Gwangju Buk-gu, Samil Construction Co., Ltd. Signs Donation Agreement for Public Contribution Facilities at Yeonje-dong Knowledge Industry Center

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yuk-bong] The Buk-gu Office of Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Moon In) announced on the 21st that it received a partial donation of the Yeonje-dong Knowledge Business Center from Samil Construction Co., Ltd. and plans to develop it into a public office facility for communication and support of local companies and small business owners in the future.

According to the Buk-gu Office, on the 20th, an agreement was signed with Samil Construction Co., Ltd. (CEO Choi Gap-ryeol) for the donation of public contribution facilities within the Knowledge Industry Center.

This agreement was prepared as part of Samil Construction Co., Ltd.'s contribution project for regional community development.

According to the agreement, Buk-gu will receive a donation of part of the center building (153.7㎡, worth approximately 518 million KRW) and plans to develop it into a public office facility by 2023 after completing the related procedures.

The center is currently under construction at 1041 Yeonje-dong, including neighborhood living facilities (10,923㎡), with a scale of three basement floors to 15 above-ground floors (26,955㎡), and is scheduled to be completed in the second half of 2022.

Mayor Moon In of Buk-gu said, “The donated facility will be used as a space for communication and support with small and medium-sized enterprises and small business owners,” adding, “We will steadily prepare to open a public office facility that will support the development of various policies and the revitalization of the local economy.”

Meanwhile, Choi Gap-ryeol, CEO of Samil Construction Co., Ltd., who executed this public contribution facility donation, received the Grand Prize in the Management Excellence category at the 9th Gwangju Commerce Awards held on the 25th of last month, in recognition of his contribution to balanced national development and strengthening national competitiveness through national infrastructure and social overhead capital construction.

Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yuk-bong bong2910@asiae.co.kr

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