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WilCo opens new South Korean office to meet industry demand
BY ZACHARIA WASHINGTON
industry sectors such as research, life sciences and software.
WILLIAMSON COUNTY The Economic Development Partnership in Williamson County announced the opening of its office in Seoul, South Korea, on July 1. In a nutshell: The purpose of WilCo EDP’s new office in South Korea is to pinpoint South Korean companies from the country look to relocate to the U.S. and encourage them to locate in Williamson County. With construction on the new Samsung semiconductor manufac- turing facility underway in Taylor, there is a higher demand for a large number of suppliers to locate in the Central Texas region, said Dave Porter, economic development director for WilCo EDP, at the July 25 Commissioners Court meeting. Alongside semiconductor sup- pliers, the new office will target
A closer look: The new office in South Korea is colocated with the head- quarters of the Korea Trade-Invest- ment Promotion Agency, or KOTRA, which is a South Korean state-funded trade and investment promotion organization. Through a partnership with Global Business Partners for staffing, the South Korean office has produced two leads for WilCo EDP since open- ing, according to a news release. Movement on this project began back in April when county leaders visited South Korea and approved the partnership with KOTRA. What officials are saying: “Korea has become a premier location for generating technology, so this is a great place to invest in an office that
The Williamson County Economic Development Partnership opened its South Korean office July 1. (Courtesy Williamson County)
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING “We have placed a sign in the sky that says, ‘Williamson County is open for business.’ This office gives us boots on the ground locally so that when companies come to [Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency] wanting to do business in the U.S., they
can walk them down the hall to our offices.” BILL GRAVELL, WILLIAMSON COUNTY JUDGE
office’s first projects includes hosting a half-day seminar Sept. 12 that will focus on how to conduct business in Williamson County. For more information about WilCo EDP, visit www.wilcoedp.com.
not only helps companies in South Korea locate in Williamson County, but is a launching pad for all of Asia,” Porter said.
What’s next: One of the South Korean
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