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Walmart to bring new $350 million dairy processing plant to South Georgia

FILE - The entrance to a Walmart store is shown on June 25, 2019 (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
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FILE - The entrance to a Walmart store is shown on June 25, 2019 (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

The mega-retailer announced the move last Wednesday.

Walmart is bringing a new $350 million milk processing plant to Lowndes County.

The new development will use ingredients from local farmers in the Valdosta area. It will then be sold at more than 700 different stores in Georgia and neighboring states.

"Walmart is committed to delivering high-quality milk to meet the growing demand of our customers," Bruce Heckman, Walmart’s vice president of manufacturing, said in a statement.

"Today, we’re excited to share we are furthering that commitment with the opening of an owned and operated milk processing facility in Valdosta, Georgia."

In a press release on Thursday, Georgia’s governor Brian Kemp said the facility would also bring 400 additional jobs to Lowndes County, which would help boost the state’s growing agriculture industry.

The building will be situated in Valdosta, just East of where the corporation opened a beef facility back in 2020.

The dairy plant is expected to open in 2025.

Adrian Andrews is a multimedia journalist with WFSU Public Media. He is a Gadsden County native and a first-generation college graduate from Florida A&M University. Adrian is also a military veteran, ending his career as a Florida Army National Guard Non-Comissioned Officer.

Adrian has experience in print writing, digital content creation, documentary, and film production. He has spent the last four years on the staff of several award-winning publications such as The Famuan, Gadsden County News Corp, and Cumulus Media before joining the WFSU news team.