Gov. Andy Beshear has announced plans of taking an economic development trip late next week to Japan and the Republic of Korea, where he will meet with leaders at existing Kentucky companies as well as businesses considering future investment in the United States.
The goal: to bring new jobs to the Commonwealth.
Kentucky has nearly 540 internationally owned operations that employ more than 117,000 people statewide, and the state is home to 200 Japanese-owned facilities that employ 47,000 people and seven Korean-owned facilities that employ 1,200 people — some of which reside and work in south western Kentucky.
The Governor will be joined by First Lady Britainy Beshear, Cabinet for Economic Development Secretary Jeff Noel, Transportation Cabinet Secretary Jim Gray and other members of the executive branch as Team Kentucky meets with companies and trade organizations to determine future investment and job-creation opportunities in the state.
Since the start of Beshear’s administration, 88 projects have been announced by companies based in Asia, representing nearly $13 billion investment and 13,000 new jobs.
