Sangju City Launches 'Economic One Team' with North Gyeongsang Province... Requests Support for Five Key Projects Including National Food Cluster

All-Out Efforts to Secure Future Growth Engines
National Food Cluster, Food Tech, Sports Tourism in Focus

North Gyeongsang Province: "One Team with Sangju... Actively Supporting Corporate Investment and New Growth Industries"

Sangju City in North Gyeongsang Province is accelerating efforts to secure future growth engines by launching the 'Economic One Team' in cooperation with North Gyeongsang Province, focusing on the creation of a National Food Cluster and attracting corporate investment.

On July 31, Sangju City held the 'Gyeongbuk+22 Economic One Team Strategy Meeting Sangju DAY' at the city hall's main conference room, hosted by North Gyeongsang Province. During the meeting, the city shared core issues aimed at revitalizing the regional economy and fostering new future growth industries with the province and discussed ways to cooperate.

Group photo after holding the 'Gyeongbuk+22 Economic Zone Team Strategy Meeting Sangju DAY'
Photo by Sangju City

About 20 participants attended, including Yang Geumhee, Vice Governor for Economic Affairs of North Gyeongsang Province, officials from the province, Ahn Jaemin, Mayor of Sangju, and key directors in the fields of economy and industry, to intensively discuss solutions to economic challenges in the region and ways to support related policies.

On this day, Sangju City proposed five major initiatives: ▲support for the creation of the National Food Cluster (specialized food industry complex) and attracting large food companies; ▲integration of North Gyeongsang Province's strategic projects and policies to establish a Food Tech Research Support Center (for smart distribution); ▲support for attracting businesses following the development of tourism and leisure infrastructure in the Donam district; ▲activation of sports tourism for the creation of a sports megacity; and ▲support for the establishment of an Integrated Veterans Affairs Center.

In particular, the creation of the National Food Cluster and attracting large food companies are considered core strategic projects to advance the regional industrial structure and nurture future food industries.

Sangju City plans to strengthen policy cooperation with North Gyeongsang Province to establish a national-level base for the food industry and draw large-scale private sector investment.

Mayor Ahn Jaemin remarked, "This strategy meeting was meaningful in that we could directly share regional core issues and challenges in the implementation process with North Gyeongsang Province, and seek solutions together. Based on close cooperation with the province, we will further accelerate investment attraction and fostering of new future growth industries, making Sangju an attractive city for doing business."

Yang Geumhee, Vice Governor for Economic Affairs of North Gyeongsang Province, said, "Sangju is a city with various growth potentials in food, tourism, and sports industries. North Gyeongsang Province will also work as one team with Sangju City, actively supporting the creation of the National Food Cluster and attracting corporate investment to ensure future growth drivers."

The ultimate success of the five key issues proposed by Sangju City depends on achieving 'substantial results' in the creation of the National Food Cluster and attracting investment from large corporations.

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