
40 industries bring jobs,
taxes to fuel local economy
Some 40 industries provide employment for around
2,500 Fitzgerald and Ben Hill
County residents as well as
tax revenue for county and
city government services.
Employees who spend their
salaries on goods and services locally also help drive the
community’s economy.
Food products, machinery,
cargo trailers, building products, mobile home parts, steel
fabrications and wood and
eco-friendly
firelogs
are
among the many products
manufactured here. These
industries are supported
locally by transportation,
communication and utility
services among others.
The list of industries below
is taken from the FitzgeraldBen Hill County Chamber of
Commerce’s updated list of
manufacturers
that
are
chamber members.
Cleghorn & Sons
Irwin EMC
Shaw Industries M1
VLS Recovery Service
Home Builders
Matt Cleghorn
708 S. Sherman St.
Randy Crenshaw
915 West 4th St.
Ocilla
Utilities
Dwight Brown,
plant manager
139 Benjamin H. Hill Dr. E
Textile
Tim Yeakley,
plant manager
188 Rip Wiley Rd.
Railcar cleaning service
Kampco Services of Ga.
Southern Eagle Distributing
Wilson Wire Products
Jamie Benson
257 Rip Wiley Rd.
Steel fabrications, trailer
component parts, fenders
Johnny Pruitt
243 Ocilla Hwy.
Beer and ale wholesalers
Tom Wilson
218 Seaboard Rd.
Metal work/racks
Southern Timber Products
Windstream
L.E. Harper Construction
Dan Alexander
115 Dewey McGlamry Rd.
Timber cutting
Steve Pair
152 Benjamin H. Hill Dr. E
Communications
Colonial Iron Works
Tad Schirack
2363 Ironwood Rd.
Abbeville
Welding, signs, grills
Covered Wagon Trailers
Jim Futch
142 Benjamin Hill Dr.
Cargo trailers
Custom Profiles Inc.
Henry Sheffield, founder
C. Scott Sheffield, pres.
256 Benjamin H. Hill Dr.
Plastic extrusions
CSX Transportation
Jeff McMinn,
Terminal manager
196 Shop Rd.
Industrial transportation
Dalan Trucking Inc.
David and Lanora Conger
200 Ocilla Hwy.
Agri-Products Inc.
Eaton Corporation
Hardy Maloch
182 Peachtree Rd.
Premium pine shavings for
equine bedding
Aeroquip Industrial Plastic
Tommy Ellington,
plant manager
381 Benjamin H. Hill Dr.
Plastic extrusions
Alvin Wynn Electric Co.
David Wynn/Ed Wynn
138 Colony Dr.
Electric motors, engines
American Blanching
Jack Warden
155 Rip Wiley Rd.
Peanut butter paste
Astro Products
Byron Mobley
340 Benjamin H. Hill Dr.
Cleaning chemicals,
equipment
Arising Industries
E&F Electric Inc.
Allen Etheridge, owner
115 Etheridge Rd.
Electric/wiring
Elixir Industries
Meredith Carver,
Division manager
243 Washington Ave.
Custom fabrication
EnviroLog
Ross McRoy, president
200 Ocilla Hwy
Firelog products
Louis Harper
315 Bethlehem Church Rd.
Construction and rental
Lippert Components
Jason Gray
160 Oriole Rd.
Frames, fabricated parts
for RVs, mobile homes,
cargo trailers
Look Trailers
Johnny Streat
122 Glenn Bass Rd.
Cargo trailers
Tony Lanier
444 Evergreen Rd.
General industrial,
textile and specialty
machinery
Marton Kozma
302 Ed Ward Rd.
Plastic pigment
Omni Source Southeast
Ted Williams
130 Colony Dr.
Metal/steel recycling
Polar Beverages
Southern Bottling
Chris Maros, manager
255 Jacksonville Hwy.
carbonated and still
beverages
Rainbow Irrigation
GBW Railcar Services
Scruggs Concrete Co.
Mark Baumgardner
222 Rip Wiley Rd.
Railcar repair
Choice Wood Inc.
Gilman Building Products
Eric Spells
131 Appomattox Rd.
Ready-mix concrete,
masonry
Allen Conger Jr.
209 Glenn Bass Rd.
Mixed hardwood slithers
and kick-outs
Jerone Nails
173 Peachtree Rd.
Southern yellow pine
lumber, pine wood chips,
bark, sawdust, shavings
Tommy
White
Employee Profile
Business: The Raynor Company
Title: General Manager
Family: Wife Laurie; 3 children
& 6 grandchildren
Hobbies: Fishing;
Imagine Ministries
What hours do you work?
As many as needed!
How long have you been with
The Raynor Co.? 3 years
Describe your job: Distribution
Warehouse Manager
What do you like most about
your work? Every aspect - great
team of Godly men excited to
come to work every day!
• Custom
Framing
• Antiques
• Furniture
• Unique
Finds
Modern Dispersions South
John William Mooney
229 Benjamin Hill Dr.
Cabinets, countertops,
hardware, LED lighting
Cabinet Warehouse
T&T Machine Shop
ABOUT BEN HILL
The
Blue
and
Gray
Museum, housed in the rehabilitated railroad depot, is open
Tuesday-Friday, from 10 a.m.4 p.m., and Sunday from 1-5
p.m.
The museum celebrates the
story of Fitzgerald’s founding
by Union and Confederate Civil
War veterans in 1895.
Loris Jarvis
189 Seaboard Rd.
Ready-to-use
therapeutic food
Jeff Lewis, CEO
103 W. Central Ave.
Utilities
Fitzgerald Utilities
Kendall Adams
278 Frank Rd.
Pine veneer, plywood
MANA Nutrition
Billy Mann, president
Terry Mann, vice president
One Rainbow Dr.
Irrigation systems, pumps,
valves, pipe and fittings
Johnnie Batten
200 Ed Ward Rd.
Cargo trailers
Southern Veneer Products
The Herald-Leader
Ava & Nickie
Smith
We would like to thank
our loyal customers and
friends for supporting
us and we look forward
to many more years of
serving you.
Jeffrey & Nickie Smith
Hours: Tues.-Friday,
10-5, Sat., 10-3
207 E. Central Ave.
423-0009
Shapiro Metals
Denny Lewis
151 Glenn Bass Rd.
Metal recycling
The residents and staff of Life Care Center would
like to take this opportunity to thank the
community for your continued support.
At Life Care Center, we provide the best possible
care to our patients,
and make their stay an enjoyable experience.
176 Lincoln Avenue
(229)423-5621