Jindo-gun Selected for Agricultural and Industrial Complex Environmental Improvement Project Package Competition

Transformation of Gokun Agricultural and Industrial Complex with 8.6 Billion KRW Investment

Creation of Beautiful Streets and Construction of Youth Culture Center to be Completed by 2027

Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 1st that it has been selected for the Agricultural and Industrial Complex Environment Improvement Project package contest hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Korea Industrial Complex Corporation.

This project aims to enhance the competitiveness of agricultural and industrial complexes by integrating welfare, cultural, and convenience facilities through a package-style contest to create spaces where young people can visit and realize their dreams.

View of Gokun Agricultural and Industrial Complex
Photo by Jindo-gun

The county will invest a total of 8.6 billion KRW, including 6 billion KRW in secured national funds, to build a Youth Culture Center and expand residential and welfare facilities within the Gogeun Agricultural and Industrial Complex by 2027.

Through this, the county plans to consolidate complex cultural facilities to strengthen the competitiveness of the agricultural and industrial complex and create a space where young people can pursue their dreams.

The county intends to expand the existing Gogeun Agricultural and Industrial Complex management office into cultural and convenience facilities and newly construct a Youth Culture Center to serve as a growth platform for companies within the complex.

The Youth Culture Center will operate facilities such as dormitories, a fitness room, coin laundry, multipurpose rooms, and a job creation and startup incubation center.

A representative from the Investment Attraction Team of the Population Policy Office in Jindo-gun stated, “We plan to secure the lacking cultural, welfare, and convenience facilities within the Gogeun Agricultural and Industrial Complex, support improvements in the working environment of small and medium-sized enterprises, attract new young personnel, and strengthen the competitiveness of the agricultural and industrial complex.”

In particular, a beautiful street will be created by improving road and pedestrian environments where residents and workers can communicate together, transforming the Gogeun Agricultural and Industrial Complex into an industrial and cultural space.

Additionally, programs involving workers and nearby residents will be operated to revitalize the agricultural and industrial complex.

Governor Kim Hee-su said, “With the selection of this contest project, we expect to improve the aging infrastructure of the agricultural and industrial complex, enhance the competitiveness of resident companies, and improve residential conditions to make the Gogeun Agricultural and Industrial Complex a place where young people and workers want to come.” He added, “We will strive to improve the working environment in industrial complexes to strengthen corporate competitiveness and revitalize the local industry.”

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy’s national, general, and agricultural and industrial complex environment improvement projects held contests targeting aging industrial complexes nationwide that have been in operation for over 20 years since groundbreaking.

Jindo = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Oh Seung-geun just8440@asiae.co.kr

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