South Korean President Moon Jae-in is scheduled to visit Georgia this weekend to survey progress on the SK Innovation electric-vehicle battery plant, according to Korean sources. The visit will […]
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Posted inBusiness, Economic Development, South Korea
Hyundai TRANSYS Adds Another $9M and 150 Jobs to Major Expansion
Korean seat and transmission supplier Hyundai TRANSYS is adding another 150 jobs to Troup County, bringing its total investment to nearly a quarter-billion dollars within the last four months. The […]
Posted inCulture, Music, South Korea
Examining How K-pop Helps Drive Korea’s Global Growth
K-pop groups are now firmly entrenched in the global zeitgeist and accustomed to amassing huge numbers of views on YouTube and selling out concert venues on extensive worldwide tours. […]
Posted inAutomotive, Economic Development, South Korea
SK Battery’s Georgia Factory Dealt a Blow in Trade Secrets Ruling
A final ruling against SK Innovation in a trade secrets case is throwing the long-term future of the Korean company’s $2.6 billion Georgia plant — and more than 2,600 planned jobs […]
Posted inAutomotive, Economic Development, South Korea
Korean Brake Pad Supplier to Invest $38M, Hire 180 in Meriwether County
A Korean-owned supplier of brake pads will invest $38 million in a new west Georgia factory that will hire 180 people. KB Autosys will set up the new plant in […]
Posted inEconomic Development, Manufacturing, South Korea
These Are the Foreign Suppliers Already Following Korea’s SK Battery to Georgia
It’s a story Georgia has lived before: A massive Korean plant takes root, followed by a parade of suppliers that end up creating more jobs than the initial record-breaking foreign […]
Posted inEconomic Development, South Korea
Korean Firm to Restore 70 Jobs Lost at West Point Plant in 2019
A South Korean auto parts supplier is taking over a Harris County factory vacated by another foreign-affiliated company, restoring local jobs lost when it closed in June 2019. Asan, Korea-based […]
Posted inAutomotive, South Korea
Korean Transmission Supplier to Invest $240 Million in West Point
Georgia’s Korean investment roll continued this week as auto parts supplier Hyundai TRANSYS announced that it would spend $240 million to build a new factory next to its current location […]
Posted inEconomic Development, South Korea
Hall County Adds Two Korean Expansions During Fiscal Year
Two Korean companies quietly expanded in Hall County over the past fiscal year, adding a combined $7 million in capital investment and 70 jobs in the North Georgia community. Alfrex […]
Posted inSouth Korea
SK Battery Installs Immigration Checks Amid Criticism of Hiring Practices at Korean-Owned Plant
SK Innovation is taking new steps to ensure immigration compliance at its $2.6 billion project in Jackson County amid growing evidence that foreign workers are displacing Americans during the construction process. […]