b'ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTMoving Forward Albany-Dougherty County Economic Development Commissionelects Jana Dyke as President and CEOThe Albany-Dougherty County Economic Development Commission has named Jana Wadkins Dyke, as president and CEO, effective Dec. 1, 2020.A Southwest Georgia native, Dyke most recently served as executive director of the Waycross-Ware County Development Authority. Previously she was director of Mainstreet and Downtown Development in Sylvester, a realtor for Real Living Realty Advisors in Valdosta, and various roles with the Walton County Chamber of Commerce and Destin Job Creation: TLC Associates in Americus, Georgia will create more 1,000 new jobs. Chamber of Commerce, both in Florida. Dyke started her economic development career more than twenty years ago as vice president of the Lee County Chamber of Commerce and Development Authority in Sumter CountyBandD Foods Opening Leesburg. Announces Eastern U.S. HeadquartersSouth Georgia is home for me, Dyke says, I grew up going to school in Lee County and working in this region. Now I want to play a role in sustaining the jobs that are TLC Associates in Americus already here as well as be a part of the team that builds a foundation for attracting new investments. The opportunity to lead the organization that serves as the key point TLC Associates, an inbound and outboundThe Georgia Department of Economic Developmentof contact for economic development in Albany and Dougherty County is an exciting call center, is opening a new facility at theannounced that BandD Foods, a steak, beef, pork, andchallenge I look forward to.Ted Baldwin Business and Technology Parkchicken product supplier, will invest $15 million in opening a food processing and packaging facility in Sumter County,A graduate of Columbia Southern University with a Bachelor of Administration and in Americus, Georgia. The center will serve asManagement degree, Dyke is currently serving as Georgias director for the Southern a centralized office for TLCs other projectsbringing more than 100 jobs to Americus, Georgia. This facility will serve as the companys Eastern U.S. headquartersEconomic Development Council, the oldest and largest regional economic development around the country and as a local call center. association for professionals in North America. and marks the companys first location outside of Idaho.The Industrial Drive building was originally constructed as a call center with raised flooring,When BandD Foods opens its Americus location in 2021, the open and technology areas, and backupcompany will initially hire 100 team members, with positions systems. Minimal renovations are underway foradded in the future. The jobs will range from maintenanceDarcy CravenBecomes New the companys arrival.technicians to production operators and food safety Rusty Warner, executive director of the Sumterspecialists. President and CEO at Archbold County Development Authority, says, TLC willBandD Foods is a perfect fit for our Americus, Georgia, facility, and community, says Rusty Warner, executiveDarcy Craven officially began his tenure as president and CEO at Archbold Medical Center on create 1,000 new jobs, utilizing both the centerAugust 24, 2020, replacing Perry Mustian, who retired after 20 years with Archbold, the last and work-from-home models. They are andirector of the Sumter County Development Authority. We have an experienced workforce to fill the positions and will12 years as president and CEO.absolute fit for our community and our building. Meeting with the executives, I know they willfollow the companys growth as they move forward. BandDCraven previously served as president of the Northern region for Kaleida Health in Buffalo, do their utmost to benefit both their newFoods chose to invest in us. We will always stand behindNew York. Born and raised in Winnipeg, Canada, Craven graduated from the University of employees and our community. them. Manitoba with a bachelors degree in medical rehabilitation. He earned a masters degree in business administration from Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Spring, North Carolina. 1,000+NEW $15MILLION INVESTMENT He began his career as an occupational therapist and was director of rehabilitation at Mary JOBSBlack Health System in Spartanburg, South Carolina, before shifting to administrative positions of increasing responsibility at health systems throughout Southeastern U.S. and upstate New York. 54 SG MAGAZINE | FALL 2020 BUSINESS + CULTURE 55'