Gov. Justice Announces Department of Economic Development Team Partakes in Business Development Mission to Korea, Japan and Taiwan
4 May 2023
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Gov. Justice announced that members of his Department of Economic Development team and members of the WV Senate and House of Delegates traveled to Taiwan as part of a business development mission to Korea, Japan and Taiwan.
“International investment is a significant and growing sector of our economy,” said Gov. Justice. “International companies from 33 countries have invested billions in West Virginia, and those companies employ 30,000 West Virginians. It is really great that part of our Department of Economic Development and our state legislature visited with some of these international companies and spread the word about our great state.”
Read the complete article from West Virginia Economic Development here.
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