This EDA investment supports BEN hill county with construction of street and drainage improvements to help the expansion of modern dispersions south, INC. (MDSI), an existing industry in fitzgerald,…

The Economic Development Administration awarded a $4.3 million Project Grant to Ben Hill County, Georgia under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300). The funding will support construction of street and drainage improvements, including a bypass road connecting Ed Ward Road to Perry House Road. These infrastructure upgrades will strengthen regional resiliency and transportation access to support expansion plans by the existing industry Modern Dispersions South, located in Fitzgerald, Georgia. The project aims to address safety issues arising since the opening of a new high school on Ed Ward Road, while routing more school traffic away from MDSI's operations. Completing by March 2025, the investments are expected to catalyze unprecedented regional economic growth through job creation, increased private investment, and a strengthened economy overall in Ben Hill County.

This EDA investment supports BEN hill county with construction of street and drainage improvements to help the expansion of modern dispersions south, INC. (MDSI), an existing industry in fitzgerald, georgia. The project will strengthen resiliency in the county by improving its transportation infrastructure to support the needs of MDSI while also addressing safety issues that have arisen since the opening of the new BEN hill county high school on ED ward road. The construction of a bypass road from ED ward road to perry house road will route school traffic away from MDSI allowing the company to expand and to fully utilize its industrial campus. These improvements will serve as a catalyst for unprecedented regional economic growth, which will bolster job creation, increase private investment, and strengthen the regional economy.