Health tech company to create 100 new jobs in Valdosta, Lowndes County

VALDOSTA — The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) and Aware Custom Biometric Wearables (Aware), a defense and healthcare technology company, announced Friday that Aware will invest $1 million in a new advanced additive manufacturing facility in Valdosta, as well as create 100 new jobs in Lowndes County over the next several years. The facility will use advanced 3D printing to produce the Aware Hearable and other precision-engineered, custom-fit in-ear devices for hearing protection, communications, and physiological and biometric monitoring, according to the press release from the Valdosta-Lowndes County Development Authority. “Companies like Aware remind us that Georgia’s economic opportunity is not limited to our largest cities,” said GDEcD Commissioner Pat Wilson.

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