Beshear to visit Japan, Republic of Korea promoting economic development

FRANKFORT, Ky. – This weekend, Gov. Andy Beshear is making an international trip for existing and prospective businesses that could make an economic impact.

While there, Beshear will meet with company leaders, as well as businesses considering future investment in the United States, according to a release. Beshear discussed the trip Thursday during his Team Kentucky Update.

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.

“There is no better place to do business in the United States than right here in Kentucky, and this visit will allow us to share that message directly with business leaders in Japan and Korea,” Beshear said. “We look forward to meeting with existing employers and developing new relationships that will bring good jobs to the Commonwealth.”

Beshear and Gray will also meet with the National Police Agency of the Republic of Korea to sign a Driver’s License Reciprocity Agreement. This agreement allows employees relocating to the United States for an extended period to have effective transportation to jobs and to ease their transition to the United States, according to the release.

Currently, the Commonwealth has 200 Japanese-owned facilities that employ 47,000 people and seven Korean-owned facilities that employ 1,200 people, the release states.

Internationally, the release states Kentucky has 540 operations worldwide.

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